US Tightens Economic Controls on Iran and Warns Shipping About Hormuz Tolls

Published May 1, 2026 6:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

In what it is calling “Economic Fury,” the U.S. Department of the Treasury is expanding a number of efforts to tighten the economi...

U.S. Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Crew of Capsized Cargo Ship

Published Apr 30, 2026 9:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Coast Guard reports that after a diligent search failed to find any additional information, it has suspended its search for?th...

Published Apr 30, 2026 8:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

Following pressure from the White House, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a Senate compromise bill to fund most of the...

Published Apr 30, 2026 6:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

The state of Maryland has decided to change contractors for the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which was destroye...

Published Apr 30, 2026 3:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

At a state dinner given in his honor, King Charles III has presented President Trump with a personal gift, the bell of the decommi...

Published Apr 30, 2026 2:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iranian officials are reporting that the U.S. released six crewmembers from one of the vessels that had been boarded and commandee...

Published Apr 29, 2026 3:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

Tucked as Agenda Item 12 into the agenda of the 84th Session of the IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee is a proposal...

Published Apr 29, 2026 3:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine is continuing its efforts targeting Russia’s oil revenues with reports of new attacks on a tanker in the Black Sea as well...

Published Apr 28, 2026 10:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. government and five small Latin American states have issued a statement pushing back on perceived Chinese retaliation aga...

Published Apr 28, 2026 9:13 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

[By Lowell Bautista] After nearly a decade of relative pause, China has resumed large-scale island-building in the South China Sea...