The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
US Targets Military on Iran’s Kharg Island Demanding Opening of Hormuz
The U.S. military launched strategic bombing on Iran’s Kharg Island, the home of Iran’s oil export industry. In a posting on socia...
Supply Boat Caught Smuggling Drugs Now Issued a Distress Call off Australia
Nearly two months after French authorities intercepted a small vessel smuggling a large amount of cocaine across the Pacific, the...
South Africa Arrests and Fines Four Chinese Vessels for Illegal Fishing
South African authorities have intercepted and fined four Chinese distant-water fishing vessels that were suspected of engaging in...
X1 Wind Reaches Key Milestone with DNV Basic Design Certification
[By: X1 Wind] X1 Wind, a leading developer of innovative floating wind technology, has reached a major milestone with its X100 pre...
Vancouver Posts Record Growth in Throughput as Canada Diversifies Trade
Canada’s push to increase exports to overseas markets, particularly in Asia owing to increasing protectionism by its key trading p...
Video: US Coast Guard Cutter Forward Interdicts Smugglers’ Go-Fast Boat
The U.S. Coast Guard released videos showing its crews in action during the interdiction of a go-fast boat in the Eastern Pacific....
Italy and Malta Monitor Burnt-Out Gas Carrier Drifting Between Their Shores
Italian and Maltese authorities are working together closely monitoring the hulk of the Russian-flagged gas carrier Arctic Metagaz...
Philippine Coast Guard Rescues Engineer Trapped on Capsized Ship
The Philippine Coast Guard responded to the reports of a capsized cargo ship in Cebu province on March 11. It was able to rescue t...
Report: US Amphibious Ships with Marine Unit Head to Middle East
Multiple media outlets are reporting that the Pentagon has approved the redeployment of possibly three USN amphibious vessels, alo...
World’s Largest Sail Yacht Cruise Ship Sets New Mark on Trials
The sail-powered cruise ship Orient Express Corinthian recently completed its propulsion tests, and builder Chantiers de l’Atlanti...