Ukraine Hits Nine More Tankers as Attacks Intensify on Crimea

Published Jul 8, 2026 2:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

Commanders from Ukraine’s drone forces are reporting that they have now struck a total of 21 vessels in the Sea of Azov over the p...

U.S. and Iran Trade Retaliatory Strikes in Contest for Control of Hormuz

Published Jul 7, 2026 11:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. and Iran have traded another round of retaliatory strikes in their ongoing contest over the control of the Strait of Horm...

Published Jul 7, 2026 12:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine continues to elevate its level of attacks, with the latest reported attacks concentrating on Crimea and the fuel supplied...

Published Jul 6, 2026 9:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

Last week, a Russian maritime patrol aircraft made a close pass by a Royal Navy aircraft carrier and dropped large numbers of sono...

Published Jul 6, 2026 7:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

American private equity firm Advent has exited its investment in British subsea acoustic sensing company Ultra Maritime, selling t...

Published Jul 6, 2026 5:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

In an extremely rapid procurement process for such a high-value contract, Canada appears to have opted for the German-designed Typ...

Published Jul 6, 2026 3:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

The IMO is growing increasingly concerned over the fate of dozens of seafarers who are currently being held for ransom by Somali p...

Published Jul 6, 2026 3:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine launched one of its largest coordinated attacks, coordinated by multiple units and hitting targets across Russia, as it co...

Published Jul 5, 2026 7:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

The ongoing funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has brought out into the open a number of Iranian senior military comm...

Published Jul 5, 2026 3:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

For a second year in a row, China has launched a large expedition to the Arctic involving four research vessels. Last week, three...