UK Tests Out Drone Boats for Maintaining Comms with Submersibles

Published Feb 2, 2026 10:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

Unmanned submersibles are a growing focus area for naval R&D, and they have significant potential as force multipliers. They need...

Trump Administration Launches $12B Plan to Stockpile Rare Earths

Published Feb 2, 2026 10:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Trump administration has launched a $12 billion initiative to stockpile critical minerals. The initiative is intended to fend...

Published Feb 1, 2026 5:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

The commander of the regular Iranian navy (Nedaja) Rear Admiral Shahram Irani has announced that Iran will once again host Chinese...

Published Feb 1, 2026 2:46 PM by Dialogue Earth

[By Jiang Mengnan] China has joined Chile and Belgium in competing to host the secretariat of the High Seas Treaty. The landmark U...

Published Feb 1, 2026 12:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

CMA CGM is launching a ports joint venture with one of the world's largest infrastructure investors. With a 25 percent investment...

Published Jan 30, 2026 9:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

The survival of the deal the UK has agreed with the government of Mauritius, involving the UK’s surrender of sovereignty and a lea...

Published Jan 30, 2026 7:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

Details about the U.S. Coast Guard’s plans for expanding America’s presence in the Arctic were the focus of a Senate Commerce Subc...

Published Jan 30, 2026 3:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Philippine Coast Guard issued an urgent alert to all vessels on Friday, January 30, after it received a distress call from a C...

Published Jan 29, 2026 9:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Scarborough Shoal has been a flash point for tensions between the Philippines and China since 2012, when Chinese forces occupied t...

Published Jan 29, 2026 8:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

The European Union's top energy official is actively looking to source LNG from outside of the United States, the EU's biggest sup...