Op-Ed: Fully-Compliant Fire Systems May Fall Short Against Modern Risks

Published Jan 27, 2026 3:34 PM by John Nicholson

Inspection reports across much of the commercial fleet paint a reassuring picture. Fire detection systems are operational, fixed f...

Missing Seafarer Found On Board After Large-Scale SAR Operation

Published Jan 27, 2026 2:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

German authorities launched a large-scale search and rescue operation after being informed of a missing seafarer from a tanker sai...

Published Jan 26, 2026 1:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

A drama is playing out along the central Portuguese coast as a cargo ship reportedly lost its rudder as it departed and is now awa...

Published Jan 26, 2026 10:52 AM by Andrei Grigoras

In the first week of January 2026, US and UK forces seized a Russian-flagged tanker in the North Atlantic. Finland detained a frei...

Published Jan 25, 2026 2:50 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 25, 2026 12:50 PM by Charles Watkins

If mental health is not treated as safety-critical, we risk losing a whole generation of seafarers who are not willing to sacrific...

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,...

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...