CMA CGM Containership Uses Iranian Route Through Strait of Hormuz

Published Jun 28, 2026 2:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

While the United Nations continues to say its evacuation plan for seafarers and their vessels remains suspended while it awaits fu...

Tanker Struck by Drone off Oman and the US Again Responds with New Strkes

Published Jun 27, 2026 4:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

A laden Panama-flagged tanker outbound from the Gulf was struck early on Saturday, June 27, as Iran continues to say it is firing...

Published Jun 26, 2026 10:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

2026 was widely expected to be a quiet year for container shipping, but events are proving the forecasts wrong. Containerized frei...

Published Jun 26, 2026 8:49 PM by Erik Broekhuizen / Poten & Partners

On June 17, the US and Iran signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding (the “Islamabad Memorandum” or MoU). This set up a 60-da...

Published Jun 26, 2026 3:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

The fitful reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is under way, and is beginning to have a meaningful impact on oil markets, according...

Published Jun 25, 2026 9:12 PM by Chad Fuhrmann

Alternative fuels are introducing new traits and challenges that impact marine engine combustion and lubrication. But providers ar...

Published Jun 25, 2026 2:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

Reports are coming in that a containership sailing south of Oman near the eastern exit from the Strait of Hormuz was struck by a p...

Published Jun 25, 2026 12:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

French officials are reporting they stopped a sanctioned tanker operating in the shadow fleet on Tuesday, June 23, off the coast o...

Published Jun 25, 2026 10:23 AM by The Maritime Executive

Tensions have arisen between Iran and Oman as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) - coordinated plan to manage the exit...

Published Jun 24, 2026 10:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a brief message released Wednesday night, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said that it rejects the newly-announce...