The Maritime Executive

North Carolina Ports, the authority managing the state’s two deepwater ports and a large inland facility, confirmed that it has been the subject of a cyberattack. While it reports that …

Facing an onslaught of Ukrainian drone attacks, Russian state shipping company Fesco and Turkish regional operator Kalyon have halted all sailings in the Black Sea, putting a stop to a …

Swedish prosecutors charged the pilot who was aboard the cargo ship Misje Verde for his role in the incident in which the cargo ship ran over a pleasure boat and …

The Royal Navy's UK Maritime Trade Operations unit (UKMTO) has reported an apparent attempted attack on a tanker in the Gulf of Aden, the first in this area since the …

Reports coming from Korea are that the Trump administration is pushing back on the U.S. Congress while calling for building two warships and two non-combatant support ships for the U.S. …

The Houthi rebels in Yemen asserted that they are expanding their blockade against Saudi tankers, reporting an attack on a vessel in the northern reaches of the Red Sea. The …

Eight of the world’s leading shipping trade associations, representing elements from containerships to tankers, bulkers, and passenger ships, released a letter submitted to the United Nations warning of the dangers …

Officials in Ukraine are reporting that they were informed that Sweden’s Supreme Court has upheld a lower court decision to hand over a cargo ship accused of entering the occupied …

[By: Laborde Products] The M/V Kelley Reid, built at Eymard Marine Construction & Repair for Hines Furlong Line, Inc., is the latest vessel to come out of an 11-boat construction …

[By: Damen Shipyards Group] Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Greece-based Aegean Tugs Shipping Company for an ASD Tug 2811. Thanks to its stock-building programme, Damen is able …

[By: OpenTug] OpenTug, the AI-native platform purpose-built for inland and coastal barge logistics, today announced the successful enterprise deployment of its BargeOS platform at LeBeouf Bros. Towing (LBT), marking an …

After six months of conflict with Iran, U.S. missile interceptor stockpiles have fallen so low that American forces do not have what they would need to successfully defend Taiwan against …

Finland is a leading provider of icebreaker tonnage to operators around the world, with a longtime role in the Baltic and a newfound niche in North America. Its government recently …

Brazil's energy agency reports that monthly oil output hit a new record in June, driven by outstanding performance in Brazil's offshore oil patch. Almost all of that output comes from …

[By ZeroNorth] Cargill, Ultrabulk and CMB.TECH join Propel by ZeroNorth as launch partners. Propel goes live with a voyage optimisation agent and will grow into a full agentic AI partner …

The Danish Energy Agency awarded two new contracts for offshore wind farms to Vattenfall, marking a critical success after it reworked its contracts. It is the first time in two …

India’s state-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is continuing to move forward with its growth plans aligned with the country’s ambitions to reduce its dependence on foreign-flag carriers and to …

The U.S. government is on board with an Iranian proposal to split control of the Strait of Hormuz with Oman, and plans to portray it as a "temporary" measure needed …

India's shipping ministry reports that an Indian-flagged vessel was hit and sunk in the southern Red Sea, the latest war-risk casualty off the coast of Yemen. Maritime security consultancy Windward …

The environmental catastrophe predicted when salvage surveyors inspected the Russian dark fleet Supermax, the Cameroon-flagged Caroline Bezengi (159,168 dwt), beached on rocks off an Omani island, is beginning to unfold. …

A long-simmering dispute over the Netherlands government plans to cut social security benefits is heating up as the union FNV Havens declared a national strike day for port workers. The …

The Port of Shanghai, which has been the busiest container port for the past 16 years and continues to set records, smashed the record for daily container throughput. The achievement …

Shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries won a court decision on August 3 in a suit brought against it by the owners and operators of the containership Dali regarding defects in the …

Salvors have completed the removal of a rail-mounted portal crane that fell off of Pier G at the former Charleston Naval Base last month. On July 10, during a severe …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey issued a statement on Tuesday, August 4, again calling for both Russia and Ukraine to ensure the safety of navigation …

[By Indian Register of Shipping] IRClass Academy, the training arm of Indian Register of Shipping, successfully conducted an intensive three-day Port Facility Security Officer (PFSO) training program in Mauritius for …

[By Accurate] India is taking a major step into the global marine autonomy market after the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) certified Pune based automation specialist Accurate Industrial Control’s newly …

[By Rolls-Royce] At SMM 2026, Rolls-Royce Power Systems will showcase new technologies for efficient and more sustainable shipping. The focus will be on propulsion systems, sustainable fuels, intelligent automation and …

Its fortunes buoyed by conflict in the Mideast, world-leading shipbroking firm Clarksons is having a spectacular year, posting its best-ever results for the first half and predicting a better-than-expected finish …

As talks between Iran and Oman on control over the Strait of Hormuz move forwards, a new attack has been reported off the Musandam Peninsula, in the Omani coastal channel …

At the outset of the pandemic, ocean carriers chartered-in the majority of their tonnage, giving them the flexibility to grow or shrink their fleets as needed to match demand. That …

The Houthi blockade on Saudi seaports produced visible results last month, cutting daily exports by as much as 40 percent, but shipping appears to be moving through and past the …

The Seafarer Happiness Index continues to slip, reports The Mission to Seafarers, not only due to the shocks from the war in the Persian Gulf but also from persistent issues …

A last-minute meeting on Tuesday, August 4, appears to be the final hope to head off a planned strike set for two days that would bring BHP’s iron exports to …

The Ministry of Reconstruction, Infrastructure, and Transport of Ukraine asserts that Russia is now trying to intimidate international shipowners and undermine confidence in the safety of civilian shipping. It emphasized …

Cargo fires rank at the top of the list of hazards aboard a modern container ship, in part because the operator has limited control over the cargo. A container is …

The French government will provide nearly $300 million in funding to five of the country’s top ports to accelerate the development of infrastructure to support the development of floating offshore …

Luxury yacht builder The Italian Sea Group has posted a net loss for 2025, and despite a plan to issue shares to bring in more capital, its board of directors …

The largest offshore wind energy project in the United States, Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW), continues to make good progress with its construction and installation, Dominion Energy told investors during …

Swedish prosecutors confirmed over the weekend that they had requested that the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship be arrested and detained on charges of having caused a death when …

Data put together by the BBC and multiple intelligence monitors on the Internet shows at least one and possibly two Russian cargo ships delivering military equipment to West Africa. The …

A European naval task force has intercepted and briefly boarded a Russian-linked shadow fleet tanker in the Mediterranean, the latest in a series of EU operations designed to challenge Russia's …

As an emerging economic powerhouse, the East Asia and Pacific region has become one of the most trade-dependent regions in the world. At the heart of this trade is a …

The UK government is moving to end the protracted labor disputes that have disrupted the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) in recent years, reaching an agreement with unions on a long-sought …

In a new study conducted for the Transportation Institute, international consultancy PwC has calculated the potential cost to U.S. maritime capability if the White House's Jones Act waiver is sustained …

Sri Lanka’s biggest shipbuilder, Colombo Dockyard, has returned to profit following several years of restructuring. In a stock exchange filing last week, the dockyard reported positive earnings in the three …

[By Nancy Bazilchuk] A 100-year-old equation and a fibre-optic cable off the coast of Svalbard led researchers to discover they could detect swimming whales — even if they were completely …

[By Anthony Clarke and Chris Kirkland] Few episodes occupy a darker place in maritime history than the wreck of the Batavia. Wrecked off the mid-west coast of Western Australia in …

A fire on board a crowded Indonesian ferry has killed at least five people, according to authorities in Java, and dozens of passengers remain missing. On Sunday morning, the ferry …

The head of U.S. European Command has informed the Pentagon that his forces will soon have so few air defense interceptors in inventory that it will have to make a …