The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Study Suggests Deep Sea Mining Could Be a Loss-Making Proposition
Any deep-ocean seabed operation is an expensive proposition, as research vessel operators and offshore drilling companies are well...
Vance Acknowledges "Details" to be Resolved on Alaska LNG Investment
Just days after President Donald Trump unveiled a multi-billion-dollar South Korean investment in the Alaska LNG pipeline megaproj...
OBT Expands Into Mauritania as Demand for Shipping Continues to Grow
[By OBT] Growing activity across Mauritania’s mining, energy, offshore, infrastructure, oil and gas, renewable energy and developm...
DP World Research: Supply Chain Chiefs Shift from Cost to Choice
[By DP World] DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – 5 October 2026: Supply chain leaders are redesigning their networks around greater cho...
GAO: Modernizing US Navy Shipyards Will Cost $200B with 2080 Completion
The U.S. Navy is facing a formidable task to rebuild its aging and overstretched shipyards, a mission that could cost a staggering...
South Africa Approves Move to Set Up Independent Port Authority
The South African government is continuing efforts to move forward with its pledge to improve the operations of its beleaguered co...
Japan Launches First Vessel Sanctions in Support of Ukraine
The Japanese government announced a package of sanctions at the end of last week designed to target Russian trade, which included...
Lost Ferry Virgo Transport 8 to be Raised to Recover Remains
The insurer and the owner of the lost ferry Virgo Transport 8 have reached an agreement to raise the wreck of the sunken vessel, p...
Philippines Accuses PLA of Unsafe Close Encounter Over South China Sea
The Philippine military says that a Chinese fighter made an unsafe close approach to a patrol aircraft near Scarborough Shoal, a c...
ONE and ClassNK Launch Research to Quantify Roll Damping Tank Effectiveness
[By: ClassNK] Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. ("ONE") and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai ("ClassNK") have launched a joint research project t...