Trump Orders Removal of Ford-Class's Electromagnetic Systems

Published Aug 13, 2026 10:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Nine years after announcing his preference for steam catapults, President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to remove the ele...

HGK Has a $14.5B Plan to Make the Rhine Barge Fleet Ready for Drought

Published Aug 13, 2026 7:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

German barge line HGK has put out a policy recommendation for a generational investment in new tonnage for the nation's inland fle...

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

The second of the United States’ Ford class supercarriers, USS John F. Kennedy, got underway Wednesday afternoon, August 12, for h...

Published Aug 13, 2026 12:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

President Vladimir Putin paid a visit to the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet during its major annual exercise, which began on August...

Published Aug 13, 2026 3:39 AM by The Maritime Executive

A new awareness of the vulnerability of subsea infrastructure is leading to enhanced scrutiny with every break, particularly when...

Published Aug 12, 2026 8:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Marine Corps is working with a robotics contractor to field small submersible drones for use near shore, bringing automat...

Published Aug 12, 2026 5:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UK’s Royal Navy is highlighting the continued increase in Russian activity in the English Channel and UK waters into the North...

Published Aug 12, 2026 4:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Wednesday, the Pensacola shipyard proposal known as "Project Maeve" received a meaningful gesture of support from Florida Gov....

Published Aug 12, 2026 3:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

Denmark's military is practicing merchant-ship convoy operations with heavy escort protection in the Baltic, a demonstration of wh...

Published Aug 12, 2026 1:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

A political controversy is swirling after the attack on a small deck cargo ship that killed at least six people and injured as man...