The Maritime Executive

Last week at the annual IISS Manama Dialogues in Bahrain, Cyprus' foreign minister warned that the security situation around the waters bordering Yemen is on the brink of worsening significantly. …

French expedition cruise line Exploris has been ordered into judicial liquidation by a court in Nantes, closing out a case that began in September. The court determined that the firm's …

As sanctions pressure on the dark fleet of tankers exporting Russian crude intensify, Russia's oil refining infrastructure is coming under increasingly focused Ukrainian attack. Saratov and Engels, which sit opposite …

Despite the existing uncertainty in global regulations for clean shipping, some decarbonization initiatives are setting ambitious targets for transitioning to alternative fuels. One such example is the South Africa-Europe iron …

Middle East-based terminal operators continue to expand their footprint in Africa, with governments in the region opening up ports to private investors. Last week, Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Gateway Terminal …

Poor bridge resource management was a leading factor in the allision of the Maersk Shekou with the moored tall ship Leeuwin II in Fremantle last year, according to the Australian …

South Africa has temporarily shelved plans for establishing a shipping line to allow for further consultations. Early last month, the Cabinet approved the withdrawal of the Merchant Shipping Bill, which …

[By Steve Brock and Hunter Stires] With shipping and shipbuilding receiving high-level political and diplomatic attention across two administrations after decades of neglect, the United States has the chance to …

The nautical publication and training company Witherby Group that has been equipping the shipping industry with nautical and navigational materials has acquired a new oceanographic research vessel to carry out …

Ukraine's armed forces have attacked the oil terminal at the Russian Black Sea port of Tuapse, damaging the loading facility and two ships that were alongside the pier. Video from …

[By Jake Thrupp] The West must draw clear red lines for responding to gray-zone aggression by China and Russia. Both adversaries have mastered operating below the threshold of open conflict …

The Australian group “Rising Tide,” which calls itself “climate justice activists,” staged another protest at the Port of Newcastle to call attention to its campaign against coal exports ahead of …

India’s Cochin Shipyard has secured another major agreement to work with a leading international shipping company. A.P. Moller Holding’s Svitzer becomes the latest company to look to the emerging capabilities, …

As part of its quarterly earnings report to the investment community, Dominion Energy gave a detailed update on commissioning delays with its wind turbine installation vessel Charybis while also emphasizing …

The Mission to Seafarers released its latest edition of the Seafarers Happiness Index, and it shows that after a period of encouraging improvement earlier this year, perception of working and …

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) confirmed that it had not received any bids in the latest offshore wind farm auction for the North Sea. While the government was disappointed, they …

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy recently completed her annual missions to the Arctic. The vessel returned to Seattle, Washington, on October 26, following a 129-day patrol. Healy, one of …

Iran appears to have accelerated the import of sodium perchlorate, the primary material used to manufacture ammonium perchlorate, which in turn makes up 70 percent of the standard fuel load …

Italian authorities reported a search operation after two stowaways who had been discovered on an arriving cargo ship escaped and jumped overboard. The body of one of the two individuals …

The number of British seafarers is shrinking, and we must look at ourselves as an industry to see why we are losing crew members. It is not just about numbers …

China’s sprawling state-owned shipping company COSCO unveiled plans for a further $1.7 billion in new shipbuilding contracts, continuing a spending spree aimed at fleet expansion and modernization currently estimated at …

The U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender USCGC Hollyhock is back in service and at work in the Pacific, where she will maintain the service's aids to navigation in Hawaii and …

Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries is a big player in the "Make American Shipbuilding Great Again" initiative, Seoul's successful plan to secure lower American tariffs by pledging investments in U.S. …

[By: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey] The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today announced that its commercial airports served approximately 11.7 million passengers in …

[By: Seatrium] We are proud to announce the successful completion of maintenance and delivery of the HMNZS Aotearoa - marking the first Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) project delivered under …

[By: ABS] ABS granted approval in principle (AIP) for Samsung Remote Operation Center (SROC), a remote operation management solution designed to enhance the efficiency and safety of maritime vessels and …

The U.S. Coast Guard has recommended criminal charges of seaman's manslaughter in connection with the barge collision that killed three young girls in Miami's inner harbor earlier this year. On …

Norway’s Kongsberg announced strong financial results while telling the investment community that its divisions face divergent megatrends, which, while driving growth, are unique to the business units. As a result, …

Mexico's president has spoken out against the new American policy of destroying suspected drug boats with airstrikes, calling for more cooperation between the two nations on addressing the perennial problem …

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the resurgence of the country’s maritime industries as the government continues to promise large investments in shipbuilding and shipping to place India in the …

Officials in the Philippines are trying to understand how containers with radioactive dust were exported and now what to do with them since they have been sent back to the …

What started as a successful maritime rescue has turned into a mystery for Sri Lankan officials. The ship is now drifting eastward into the Bay of Bengal and toward the …

The U.S. Navy has selected a former DOGE member, ex-McKinsey consultant Rachel Riley, to replace a senior Navy admiral as head of the Office of Naval Research. As the new …

A total of 220 passengers, mostly foreign tourists, were successfully evacuated after a fire broke out on a Nile cruise ship. The Public Prosecutor’s office in Luxor, Egypt, has begun …

Tuesday's Senate hearing on "Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding" underscored a truth those of us in the maritime community have long understood: America cannot project power or sustain it without …

The Australian group “Rising Tide,” which calls itself “climate justice activists,” staged another protest at the Port of Newcastle to call attention to its campaign against coal exports ahead of …

Officials from both the United States and China are speaking positively of the results of the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea …

At WISTA's annual meeting in Barcelona, TME sat down for a chat with IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez about his priorities - including the unsung work of getting its existing instruments …

Debate over whether the Hong Kong Convention’s (HKC) flag-state International Ready for Recycling Certificate (IRRC) can substitute for the Basel Convention’s Prior Informed Consent (PIC) goes to the heart of …

In November 2024, BIMCO launched a Ship Recycling Alliance to help accelerate safe and environmentally sound ship recycling of ships through the coordination of the voices of the ship recycling …

The Trump administration has reached an unexpected agreement with the government of South Korea on sharing one of America's most closely-held capabilities - nuclear-powered submarine technology. During a visit to …

[By: Everllence] Everllence has announced the world’s first conversion of an Everllence B&W S90 two-stroke engine to dual-fuel methanol running following the successful sea-trials of COSCO SHIPPING LINES’ 20,000+ TEU …

[By: Saudi Global Ports] SGP Container Terminals, a subsidiary of Saudi Global Ports Group (together with its subsidiaries, “SGP”), has achieved a significant milestone by surpassing 15 million TEUs in …

[By: ABB] ABB has won an order with Poland-based Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. to supply power distribution and propulsion systems featuring ABB’s Compact Onboard DC Grid™ for seven all-electric double-ended ferries. …

[By: Weathernews Inc.] Weathernews Inc., a global leader in weather intelligence solutions, and Toqua, a Belgian developer of physics-informed AI for ship performance modeling, today announced a strategic partnership to …