Fire Breaks Out on Soviet-Era Icebreaker Undergoing Repairs

Published Sep 6, 2026 5:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

A fire broke out on September 5 aboard a Soviet-era diesel-powered icebreaker while it was docked in St. Petersburg, Russia, under...

Russia Opens Massive Vostok Oil Project and Sever Bay Arctic Port

Published Sep 6, 2026 10:47 AM by The Maritime Executive

Russia’s massive new oil field in the Arctic, Rosneft’s flagship Vostok Oil, officially began operations on September 5. Underlini...

Published Sep 5, 2026 11:45 AM by The Maritime Executive

For the second time in a matter of weeks, the Panama Canal Authority is delaying a planned reduction in the maximum draft for the...

Published Sep 5, 2026 9:07 AM by Capt. Volodymyr Smirnov

Experience is one of the most valuable assets on a ship. It helps a master recognize a developing situation before it becomes obvi...

Published Sep 4, 2026 7:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

Sea trials have begun on a hybrid wind and solar power system designed to reduce auxiliary engine emissions for a retrofitted cont...

Published Sep 4, 2026 1:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

COSCO Shipping issued a strongly worded statement saying it “firmly opposes” false and unfounded claims by “certain media” allegin...

Published Sep 4, 2026 12:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

Turkish prosecutors have moved quickly since the early Tuesday morning collision between a tanker and a cargo ship, reporting on F...

Published Sep 3, 2026 2:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

A new project focusing on the challenges of developing a so-called “pink corridor” for nuclear-powered transatlantic container shi...

Published Sep 3, 2026 12:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

Turkish authorities have detained nine of the 10 crewmembers from the tanker Alsu that was involved in a collision with a Turkish...

Published Sep 2, 2026 1:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

It is a challenging time for the crews of Iranian-owned tankers. They are mostly stuck at sea, unable to return to ports in Iran b...