The Maritime Executive

Four U.S. Navy sailors have pleaded guilty to charges of bribery for taking money from Chinese nationals for sham marriage arrangements. These fake marriages were set up so that the …

A judge at the UK’s “Old Bailey” court in London sentenced the former master of the Solong containership to six years in jail for causing the death of a seafarer …

Iranian officials reported on Thursday, February 5, that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had seized two more vessels accused of fuel smuggling. While Iran has taken similar actions in the …

Discussions are underway in Canada in regard to the future development of the Port of Churchill on Hudson Bay. During the early to mid-1900s and prior to the opening of …

Estonia’s Tax and Customs Board completed its investigation of the refrigerated containership Baltic Spirit and permitted the vessel to continue its trip to Russia, saying that the reports of “contraband …

An MSC containership inbound for Saint Petersburg, Russia was reportedly disabled after an explosion and fire in the Gulf of Finland. Details are coming from Russian media reports of the …

The future USS John F. Kennedy, the second Ford-class carrier for the U.S. Navy, has completed builder's sea trials at Huntington Ingalls Newport News. It has been 17 years since …

Momentum appears to be building within some corners of the Trump administration to offshore U.S. Navy warship production to yards in U.S. allied nations, where well-developed shipbuilding industries with available …

In 2025, China once again dominated the world's shipbuilding orderbooks, according to the latest numbers from Clarksons (compiled by eWorldShip). Out of all orders placed at yards around the world, …

China’s first 10,000-ton electric containership is beginning sea trials. The shipyard is billing the ship as the largest of its kind and a further breakthrough in short-sea shipping. The Ning …

Faced with the need for more electrical power and a desire to expand renewable energy, Massachusetts is looking toward the import of renewable energy from neighboring Nova Scotia. The first-of-its-kind …

India's refiners might make out well by taking a deal with the United States to buy lots of Venezuelan oil, according to the State Bank of India. Indian refineries became …

The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) is raising the alarm over a significant surge in cargo theft and freight fraud across the global supply chains. Criminals, it says, are …

Officials in Santa Marta, Colombia are attempting to refloat a small tanker that has gone aground next to a breakwater near the center of town. At about 2230 hours on …

Danish Defence reports that the study group working on the strategy for the construction of its new Arctic ships selected a distributed construction model, which will be the most cost-effective …

The Italian Coast Guard completed its inspection of the livestock carrier Blue Ocean A after overseeing the towing of the disabled ship into the port of Cagliari. While not saying …

CK Hutchison fired back in its ongoing dispute over the concession to operate the port terminal at each terminus of the Panama Canal, saying it has commenced an international arbitration. …

An area off Malaysia’s eastern Johore coastline has for several years seen a concentration of dark fleet tankers, many sanctioned, uninsured, flagless, and in poor seaworthy condition, engaged in the …

On Monday morning, a merchant tanker rescued three people from a sailboat in distress about 450 miles to the east of Daytona Beach, Florida. The response began at 1520 hours …

[By: Posidonia 2026] The world’s most prestigious shipping exhibition is now also set to become the longest in duration shipping event, as Posidonia 2026 prepares to engage the global maritime …

[By: American Great Lakes Ports] The American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA), including members Ports of Indiana, the Illinois International Port District (IIPD), and Port Milwaukee, in partnership with the …

[By: Georgia Ports] The Georgia Ports Authority’s Workforce Housing Initiative has so far helped 178 families repair, buy or build a home in the Savannah area. “A strong community depends …

[By: Roll Group] Roll Group has announced the purchase of two new barges in Indonesia as part of the company’s ongoing fleet expansion. Built to DNV classification standards, the new …

[By: Hempel] Hempel has successfully completed the first ever applications of its next-generation silicone hull coating, Hempaguard NB, with one of the newbuilding vessels being Tangier Maersk - the first …

[By: Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd.] Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd. (“Anemoi”), a UK-based engineering innovator in wind-assisted propulsion for shipping, is proud to be recognised during Keir Starmer’s visit to China, …

Two incidents in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday illustrated the degree of tension in the region's waterways as the Trump administration increases its pressure on the …

A US Navy F-35C has shot down a drone which it said was threatening the US carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). The incident took place in the Arabian Sea, ‘500 …

[By: CMA Shipping] The count down is on for this year’s highly anticipated CMA Shipping 2026 conference and exhibition taking place from 10–12 March 2026 at the Hilton Stamford Hotel …

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) in Dubai has advised that an unidentified ship was hailed on VHF by numerous small armed vessels early on February 3 and was …

The government of India oversaw the formal signing of agreements on February 3, which set out the plans for the country’s new domestic container shipping line to be known as …

After an extended search, the Philippine Coast Guard has discovered the location of the sunken ferry Trisha Kerstin 3, which went down last month off Basilan. Divers located the vessel …

Two individuals who worked at the Port of Hamburg and possibly at the Blohm + Voss shipyard were arrested on suspicion of attempting to sabotage Germany’s new naval frigates. The …

A tuna-fishing vessel with suspected links to cocaine smuggling has caught fire at the port of Manta, Ecuador, according to local media. The vessel Gold Tuna, a 1967-built purse seiner …

Just weeks after taking over the federal environmental-review process for deepwater oil and gas terminal licensing, the U.S. Department of Transportation has approved a construction and operation license for Texas …

In a developing story, Estonian forces late on Tuesday, February 3, boarded a refrigerated containership and seized the vessel for an inspection. The Estonian Tax and Customs Board reports the …

The alliance between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will start for the first time to send vessels through the Red Sea as part of its gradual return to the shipping routes. The …

A cargo ship damaged nearly two weeks ago in a reported attack in the Black Sea has now gone aground in a storm in the Bosphorus region of Turkey. The …

An aging freighter has gone aground on a sandy beach near the Atlantic-side entrance to the Panama Canal. The Panama Maritime Authority and National Aeronaval Service of Panama report that …

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) in Dubai has advised that an unidentified ship was hailed on VHF by numerous small armed vessels early on February 3 and was …

When the container ship Ever Given grounded itself across the Suez Canal in 2021, the economic shock spread far beyond the Middle East. Auto plants in Europe slowed production, grain …

The captain of the containership Solong was convicted on Monday, February 2, of gross negligent manslaughter by a court in the UK for the death of a seafarer when the …

Unmanned submersibles are a growing focus area for naval R&D, and they have significant potential as force multipliers. They need to communicate with shoreside personnel to receive instructions and report …

The Trump administration has launched a $12 billion initiative to stockpile critical minerals. The initiative is intended to fend off Chinese dominance in the supply chain for these strategic ingredients …

[By: Subsea Industries] In the demanding environment of marine operations, corrosion, erosion, cavitation, biofouling and other causes of damage relentlessly attack the underwater parts of ships. Traditional coatings often offer …

[By: Skarv Shipping AS] Skarv Shipping AS has selected Oceanly Performance Plus as its fleet performance and vessel reporting platform, deploying the system with full automatic data integration to support …

[By: Hydrex] Shipping operates on a global scale, and when damage occurs, shipowners need repair partners who can respond just as globally. In December, Hydrex once again demonstrated their ability …

[By: Gallagher Bassett] Gallagher Bassett (GB), a subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG), has announced the acquisition of Reck & Co. GmbH (Reck & Co.)—the Bremen, Germany-based …

[By: BIO-UV Group] BIO-UV Group has announced a strategic partnership with water-monitoring specialist MicroWISE to develop new ballast-water treatment and verification solutions designed to address rising enforcement pressures and the …