Iran Demands $12B Up Front for 60-Day Ceasefire Extension

Published May 28, 2026 3:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

In order to open the Strait of Hormuz and obtain some degree of restriction on Iran's nuclear program, the Trump administration ma...

U.S. Forces and Others Stand by In Case Iran Negotiations Collapse

Published May 28, 2026 12:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

After the prospect over the weekend of May 23-24 that a negotiated end to the conflict between Iran and the United States was clos...

Published May 27, 2026 9:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Wednesday, U.S. forces conducted a limited strike on Iranian territory in response to Iranian actions in the Strait of Hormuz,...

Published May 27, 2026 6:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

Officials in South Korea revealed the results of their investigation over the past two weeks into the attack on the HMM cargo ship...

Published May 27, 2026 4:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

After a possible lull in the strikes against suspected drug smugglers, or in reporting the strikes, U.S. forces confirmed another...

Published May 27, 2026 4:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Indian Coast Guard and partner agencies have seized about 115 kilos of cocaine from a boxship, a small bust by global standard...

Published May 27, 2026 3:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

Chinese and Dutch naval forces had a tense encounter near the Paracel Islands on Wednesday, according to the PLA Southern Theater...

Published May 26, 2026 10:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy has picked out seven different designs for its Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel competition, moving ahead with the mos...

Published May 26, 2026 8:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

Many oil market observers have been baffled by the consistently low pricing for crude benchmarks since the start of the Strait of...

Published May 26, 2026 3:37 PM by John Maggs

The IMO’s Net-Zero Framework is back on track. A majority of International Maritime Organization member states continue to support...