US Targets Military on Iran’s Kharg Island Demanding Opening of Hormuz

Published Mar 13, 2026 9:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

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...

Video: US Coast Guard Cutter Forward Interdicts Smugglers’ Go-Fast Boat

Published Mar 13, 2026 6:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard released videos showing its crews in action during the interdiction of a go-fast boat in the Eastern Pacific....

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

Multiple media outlets are reporting that the Pentagon has approved the redeployment of possibly three USN amphibious vessels, alo...

Published Mar 13, 2026 11:54 AM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Treasury Department late on Thursday, March 12, announced it was issuing a general license authorizing the delivery and s...

Published Mar 12, 2026 10:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

After a number of earlier unsubstantiated reports, US official sources have confirmed to the New York Times and CNN that the Irani...

Published Mar 12, 2026 8:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

A U.S. Navy surface combatant fired on an Iranian vessel that got too close to the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln this week, official...

Published Mar 12, 2026 4:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

The White House has floated the possibility of waiving the Jones Act for coastwise fuel and fertilizer transport, and U.S. maritim...

Published Mar 12, 2026 2:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Norwegian Maritime Authority has announced the strictest step yet made by any government agency or industry association to add...

Published Mar 12, 2026 12:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Nimitz Class carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) has suffered a fire in its onboard laundry facility, which has injured two cr...

Published Mar 11, 2026 6:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Polar Star, America's only operational heavy icebreaker, has successfully completed her annual m...