US Moves to Further Increase Economic Pressure on Iranian Oil Trade

Published May 12, 2026 7:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

With the ceasefire talks stalled, the Trump administration continues to seek to use economic pressure to bring Iran to the negotia...

OpEd: Russian Ceasefire Scam Hardens Ukrainian and Widens Maritime Risk

Published May 12, 2026 6:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Russian Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9 is normally a display of military might. This year, however, it was a greatly sc...

Published May 12, 2026 5:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Canada is reportedly discontinuing construction at the long-delayed Nanisivik naval refueling station in the High Arctic. The nava...

Published May 12, 2026 3:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

A new report from the US news outlet CNN, based on leaked information, is adding new speculation to the Russian claims that its ca...

Published May 10, 2026 7:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

While the exploration cruise ship Hondius has now reached Tenerife and passengers are being evacuated to specialist medical facili...

Published May 10, 2026 6:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine has struck another Russian Navy Karakurt Class corvette, an as-yet-unnamed vessel which was hit on May 7 while at sea off...

Published May 10, 2026 4:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

Among the concluding serials of Exercise Balikatan, the Philippines and Japan jointly conducted a live ground-launched anti-ship m...

Published May 10, 2026 11:36 AM by The Maritime Executive

In actions, which can probably best be interpreted as an attempt to maintain pressure on the United States in the context of ongoi...

Published May 9, 2026 3:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

An unexpected release of up-to-date Sentinel-2 satellite imagery covering the Arabian Sea and CENTCOM area on May 6 and 7 has enab...

Published May 8, 2026 11:47 PM by The Strategist

[By Nathan Attrill] China’s pressure on Taiwan increasingly relies on vessels that aren’t warships. Instead, Beijing is deploying...