Fire on Bulker Temporarily Suspends Traffic on the Dardanelles

Published Apr 26, 2024 11:46 AM by The Maritime Executive

Turkey’s Directorate General of Coastal Safety reported that traffic on the strategic Dardanelles Strait was tempo...

First Large Commercial Ships Clear Baltimore After 33 Days in Port

Published Apr 25, 2024 1:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

The first larger commercial ships cleared Baltimore harbor using the temporary channel this morning. Two hours after the...

Published Apr 23, 2024 5:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Shipbreaking remains dirty and dangerous work, particularly in South Asia, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform reminded the in...

Published Apr 23, 2024 3:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

An open overboard shutoff valve and a failed check valve led to the sinking of a laid-up towboat at a yard in New Orleans last yea...

Published Apr 23, 2024 12:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

The City of Baltimore intensified the legal battles that are just starting over the Dali destroying the Francis Scott Ke...

Published Apr 23, 2024 11:24 AM by The Maritime Executive

[Brief] The Suez Canal Authority is reporting that it responded to a distress call from a small cargo ship that was wait...

Published Apr 22, 2024 4:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

Efforts to clear the wreckage of the Key Bridge out of Baltimore's ship channel took a big step forward Monday with the arriva...

Published Apr 22, 2024 12:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Italian Coast Guard is responding to a collision between two ships off the eastern coast of Sicily. Both vessels suf...

Published Apr 21, 2024 11:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

A year after the ports of Singapore, Los Angeles, and Long Beach committed to setting up a green corridor along the...

Published Apr 21, 2024 6:51 PM by Capt. John Cordle (USN, Ret'd)

Editor's note: This essay was originally published in 2021, but it has new relevance given the number of U...