Europe Launches 20th Sanctions Round Against Russia

Published May 12, 2026 5:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

In the wake of reduced Hungarian opposition following recent elections, the European Union has been able to move forward with its...

Greek Tanker Carrying Iraqi Oil Appears to Stop Before US Blockade

Published May 12, 2026 12:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Greek-owned tanker Agios Fanourios I appears to be holding short of the U.S. blockade line in the Gulf of Oman after having be...

Published May 12, 2026 11:30 AM by Captain David Dominy MA, RCDS

For those who have spent their working lives at sea, aging brings a set of challenges that traditional care models don’t always re...

Published May 11, 2026 6:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

Authorities in Europe are intensifying their efforts to disrupt the trafficking of drugs from Latin America into the lucrative Eur...

Published May 11, 2026 6:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

Fuel shortages triggered by the ongoing Iran war continue to be felt across the world, potentially also affecting polar missions....

Published May 11, 2026 2:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

Swedish police proceeded to impound a small cargo ship, acting on the "legal request" from Ukraine, which asserts the ship was inv...

Published May 11, 2026 1:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran passed its delayed response to the U.S. peace proposals to Pakistani mediators in Karachi on May 10. However, with the talks...

Published May 11, 2026 12:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran continues to play the propaganda war and use the Strait of Hormuz as a strategic tool, playing favoritism as the talks with t...

Published May 10, 2026 4:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

The ongoing surge in activity by Somali pirates continues to raise concerns, with a new warning that another group may be on the p...

Published May 10, 2026 3:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

South Korea continues its investigation into the damage to an HMM general cargo ship on May 4 while in the Persian Gulf. To put an...