Five Seafarers Killed as Crackdown on Somali Pirates Proceeds

Published Sep 30, 2026 12:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

The authorities in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland within Somalia confirmed the earlier reports that five seafarers were ki...

Ukraine Accused of Attack on Turkish Bulker with One Seafarer Missing

Published Sep 29, 2026 7:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine’s Defense Forces are being accused of an attack on a Turkish-owned bulker that has left one seafarer missing. There has be...

Published Sep 29, 2026 6:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

Japan’s first Arctic research vessel with full icebreaking capabilities is nearing completion. In preparation for the delivery of...

Published Sep 29, 2026 1:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

A new incident has been confirmed in the Strait of Hormuz, with reports that a tanker was struck after a lull of nearly a week. It...

Published Sep 29, 2026 12:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Puntland Maritime Police Forces are reporting that they freed the product tanker Honour 25, which had been held by pirates for...

Published Sep 28, 2026 6:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

The crew of the Australia-flagged boat Tai Tam (51 feet) has a whale of a tale to tell, for real. According to the New Zealand Def...

Published Sep 28, 2026 4:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

The US naval blockade of Iran’s southern ports appears to be nearly 100 percent effective, cutting the flow of goods through Banda...

Published Sep 28, 2026 3:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran is continuing to assert that it controls the Strait of Hormuz and has issued a new warning to the charters of vessels to foll...

Published Sep 28, 2026 2:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Panama Canal Authority is easing some of the restrictions it began imposing over the summer to manage water levels in anticipa...

Published Sep 28, 2026 1:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine filed papers in court at the end of last week seeking to prosecute another Russian captain on charges of transporting grai...