Dark Transits of Hormuz and Spoofing Increase as Ships Avoid Omani Route

Published Jul 10, 2026 12:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Transits through the Strait of Hormuz have not stopped this week after the renewed attacks, but have slowed dramatically, and espe...

China Follows SpaceX's Lead With Reusable-Booster Landing Barge

Published Jul 9, 2026 11:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) has passed a key milestone towards cheap, plentiful orbital launch services: it...

Published Jul 9, 2026 10:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Thursday, a crowd of American mariners traveled to Garyville, Louisiana to meet a Chinese asphalt tanker at a refinery pier. Th...

Published Jul 9, 2026 6:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is reporting another example of crew abandonment. In this case, the crew is...

Published Jul 9, 2026 6:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

Oman has made its most unequivocal statement yet on its attitude to free passage navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Emerging from...

Published Jul 9, 2026 5:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

Calling it a defining moment for Wallenius Wilhelmsen and the car carrier industry, the company has taken delivery of the first of...

Published Jul 9, 2026 5:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Energia Costa Azul (ECA) LNG project, which is being commissioned on Mexico’s West Coast, marked a key milestone with the firs...

Published Jul 9, 2026 3:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

Days after reporting it would begin a gradual resumption of routes transiting the Suez Canal and the Red Sea, Maersk announced pla...

Published Jul 8, 2026 11:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Overnight Wednesday, the U.S. and Iran continued exchanging fire in a pattern that has grown familiar since the start of the cease...

Published Jul 8, 2026 4:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

Seaspan, the large vessel owner that leases vessels to the container industry, is launching a vessel upgrade program with Maersk....