Turkey Releases Captain Jailed for 30 Years for Cocaine in Cargo

Published Aug 11, 2025 5:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

Turkish authorities quietly late on Friday, August 8, released the Croatian Captain Marko Bekavac, who had been previously sente...

Seaspan Starts Offering Renewable LNG Bunkering on the West Coast

Published Aug 11, 2025 4:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

Seaspan Energy, the bunkering division of the Canadian conglomerate that owns Seaspan Shipyards and Seaspan Marine, has...

Published Aug 11, 2025 2:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran is reporting it has detained another tanker accused of smuggling fuel oil. The report said that the seventeen crewm...

Published Aug 11, 2025 2:01 PM by Yarden Gross

The collision at close to midnight on August 5 between the feeder container ship Maersk Gironde and car carrier SFL Comp...

Published Aug 11, 2025 1:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Deputy Prosecutor General of Finland confirmed on August 11 that charges have been brought against the captain and t...

Published Aug 10, 2025 5:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

Kpler, the commodities and data analysis firm, has calculated that Iran’s stock of crude oil held afloat has incre...

Published Aug 8, 2025 5:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ireland reports that an increasing number of shadow fleet tankers are opting to sail along its west coast to avoid sailing throu...

Published Aug 7, 2025 7:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Panama Ship Registry started its new rules as of August 6, requiring reporting of planned ship-to-ship (STS) offshore oil tr...

Published Aug 7, 2025 1:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Houthi militants in Yemen are continuing their pressure campaign, reporting they have warned 64 shipowners of the consequenc...

Published Aug 6, 2025 10:36 PM by Chad Fuhrmann

The roots of naval architecture are steeped in tradition with knowledge passed down through generations. Scientific ship...