The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Epic Fury Settles Into an Uneven Slogging Match
After the shock of two days of intense warfare, Operation Epic Fury on the morning of March 2 appears to be settling into a sloggi...
Container Lines Adjust to New Risks in Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea
Following the exchange of attacks between Iran, its neighbors and American forces in the Mideast, ocean carriers are proceeding wi...
Cruise Lines Navigate Gulf Conflict Amidst Continued Iranian Strikes
Given the centrality of the oil trade to the GCC states, tankers have rightfully received the most attention of any vessel class i...
Ukraine Carries Out Another Strike on Russia's Novorossiysk Oil Terminal
Amidst ongoing back-and-forth strikes between Iran, its neighbors and U.S. forces, Ukraine has carried on with its campaign of lon...
Three U.S. Servicemembers Killed in Iranian Strikes on Kuwait
Three U.S. servicemembers have been killed and five more injured in Iranian retaliatory strikes in Kuwait, according to U.S. Centr...
Study: Forced Labor Persists Aboard Fishing Vessels in South-East Asia
In Southeast Asia, some actors in the fishing and seafood processing sectors have long utilized various forms of forced labor to r...
World Leaders Call for Restraint After Strikes on Iran
Following multiple Iranian attacks on shipping, resulting in seafarer injuries and at least one shipboard fatality, IMO Secretary...
Op-Ed: Gulf States Face a Strategic Choice After Iranian Attacks
Early on March 1, barely 24 hours after the launch of Operation Epic Fury, the impact of the war on trade in the Gulf region has b...
Iran Tries to Intimidate Shipping With Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz
Iranian authorities are attempting to close the Straits of Hormuz by warning traffic over Channel 16 that the Straits are closed....
Belgium Detains Falsely-Flagged, Sanctioned Tanker Linked to Iran
Belgium, with the assistance of French forces and other EU partners, overnight detained a product tanker that was sailing along it...