UK's New Prime Minister Faces Early Test on Offshore Oil and Gas

Published Jul 28, 2026 11:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UK's new prime minister has a tough new decision in the weeks ahead: Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester, wil...

Prospects for Joint Upgrades of the St. Lawrence Seaway

Published Jul 28, 2026 10:23 PM by Harry Valentine

The development of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the international hydroelectric power dam east of Lake Ontario represented a milest...

Published Jul 28, 2026 7:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran has rejected the latest Omani proposal to share control of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Wall Street Journal and a t...

Published Jul 27, 2026 4:44 PM by Denise Krepp

The recent conviction of a ship captain for sexually assaulting a US Merchant Marine Academy midshipman in 2019 shows how long it...

Published Jul 27, 2026 3:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Italian Coast Guard on Sunday, July 26, organized an evacuation of more than 700 people, including tourists, after people were...

Published Jul 27, 2026 10:21 AM by The Maritime Executive

Details of Ukraine’s attack on shipping in the Caspian Sea over the weekend are still not clear. However, the Iranian reaction sug...

Published Jul 26, 2026 10:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army (Navy) test of a submarine-launched nuclear-capable missile, fired from the South China Sea int...

Published Jul 26, 2026 8:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday, a Turkish-operated freighter was hit by Russian drones on the northern branch of the Danube, leaving two crewmembers...

Published Jul 26, 2026 7:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday, U.S. forces intercepted the falsely-flagged product tanker Charminar for a flag verification boarding, part of the ne...

Published Jul 26, 2026 2:27 PM by CIMSEC

By Dr. John P. Cordle, Captain, USN (Ret). The first week of June 2026 marked a seminal event in the history of sleep and fatigue...