The Maritime Executive
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Fourth Aircraft Carrier Deploys From the U.S.
On Tuesday, the Nimitz-class carrier USS George H.W. Bush deployed from Norfolk, and she is expected to join carriers USS Abraham...
QatarEnergy’s U.S. LNG Plant Achieves First Production at Critical Time
Just as the world is looking for alternative sources of LNG, Golden Pass LNG in Texas reported it has achieved first production. T...
Royal Navy's Top Officer Needs Four Years to Restore Readiness
The Royal Navy's top officer believes that the service may not be fully ready for war until the 2030s, given the current state of...
Japan Demands Chinese Research Vessel Stop Unauthorized Activity in EEZ
Japan is reporting its first altercation of 2026 with vessels from China operating in the disputed region around the uninhabited i...
Taiwan Orders Jailed Chinese Captain to Pay $560,000 for Damages to Cable
A court in Taiwan awarded Chunghwa Telecom more than half a million US dollars in compensation for the damage a Chinese vessel cau...
Trump Resumes Strait of Hormuz Threats
As the reality of the Strait of Hormuz energy restriction begins to set in for overseas markets, President Donald Trump has reinst...
Paul Watson Activists Hit Krill Fishing Vessel in “Direct Intervention”
Activists sailing aboard the Bandero, a vessel of The Captain Paul Watson Foundation, reported they undertook “direct intervention...
Malta Monitoring Hulk of Russian LNG Carrier After Libya Towed it to Sea
Monitoring efforts are continuing on the wreck of the Arctic Metagaz with fresh concerns raised as a strong storm is moving across...
Carrier USS Ford On Track for Record-Breaking 11 Month Deployment
The U.S. Navy expects the carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's marathon deployment to last about 11 months, approaching an all-time record...
Iran Strikes Second Tanker and Third Ship in New Surge Targeting Shipping
QatarEnergy confirmed reports coming from Iran that a chartered MR tanker was struck early on April 1. The vessel sustained minor...