Turkey's State Oil Company Joins Shell in Black Sea E&P Venture

Published Feb 19, 2026 10:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

Turkish energy company TPAO has signed up with Shell for the exploration of the Khan Tervel field, a promising formation off the c...

Court Orders Italy to Pay Migrant Rescue NGO for High Profile 2019 Run-In

Published Feb 19, 2026 9:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

An Italian court has ordered the government to pay $89,000 in compensation to the migrant rescue NGO Sea-Watch for a 2019 run-in t...

Published Feb 19, 2026 7:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

As the UK debates the fate of the Chagos Archipelago deal which transfers sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, a pa...

Published Feb 19, 2026 6:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Russian Navy, the regular Iranian Navy (Nedsa) and the IRGC Navy (Nedsa) have completed a morning’s anti-piracy exercise in th...

Published Feb 19, 2026 6:03 PM by Prof. Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed

International law depends on a basic understanding that obligations accepted by states cannot be set aside by administrative prefe...

Published Feb 19, 2026 3:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard is reporting it was successful last week in interrupting a drug smuggling effort involving a go-fast boat in...

Published Feb 18, 2026 11:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

Up until now, reinforcements to the US force posture in the Middle East can safely have been described as strengthening defensive...

Published Feb 18, 2026 8:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

The International Fleet Review being hosted by the Indian Navy has been getting underway in the port city of Visakhapatnam, home o...

Published Feb 18, 2026 6:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Japanese investors has agreed to back a large-scale offshore loading terminal off the coast of Texas, the newly-permitted Texas Gu...

Published Feb 18, 2026 5:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

As part of the ongoing efforts that are downsizing and reshaping the operation of the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the UK...