Russian Mediterranean Flotilla Heads for Tartus After Syrian Agreement

Published Aug 28, 2026 12:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

Weeks after Russia and Syria formally agreed to new terms under which a reduced Russian foothold would be maintained in Syria, a R...

U.S. Navy Takes Delivery of Final Expeditionary Sea Base

Published Aug 27, 2026 11:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy has taken delivery of its final expeditionary sea base, USS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB-8). The vessel is named for...

Published Aug 27, 2026 10:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

Belgium and the Netherlands will be transferring seven older Tripartite-class mine countermeasure vessels to the government of Bul...

Published Aug 27, 2026 9:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

Deprived of access to its Mideast base in Bahrain, and realizing the consequences of leaving its carriers at sea for too long, the...

Published Aug 27, 2026 8:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

A flash flood initiated by a glacial collapse swept through mountain valleys on the Chinese-Nepalese border on Wednesday, erasing...

Published Aug 27, 2026 3:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

The delay in adoption of the IMO's Net Zero Framework (NZF) has changed the outlook for low-emissions shipping, and DNV's annual F...

Published Aug 26, 2026 4:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

Analyst and media commentary on Operation Economic Outcast, US Treasury Secretary Bessent’s plan to squeeze Iran financially, has...

Published Aug 26, 2026 4:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran and Oman have been negotiating a deal on joint control of the Strait of Hormuz for weeks, and both sides say that they are ge...

Published Aug 25, 2026 8:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

Spanish forces have intercepted and arrested ten smugglers who allegedly opened fire on a patrol vessel off Huelva. It is the late...

Published Aug 25, 2026 7:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

The fourth of the new series of training ships being built for the U.S.’s state maritime academies, the TS Lone Star State, was ha...