US Sanctions More Tankers as Indirect Talks with Iran Begin

Published Feb 6, 2026 1:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. State Department announced on Friday morning, February 6, that it was adding to the list of sanctioned tankers and compan...

After Swift Turnaround for New Deployment, USS Truxton Returns to the Pier

Published Feb 5, 2026 11:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

On February 3, the destroyer USS Truxton conducted a fast turnaround from Naval Station Norfolk in order to redeploy to an unknown...

Published Feb 5, 2026 10:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

Just weeks after a major multitonne drug bust off French Polynesia, the French Navy has again seized a large cargo of cocaine from...

Published Feb 5, 2026 10:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

After two more large-scale busts at sea, the U.S. Coast Guard has raised the tally of cocaine seized under its new enhanced patrol...

Published Feb 5, 2026 5:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

Four U.S. Navy sailors have pleaded guilty to charges of bribery for taking money from Chinese nationals for sham marriage arrange...

Published Feb 5, 2026 4:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iranian officials reported on Thursday, February 5, that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had seized two more vessels accused...

Published Feb 5, 2026 2:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

Estonia’s Tax and Customs Board completed its investigation of the refrigerated containership Baltic Spirit and permitted the vess...

Published Feb 4, 2026 4:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

Danish Defence reports that the study group working on the strategy for the construction of its new Arctic ships selected a distri...

Published Feb 4, 2026 2:48 PM by The Strategist

By decisively consolidating his personal power, President Xi Jinping’s latest purge of senior military leadership increases strate...

Published Feb 4, 2026 12:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

An area off Malaysia’s eastern Johore coastline has for several years seen a concentration of dark fleet tankers, many sanctioned,...