U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Returns Home After Escorting Two Seized Tankers

Published Feb 17, 2026 5:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mohawk has completed a rare mission. On Saturday, the cutter returned to her home port in Key West aft...

Quantum Computing Can Solve the Hardest Port Scheduling Problems

Published Feb 17, 2026 4:41 PM by Simon Fried

Maritime shipping is inherently a real-time optimization challenge. Vessel schedules shift mid-voyage. Ports operate under tight l...

Published Feb 17, 2026 4:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

In what is one of the deadliest days of the Trump administration’s campaign against drug runners, SOUTHCOM is reporting three stri...

Published Feb 17, 2026 3:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

The scourge of false flag operations continues to pop up, moving from country to country, with Madagascar and Zimbabwe being the l...

Published Feb 17, 2026 12:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

French authorities confirmed that the Marseille Judicial Court has ended the detention of the shadow fleet tanker Grinch, which ha...

Published Feb 16, 2026 11:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Indian seizure of three dark fleet tankers associated with Iranian oil exports has been well-known within the industry for day...

Published Feb 16, 2026 10:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

The IRGC Navy has made a number of half-hearted attempts to disrupt traffic in the Straits of Hormuz in recent weeks. On January 2...

Published Feb 16, 2026 3:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

On February 8, Japan held a parliamentary election and returned the sitting prime minister Sanae Takaichi and her Liberal Democrat...

Published Feb 15, 2026 11:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

The naval forces of El Salvador have completed what they report to be the largest cocaine bust in the country's history - a multi-...

Published Feb 15, 2026 9:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

China's "Great Wall of sand" is growing again after years of quiescence. The giant cutter-suction dredges (CSDs) that accompany Ch...