The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Bulk Cargo Ship Arrives in Cuba Carrying Aid from China
Aid shipments are continuing to arrive in Cuba despite the U.S. efforts to apply pressure on the Communist government of the Carib...
Taiwan Attempts to Row Back US Navy Secretary's Comments on Arms Sales
Taiwanese officials have been busy downplaying a comment by newly-appointed Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao, who told a Sena...
Study: North American Ports are Getting Fewer Direct Connections
Ongoing shifts in global shipping network could be reducing Canadian ports’ connectivity, according to a recent analysis by the Ba...
Russia Surveyed the Hulk of Arctic Metagaz in its Criminal Investigation
The Russian Investigative Committee released details after its survey of the wreck of the gas carrier Arctic Metagaz. It says it i...
Royal Navy Reaches Tristan da Cunha in Most Significant Emergency Response
Nearly two weeks after the UK organized its first-ever airdrop using a parachute jump to insert medical personnel to provide human...
Russia Finds Two Mines Attached to Hull of LPG Carrier Arriving at Ust-Luga
Russian officials are reporting that they thwarted an attempted terrorist attack after discovering mines attached to the hull of a...
Kenya Acquires New Ferry for a Crossing Plagued by Safety Concerns
Kenya is moving to address perennial challenges at the Likoni ferry crossing in the coastal city of Mombasa with the acquisition o...
Small Fishing Vessel Survives Collision With a Megamax Boxship
On May 21, a small fishing vessel collided with a 230,000 dwt container ship in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The smaller ves...
Philippine Coast Guard Helps Fight Major Fire Next to its Headquarters
On Saturday, the Philippine Coast Guard played a part in responding to a major waterfront fire in the Tondo district of Manila, pr...
Three Dead, One Injured in Lifeboat Accident on Malaysian FSO
On Saturday, three men were killed and one was injured aboard a rig off Malaysia during maintenance work on a lifeboat, according...