The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Russian Trawlers Go Fishing for Cables
London’s Daily Telegraph has published a lead story outlining how a Russian fleet of trawlers has been surveying and loitering ove...
Unexplained Ship Clusters Anchoring off Taiwan
TaiwanPlus TV’s investigative journalist Cadence Quantara has filed a report on an unexplained cluster of shipping which is linger...
UK Approves Controversial Jackdaw Gas Project in the North Sea
The UK government has given the green light for the Jackdaw natural gas field development in the North Sea, a major win for the UK...
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Shipping Law Firm for Alleged Shadow Fleet Services
On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury announced new sanctions on a Panama-based law firm and five of its staff for allegedly helping Ira...
French Navy Reports Drone Incursion During Harbor-Protection Exercises
On Wednesday, the French navy issued an alert reporting an unlawful drone incursion - this time, during a military exercise. Accor...
MARAD Cancels Deployment and Returns Training Ship Empire State to SUNY
Three weeks after the training ship Empire State arrived in Virginia for preparations for a government mission, MARAD has notified...
Trump Administration Targets Fourth Offshore Wind Project for Remand
In what is clearly emerging as a new tactic to derail the offshore wind energy sector, the Department of Justice filed for the fou...
DOT Awards $200M Rail Grant to Support Port of Coos Bay's Terminal Project
The Port of Coos Bay, Oregon has received a federal Department of Transportation grant for $205 million to upgrade the Coos Bay Ra...
Panama Canal Sets Record for Annual Tonnage Driven by Shifts in Trade
Despite the challenges the Panama Canal has faced due to the drought and effects of El Niño, it completed a strong fiscal year, em...
Australian Fund Manager Buys Majority Stake in UK’s Largest Port Operator
IFM Investors, an Australia-based global fund manager with a focus on UK infrastructure, emerged as the winning bidder in the sale...