The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
LR: Incessant Shipboard Alarms Can Be Reduced, With Clear Safety Benefits
Mariners have complained about excessive alarms for years, and anyone who has spent time in a modern engine control room knows how...
ABP and University of Hull Partner to Research Port Safety
[By: ABP] Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading ports group, has partnered with the University of Hull to delve deeper...
IACS Announces Next Chair
[By: IACS] The Council of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has announced the election of Alex Greg...
DP World Survey: Trade Leaders Upbeat On 2026 Despite Rising Barriers
[By: DP World] The global trade outlook looks fragile. Business confidence does not. That’s the core finding of DP World’s new Glo...
Hoppe Marine and Admaren Tech Announce Launch of SecureLoad Systems
[By: Hoppe Marine GmbH] Hoppe Marine GmbH and Admaren Tech Pvt. Ltd. recently announced the launch of SecureLoad Systems Pvt. Ltd....
Florida Man Charged With Trying to Sell Cocaine He Found at Sea
Finding a lost cocaine cargo at sea might seem like a payday, since landed prices for a kilo are well into the five figures in Nor...
iO3’s V.Secure Achieves IACS UR E27 Type Approval from RINA
[By: RINA] iO3 and RINA, the international classification society, today jointly announced that V.Secure, iO3’s maritime cybersecu...
Amsterdam Government Calls for Banning Ocean Cruise Ships by 2035
After agreeing to limit and then relocate cruise ships out of the center of the Dutch city, members of Amsterdam’s coalition gover...
Russian Tanker's Channel Transit Gets Heightened Scrutiny
The Russian military product tanker General Skobelev is a regular sight in the English Channel and Strait of Gibraltar, and she ro...
Interferry Demands Pause for EU ETS Due to Inequities and Use of Funds
Interferry, the global trade association for the ferry industry, is calling for an immediate halt to the further phasing-in of the...