The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Long-Range Ukrainian Strike Hits ICBM Plant 800 Miles Inside Russia
A Ukrainian strike on the Votkinsk ballistic missile plant in Russia’s Udmurt Republic on February 21 indicates that they have bee...
Trump Increases Across-the-Board Tariff Rate to 15 Percent
On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump said that he would raise the United States' global baseline tariff rate to 15 percent in...
Ladder Truck Saves Six Crewmembers From Sinking Ferry
Last week, Turkish firemen used novel means to save the crew of a stricken ferry at a shipyard in the town of Gialova, Turkey. The...
Associated British Ports Invests in Young People
[By Associated British Ports] Associated British Ports (ABP) is delighted to become a founder patron of the Horizon Youth Zone in...
Canada’s Port of Churchill Looks into Year-Round Shipping
With expansion plans for Port of Churchill gaining momentum, Canada’s federal government has launched a study to look into year-ro...
After Danish Medevac, Trump Sends Hospital Ship to Greenland
On Saturday, the Danish Navy medevaced a sailor from a U.S. Navy submarine and delivered the individual for urgent medical treatme...
Barge Defaced at Cargill Terminal in Protests Over Amazon River Dredging
Indigenous protesters and environmental activists in Brazil are showing resolve in their push to stop government projects which th...
UK Consortium Proposes Floating Nuclear Plant for U.S. Military
An international consortium headed up by a British firm is pitching a proposal to the Pentagon to build a ship-borne nuclear power...
Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian Patrol Boats and Maritime Patrol Aircraft
On Saturday, Ukraine's armed forces renewed their campaign of drone strikes on the naval harbor at Sevastopol, hitting two patrol...
Russia's Shadowy Oil Export Network Shows Signs of Central Coordination
It is well understood that Russia uses a complex network of oil traders and "shadow fleet" shipping companies to evade restriction...