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Podcast: Port Everglades CEO & Port Director Joseph Morris

Published Apr 5, 2026 7:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Ports

In this episode of The Maritime Executive's podcast series, TME editor-in-chief Tony Munoz caught up with Joseph Morris, CEO and P...

Lone Russian Corvette Flies the St. Andrew’s Flag in the Med

Published Apr 5, 2026 5:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

At a time of active conflict involving both Lebanon and Israel, and when the French Navy has deployed at full strength to prevent...

Sweden Releases Shadow Tanker Detained on Suspicion of Oil Pollution

Published Apr 5, 2026 4:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

The Swedish Coast Guard released the detained shadow fleet product tanker Flora 1, saying the environmental violations related to...

Report: Russia Faces Logistical Nightmare in Redirecting Yamal LNG to Asia

Published Apr 5, 2026 3:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

With Russia’s Yamal LNG exports rebounding amidst the war in the Middle East, new research reveals that a logistics challenge is l...

Amidst War, Iran's Merchant Fleet is Enjoying Boom Times

Published Apr 5, 2026 2:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

The merchant marine tends to sail on regardless in time of war, notwithstanding the risk. As the risk goes up, so do cargo rates....

Op-Ed: An Urgent Need for Quicker and Cheaper Naval Procurement

Published Apr 5, 2026 1:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Conflict in Ukraine, over the last several years in the Near East, and now over Iran, has done nothing to undermine a truth establ...

Iran Claims to Have Hit an MSC Container Ship in the Mideast

Published Apr 5, 2026 1:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

On Saturday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed a drone strike on an MSC container ship at a position in the Gulf re...

Sweden Charges Two in Oil Pollution Case as Shadow Tanker is Investigated

Published Apr 4, 2026 3:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Swedish prosecutors reported that they have now filed charges against two of the crewmembers aboard a shadow fleet tanker related...

Italian Navy Surges Ahead with Carrier TB-3 Strike Drones

Published Apr 4, 2026 2:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Last year, The Maritime Executive reported on the Turkish Navy and drone manufacturer Bayraktar’s apparent success in mounting TB-...

Maine Maritime Academy Welcomes Historic Arrival of T/S State of Maine

Published Apr 4, 2026 1:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: Maine Maritime Academy] Maine Maritime Academy, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administ...

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