Maritime Executive

by The Maritime Executive on 28 March 2026 at 1:24 am

 In early April, NOAA Ship Rainier will begin to map and characterize more than 8,000 square nautical miles of federal waters off Kingman Reef and Pal…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 March 2026 at 1:21 am

 The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced the launch of LoTSA 2.5, the evolution of the Long-Term Slot Allocation (LoTSA) program, as part of enhanc…

by The Maritime Executive on 28 March 2026 at 1:20 am

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, the public parent company of the cruise lines, has reached a “cooperation agreement” with activist shareholder Elliott…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 March 2026 at 11:41 pm

 In the recent segment on the American maritime industry on 60 Minutes, some of the most important questions facing the sector went unexplored, and it…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 March 2026 at 11:12 pm

 Russia’s oil exporting capabilities at its two main Baltic Sea terminals have been reportedly significantly impacted by a sustained series of attacks…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 March 2026 at 9:17 pm

 In an apparent escalation of the attacks on neighboring states, reports indicated that sirens were going off in countries ranging from Kuwait to Qata…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 March 2026 at 8:21 pm

The Armed Forces of the Philippines released a new video reporting its second “close encounter” this month with a Chinese vessel in the ongoing disput…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 March 2026 at 7:22 pm

Tracking data detected two Chinese containerships that appeared to be making a U-turn after attempting to exit the Persian Gulf through the Strait of…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 March 2026 at 6:27 pm

 Greenpeace activists are intensifying their protests against a major oil and gas project in the United Kingdom as it also came up for debate in parli…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 March 2026 at 5:02 pm

Iranian officials on Friday, March 27, reported that one of the abandoned vessels has now drifted across the Persian Gulf and grounded on one of their…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 March 2026 at 4:53 pm

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) is pleased to class two next-generation, all-electric high-speed trimarans for Brim Explorer, marking a signific…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 March 2026 at 2:13 pm

The Dutch company Oceanwide Expeditions, a veteran polar and expedition cruise operator, has signed a Letter of Intent for the construction and delive…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 March 2026 at 1:14 pm

 While most of the world’s attention has been focused on the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, lurking in the background has been a move which would m…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 March 2026 at 2:32 am

Hapag-Lloyd became the first of the major carriers to offer a glimpse into the impact the industry faces as the war with Iran continues. The company f…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 March 2026 at 1:56 am

The U.S. Coast Guard is looking to urgently move forward with its planned replacement program for its badly outdated Light Icebreaker class that dates…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 March 2026 at 1:35 am

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the designs of a liquefied CO2 carrier intended to serve the Socket SPAR Unit for an injection f…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 March 2026 at 1:20 am

ZERO44, an innovative SaaS startup for carbon regulation management for merchant ships, and Hecla Emissions Management, provider of regulatory support…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 March 2026 at 1:03 am

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced that it will be providing $488.6 million in funding grants designed…

by The Maritime Executive on 27 March 2026 at 12:18 am

 Indian government officials confirmed in media reports that the country continues to quietly guide its ships out of the Persian Gulf. The reports ind…

by The Maritime Executive on 26 March 2026 at 11:38 pm

The recently designated Chairman and a Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission, Laura DiBella, issued a statement regarding China’s current re…

by The Maritime Executive on 26 March 2026 at 10:17 pm

 During a freewheeling cabinet meeting, Donald Trump revealed that the “present” the Iranians had given as a sign of legitimacy in the negotiations wa…

by The Maritime Executive on 26 March 2026 at 8:49 pm

The Ecuadorian Navy is highlighting a series of interceptions of drug smugglers while working in coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard. They are repo…

by The Maritime Executive on 26 March 2026 at 6:44 pm

 Israel announced on March 26 that it had killed the leader of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) Navy, Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, in a strike…

by The Maritime Executive on 26 March 2026 at 5:53 pm

 The officer piloting a large river cruise ship from Amsterdam and into the Rhine River canal sustained minor injuries as the vessel struck a well-kno…

by The Maritime Executive on 26 March 2026 at 3:30 pm

 A mystery has been solved this week, explaining why the United Kingdom has been forward-leaning in providing support both to the United States and to…

by The Maritime Executive on 26 March 2026 at 3:05 pm

 While the war in the Gulf continues, elsewhere it is business as usual. Dhows have still been leaving Iranian ports, smuggling materials to the Houth…

by The Maritime Executive on 26 March 2026 at 3:49 am

A tanker carrying Russian oil has been hit by drones near the northern entrance to the Bosporus, according to Turkish officials.The vessel, identified…

by The Maritime Executive on 26 March 2026 at 3:19 am

 Two vessels have collided and remain stuck together just up the Mississippi River from New Orleans, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.On the afternoo…

by The Maritime Executive on 26 March 2026 at 12:30 am

 Houston-based Sable Offshore, owner of the Santa Ynez platform complex and pipeline in Santa Barbara County, has a buyer for its production. Chevron…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 11:47 pm

 The Strait of Hormuz shutdown has focused the world’s attention on the flow of commodities out of the Arabian Gulf, including 20 percent of the world…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 11:03 pm

Denmark received a critical approval from the European Commission for its subsidy plan fr the next phase of the country’s development of offshore wind…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 10:27 pm

Authorities in the United Kingdom are demonstrating resolve in the fight against drug trafficking after intercepting a large consignment of cocaine at…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 10:04 pm

The ongoing battle between CK Hutchison’s Panama Ports Company and the government of Panama has reportedly been “escalated beyond $2 billion,” the com…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 9:30 pm

 The carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has pulled into Souda Bay, Crete for repairs after a serious fire that started in a laundry room. The blaze damaged be…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 9:05 pm

A group of protestors aligned with the BDS movement (boycott, divestment, and sanctions) launched a new effort this week, hounding MSC Mediterranean S…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 7:39 pm

 The fire department in the western city of Neuss, Germany, near Düsseldorf, responded to a callout on Tuesday morning, March 24, that said an inland…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 7:12 pm

 Shipowners are waiting for clarity on the future of decarbonization, according to the results of a new executive survey from Wärtsilä. The uncertain…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 6:25 pm

Additional details are coming out on the reported plan being led by the UK’s Royal Navy and France to develop a multinational effort to provide stabil…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 4:30 pm

The European monitoring operation for security in the Indian Ocean and near Somalia is investigating what it terms a probable pirate action group. It…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 3:19 am

 The leaders of a prominent pro-decarbonization industry platform are asking shipowners to stay the course on the green transition, despite the unpred…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 3:04 am

 A drone strike has been reported at a petroleum installation in the Russian port of Ust-Luga, just one day after a Ukrainian attack damaged infrastru…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 3:04 am

 Equinor has begun drilling on its largest international project ever, the $9 billion Raia development off the coast of Rio de Janiero. The gas field…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 2:37 am

DNV has launched RuleAgent, an AI-powered tool that helps maritime professionals access DNV’s rules and standards faster and with greater clarity. Des…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 2:25 am

Korean Register (KR) has completed an impact assessment of the upcoming amendments to the International Code of the Construction and Equipment of Ship…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 2:10 am

Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract from MKM Yachts to supply an extensive package of equipment for the Scenic Ikon polar expedition vessel under co…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 2:03 am

Cox Marine, manufacturer of high-performance diesel outboard engines, is pleased to announce the appointment of LB Tender Mechanics as its new exclusi…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 1:51 am

Rocket science for everyone? Almost. Space Norway is opening access to in-orbit testing with its new satellite, Mimir 1, launching on Sunday 29 March…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 1:40 am

ClassNK has certified Salam’s International, a ship recycling facility in Pakistan, as the first facility in the country to be certified by ClassNK fo…

by The Maritime Executive on 25 March 2026 at 12:58 am

The UK’s North Sea Transition Authority received bids for more than two million acres of seabed in its second carbon storage licensing round. Bidding…

by The Maritime Executive on 24 March 2026 at 11:59 pm

 The Port of Baltimore reported its second-best year ever in 2025 as it continues to recover from the devastation of the Francis Scott Key Bridge coll…

by The Maritime Executive on 24 March 2026 at 11:56 pm

 Iran has declared its intention to manage the “open” navigation of the Strait of Hormuz in perpetuity, and taken steps to put its plan into action. “…

by The Maritime Executive on 24 March 2026 at 10:54 pm

 Faced with the same challenges that many nations are facing of a dwindling national merchant marine, the German Shipowners’ Association (Verband Deut…

by The Maritime Executive on 24 March 2026 at 10:20 pm

 Last week, the humanitarian rescue NGO SOS Mediterranee saved 116 people from the Miskar gas platform, an offshore facility in the Tunisian search an…

by The Maritime Executive on 24 March 2026 at 9:54 pm

A RoRo that operates on a domestic route in Japan recently became the first vessel of its kind to complete the licensing requirements to conduct fully…

by The Maritime Executive on 24 March 2026 at 7:57 pm

Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, which is the largest commercial-scale offshore wind project in the United States, marked a key milestone on March 23 a…

by The Maritime Executive on 24 March 2026 at 7:12 pm

 On March 23, 2021, the ultra-large container vessel Ever Given grounded in the Suez Canal during sandstorm conditions, blocking one of the world’s mo…

by The Maritime Executive on 24 March 2026 at 5:40 pm

Libyan officials on Tuesday, March 24, posted pictures showing a towline secured to the burnt-out gas carrier Arctic Metagaz. Multiple agencies in Lib…

by The Maritime Executive on 24 March 2026 at 5:03 pm

 As maritime operators navigate an era defined by rapid technological development, tightening regulations, and growing sustainability demands, a few c…

by The Maritime Executive on 24 March 2026 at 5:00 pm

The container terminal is one of the most complex operational environments on earth. Running around the clock, 365 days a year, with little room for d…

by The Maritime Executive on 24 March 2026 at 3:04 am

 On Monday, an explosion and fire hit the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, rattling windows and startling nearby residents. The refinery is one…

by The Maritime Executive on 24 March 2026 at 2:58 am

As Iran’s Gulf neighbors hunt for a negotiated solution to the ongoing Gulf conflict, hoping to find a deal that could appease both Tehran and Washing…

by The Maritime Executive on 24 March 2026 at 12:55 am

Benchmark Brent and WTI oil futures eased on Monday in response to the White House’s claims of new peace talks with Iran, but the near-term energy out…

by The Maritime Executive on 24 March 2026 at 12:45 am

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released the fifth edition of its Guidelines on the Application of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention,…

by The Maritime Executive on 24 March 2026 at 12:29 am

At 4:30 a.m. Monday, March 23, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will provide an update regarding the emergency incident at LaGuardia Airp…

by The Maritime Executive on 24 March 2026 at 12:21 am

At a ceremony at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania, the tenth Island Class ferry has been launched. Damen is constructing the vessels for BC Ferries….

by The Maritime Executive on 24 March 2026 at 12:11 am

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has completed the independent verification of methane emissions measurements conducted on board four LNG-fueled…

by The Maritime Executive on 24 March 2026 at 12:11 am

 The U.S. Coast Guard has named two tugboat crewmembers who passed away in a confined-space incident aboard a barge near Ketchikan earlier this month….

by The Maritime Executive on 23 March 2026 at 11:40 pm

Maersk’s APM Terminals is taking a 49 percent minority shareholder and operating partner position in the Hai Phong International Container Terminal in…

by The Maritime Executive on 23 March 2026 at 11:20 pm

 Reports of Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz have circulated for weeks, but the most detailed signal yet comes from CBS, which now reports that U…

by The Maritime Executive on 23 March 2026 at 10:59 pm

HD Hyundai has been working on several projects to develop technology that would support the use of humanoid robots to undertake precision tasks at it…

by The Maritime Executive on 23 March 2026 at 9:56 pm

A small group of workers at the Bath Iron Works walked off the job on Monday, March 23, in the first strike in six years at the critical government co…