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Ukraine Damages Russian Frigate in Drydock on Kronstadt
Ukraine's strike on St. Petersburg on Wednesday morning damaged a tank farm in the main harbor, a dramatic demonstration of its dr...
Read More >>Iran’s Claims of Retaliation Include MSC Boxship and US 5th Fleet HQ
Iranian officials spoke out angrily, accusing the United States of new ceasefire violations after an attack on an oil tanker, whil...
Read More >>Yemeni Government Strengthens Grip on Coastline
With the Strait of Hormuz still largely closed, Red Sea ports have risen in importance as the means to access the Arabian Peninsul...
Read More >>Podcast: Editor-in-Chief Tony Munoz on The Maritime Executive's Founding
In the latest episode of the Offshore Marine Service Association's podcast, Maritime in America, OMSA CEO Aaron Smith interviewed...
Read More >>Trump Administration Invests in Removing Ocean Research Instruments
Moving the objectives of Project 2025 one step closer to completion, the National Science Foundation is removing 900 ocean data co...
Read More >>Labor Problems Grow at Royal Fleet Auxiliary as Officers Set 24-Hour Strike
The UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary, which is responsible for the operations of the Navy’s support ships, is facing mounting labor prob...
Read More >>Lost in the Small Surface Combatant Wilderness
[By Kevin Eyer] Between January 13 and 15, the 38th Annual Surface Navy Symposium convened in Crystal City, Virginia, offering a d...
Read More >>U.S. and Iran Trade Fire as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Continue
Over the weekend, Iranian and U.S. forces traded fire in a continued low-level contest over the control of the Strait of Hormuz. F...
Read More >>Op-Ed: Three Countries Could Scuttle WTO's Fishing-Subsidy Limit Agreement
More than 600 million people around the world seek to make their living through fishing or from processing the catch. Most of thos...
Read More >>Op-Ed: The Jones Act Waiver Is Reshaping More Than Maritime Transportation
The recent Jones Act waiver debate has largely focused on vessel availability, fuel prices, and emergency logistics. Far less atte...
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