The Maritime Executive

[By Burak Sakir Seker] The Houthi takeover of parts of the Red Sea gives the armed group a new platform to challenge global shipping. The group has taken over the …

[By: Pacific Marine & Supply Company] Pacific Marine & Supply Company (PMS) today announced its expansion into large-scale advanced manufacturing, hiring Christian Talmage as Vice President of Large-Scale Advanced Manufacturing …

South Africa is hoping to boost the fortunes and competitiveness of its East London river port. Port operator Transnet has decided to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal …

One of the few large offshore wind projects proceeding in the United States, Revolution Wind completed the installation of its 65th and final wind turbine. The project began delivering power …

Somalia’s fledgling navy is reporting the rescue of seafarers from a bulker in distress. Details of the incident are incomplete, but it is being cited as an example of the …

Maersk is moving forward with a large new ship order, equivalent to approximately 10 percent of the carrier’s current total capacity in operation. The news comes after days of speculation …

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy continues its campaign of attacking vessels and exploiting the incidents to assert that it has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. While it …

[By: Med Marine] Established as a joint venture between Med Marine and Marin Tug, Yakamoz continues to expand its operations across Türkiye with the commencement of operations in the Aliaga …

[By: Intellian Technologies Inc.] Intellian Technologies Inc., a global provider of advanced satellite communications technologies and mission-critical connectivity solutions, and Network Innovations, a global technology systems integrator focused on government, …

[By: Shipbuilders Council of America] The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association representing the U.S. shipbuilding, maintenance and repair industry, today announced the incoming chairs of its Industry …

[By: Gemak Group] Gemak Group has been awarded Second Prize in the R&D Category at the 2025 Productivity Project Awards, organized by Türkiye’s Ministry of Industry and Technology. As the …

The Philippine Coast Guard is reporting another incident between one of the country’s supply vessels and a China Coast Guard vessel near the disputed Spratly Islands shoals used by the …

Extended U.S. Navy deployments have periodically drawn public attention to what accumulated months at sea can do to a crew. Reporting on one recent deployment — an aircraft carrier at …

Scotland’s plan for the modernization and improvement of its vital ferries continues to encounter problems, with more reports of delays and cost overruns. The BBC says the next ferry will …

China has recently enhanced the signals communication array at its base for the People’s Liberation Army (Navy) in Djibouti. An in-depth report produced by CSIS (the Center for Strategic and …

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control has identified and sanctioned an Iranian bitcoin exchange linked to the "Hormuz Safe Marine Services Authority," a front company that enables the …

(Article originally published in July/Aug 2026 edition.) Welcome, John, great to have you! Let's start with your background and education. Tell us about yourself. Yes, thank you, I'm British. I …

[By The Swedish Club] The Swedish Club has warned that southern passages around South America should remain a third-choice option for shipowners trading between the US East Coast and Asia, …

[By Hyundai] HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) has developed a 35,000 m³ LPG/Ammonia carrier. ClassNK reviewed the design concept of the vessel and, having confirmed that it meets …

The Turkish government has formulated a draft peace plan that proposes to bring an end to the Russian and Ukrainian maritime strikes in the Black Sea - and relieve the …

The Indonesian Navy is giving new life to Italy's first aircraft carrier, the 1985-built ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, which arrived in Jakarta on Friday to begin a career as KRI Gajah …

Commanders from the Finnish and Swedish navies met on Thursday, September 17, reaching key agreements about efforts to enhance security measures in the Baltic. It came as the Finnish Border …

In a new review of federal records and port call data, Bloomberg discovered that at least a dozen foreign-flag tankers have engaged in U.S. coastwise trade without registering their activity …

The state-owned Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH (DET) highlighted the return of its fourth FSRU (Floating Storage and Regasification Unit) as it gears up for increased LNG import capacity. Germany launched …

More than 120 people disappeared when the lost ferry Virgo Transport 8 capsized on September 13 in the Java Sea, and an investigation into the circumstances of the casualty is …

The Scottish government announced in Parliament that it has a new stopgap plan to keep the financially troubled Ferguson Marine shipyard in Glasgow operational and to save a workforce that …

A Turkish shipowner, along with the family of a crewmember who was killed in a Ukrainian attack and the surviving crewmembers, took the unusual step of filing a war crimes …

In a rare example of maritime cooperation among unlikely participants, three North Korean seafarers were rescued from their sinking boat while a search is ongoing for a fourth missing individual. …

FFrance’s fishermen have taken to the waters in a protest over fuel prices that was reported to be growing and disrupting Mediterranean ferry service. Ports from Sète to Nice have …

Extended U.S. Navy deployments have periodically drawn public attention to what accumulated months at sea can do to a crew. Reporting on one recent deployment — an aircraft carrier at …

A number of geospatial intelligence firms have tracked the departure of a Russian convoy from the Baltiysk naval base in the Kaliningrad, and its subsequent movement through the Strait of …

Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected India’s version of the incident on Wednesday when the two nations’ warships made contact at sea and accused India of “belligerent action.” Each nation …

Overnight Wednesday, Russian and Ukrainian forces traded drone strikes against each others' shipping in the Black Sea. On one Ukraine-bound vessel, the master was killed and at least three crewmembers …

[By Austal] Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA received a contract, valued at $10.8 million, awarded by the Navy for emergent maintenance drydocking availability of USS Oakland (LCS 24). To perform …

[By ClassNK] HD Hyundai Samho Co., Ltd., Avikus Co, Ltd. and NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI (ClassNK), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a Joint Development Project (JDP) aimed at …

[By Peninsula] A new Maritime Academy Simulation Centre, which aims to revolutionise the education of future cadets, has been officially unveiled at the University of Gibraltar. As the only facility …

[By HD Hyundai Samho] HD Hyundai Samho Co., Ltd. and ClassNK have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for joint development of an LNG carrier design incorporating the forthcoming amendments …

[By ClassNK] K Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Sejin Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. and ClassNK have signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) regarding the joint development of a new generation Eco LPG …

[By AAPA] In just two weeks, port leaders from across the country will gather in New Orleans for AAPA’s Annual Convention & Expo, and some of the most important conversations …

[By Hempel] The agreement strengthens the companies’ long-standing relationship and highlights how high-performance hull coatings support improved fuel efficiency and vessel optimisation under defined operating conditions. A three-year global agreement …

[By ABB] ABB today announces a technology partnership with Ferrari Hypersail that brings ABB's electrification expertise to the world's most ambitious offshore challenge. As Electrification Partner, ABB will support the …

[By Korean Register] KR (Korean Register) and HD Hyundai Samho have jointly developed a program that enables rapid assessment of hull structural safety during partial launching in the shipbuilding process. …

The U.S. Navy has awarded contracts for a total of seven Landing Craft Utility (LCU) hulls to a trio of yards on the Gulf Coast, all of them outside of …

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a measure to overturn California's Commercial Harbor Craft emissions rule. If also passed by the Senate, it would roll back a unique state-level …

?To date, IMO has verified 80 attacks on merchant vessels in the and around the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in at least 22 deaths of seafarers. The Secretary-General of the …

With the battle lines forming for the International Maritime Organization to finalize and adopt its Net Zero Framework, a new study is looking at the validity of continuous emissions measurement …

The NTSB has released its annual compendium of prior-year casualty reports, and for 2025, the list includes some of the highest-profile accidents in recent maritime history. NTSB incorporated details and …

The contentious negotiations for a new contract for up to 11,000 port workers at Germany’s main seaports have again broken down, with the union, ver.di, reporting it has begun a …

Several different developments taking place in recent days indicate that diplomacy and negotiation are not going to bring warfare in the Gulf to an end anytime soon, either in the …

Two former crewmembers from the much-discussed carrier USS Abraham Lincoln have admitted to selling deadly narcotics to crewmates. Former Lincoln crewmember Seaman Bailey A. Szramowski, 29, has pleaded guilty of …