Seafarer Abandonment is in Crisis Says ITF, Calling it a Disgrace

Published Jan 23, 2026 6:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

Seafarer abandonment hit a record level in 2025, marking the sixth year in a row the number of vessels abandoned broke the record,...

Energy Transition Strategies: Advancing Emerging Battery Technologies

Published Jan 22, 2026 4:19 PM by Michael Kei

Advancing battery technologies stand out as next-generation solutions to help reduce carbon emissions for marine and offshore appl...

Published Jan 22, 2026 3:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes is reporting a series of callouts in the past days as an Arctic Front crossed the Midwestern regi...

Published Jan 22, 2026 2:59 PM by Andreas Atrott

The intermodal container is one of the most impactful innovations of the last century. As the international standard for ocean, ra...

Published Jan 22, 2026 1:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

The French Navy on Thursday, January 22, intercepted a sanctioned shadow tanker while it was sailing in the Mediterranean. The ope...

Published Jan 21, 2026 11:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

Importers in China have taken delivery of the first cargoes of iron ore from Guinea's Simandou mine, one of the largest new projec...

Published Jan 21, 2026 10:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

Mariners have complained about excessive alarms for years, and anyone who has spent time in a modern engine control room knows how...

Published Jan 21, 2026 4:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

Military and security actions can create hardship for seafarers when ships get caught in the middle of a geopolitical confrontatio...

Published Jan 21, 2026 3:43 PM by Wolfgang Lehmacher

Red Sea attacks and Arctic ice melt are now part of the same story: as one corridor has become a live-fire risk for seafarers, pla...

Published Jan 21, 2026 1:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office and its Asset Recovery Agency have set a date of January 30 for an auction to sell a seized...