Tugs Rush to Aid Cargo Ship That Touched Bottom and Lost Rudder

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...

Beyond Sanctions Lists: Navigating Fragmented Enforcement in Maritime Trade

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...

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...