U.S. Navy Sees a Big Bill Coming Due for Extended Overseas Deployments

Published Oct 8, 2026 10:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy's carrier force has been carrying an unusually heavy load in the Mideast for years, and has been setting records wit...

Oil Prices and Tanker Rates Rise After Latest Iranian Attacks in Mideast

Published Oct 8, 2026 8:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

Following yesterday's tanker attack in the central Arabian Gulf, Brent oil futures climbed to $104 per barrel, Dated Brent hit $13...

Published Oct 8, 2026 6:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

There is some debate about exactly how much oil and LNG is being shipped out of the Gulf from the GCC producers on its southern sh...

Published Oct 8, 2026 6:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Sanctions remain one of the primary tools used by the West to increase pressure on both Russia and Iran. The UK launched its secon...

Published Oct 8, 2026 4:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

The US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln returned to her home port of San Diego, California, on October 8, concluding what beca...

Published Oct 8, 2026 2:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Philippine Coast Guard has reported another dust-up at Second Thomas Shoal, where the Philippine Navy maintains an outpost abo...

Published Oct 8, 2026 12:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

Fighting in Yemen is intensifying and spreading to Saudi Arabia as the Houthis seek to deter further Saudi support for Yemen’s Int...

Published Oct 7, 2026 11:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

A series of reported diesel shipments from Ulsan to Vladivostok have added fuel to a growing diplomatic dispute between South Kore...

Published Oct 7, 2026 12:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

China’s People’s Liberation Army (Navy) (PLAN) released pictures of the Type-071 amphibious dock landing ship Yimengshan (Hull 988...

Published Oct 6, 2026 8:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

The administration of French President Emmanuel Macron is putting new emphasis on France's nuclear deterrent, and specifically on...