product tanker damaged in Black Sea attack

Bulgaria and Romania Continue Black Sea Searches After Attacks

warship sailing alongside containership in the Red Sea

War in Yemen Now Impacting the Whole Gulf Region

Published Oct 16, 2026 2:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Houthis have intensified their attacks on the forces of Yemen’s Internationally Recognized Government (IRG) over the last week but have also widened their campaign by mounting very damaging attacks on infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. Targeting of civilian airports in Saudi Arabia, which has led to the temporary closure of Riyadh International Airport, places further pressure on transport routes into and out of Saudi Arabia, which have also been exacerbated by continued drone and missile attacks on oil pipelines and...

Unmanned Vessel Deploys With Carrier Strike Group for the First Time

Published Oct 15, 2026 11:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy has confirmed that a midsize unmanned surface vessel has sailed with the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, currently under way in the Pacific. It is the first time that a deployed CSG has been accompanied by an unmanned vessel too large to stow on a ship. Roosevelt got under way from San Diego on October 8, but preparations for integrating the USV into its escort force have been going on for some time. In September, the...

A refinery in Moscow burns after a Ukrainian drone strike, June 2026 (Russian social media)

IEA: Russian Diesel Deal Won't Change Tight Global Energy Market

Published Oct 15, 2026 10:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

The tight global market for diesel fuel is likely to extend well into 2027, according to the latest analysis from the International Energy Agency, meaning that record prices may be here to stay through at least the first quarter of 2027 - and maybe longer, depending upon the conflicts in the Mideast and Ukraine. The disruption at the Strait of Hormuz, attacks on refineries in the GCC states, and Ukraine's concerted campaign of strikes on Russian energy infrastructure have all...

RoRo to Transport Airbus Components is Fitted with Six Rotor Sails

Published Oct 15, 2026 8:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Spirit of Toulouse, the first of three pioneering RoRos with wind-assisted propulsion, marked a milestone in its construction with the installation of its six wind rotors. The vessel, which is being built in China, becomes not only the largest RoRo vessel to be equipped with wind-assisted propulsion, but also has the largest number of mechanical sails fitted on a single vessel. "Spirit of Toulouse is much more than a new vessel. It is a tangible demonstration of how the...

Shipping

Ukraine is Trying to Auction Off Seized Bulker Stuck in Chornomorsk

Ukraine’s Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) reports it is ready to sell a seized bulker that it has been fighting over for the past several years, claiming it is owned by Russian interests. The vessel, Emmakris III, has been trapped in Ukraine since the start of the war in February 2022. The vessel has been posted on ARMA’s website, and its press office reports the vessel is being prepared for sale. It had tried to sell the ship earlier,...

Tugs & Salvage

Salvage Operation Has Cleared More Than Two-Thirds of MSC Baltic III

The salvage and recycling operation for the wrecked containershp MSC Baltic III continues to make strong progress. The Canadian Coast Guard in its most recent update on the operation says that Resolve Marine has removed approximately 68 percent of the tonnage of the vessel, with the remaining sections being pulled toward shore. The latest figures compare with just over 6,000 tons that had been recovered as of the beginning of October. At that point, they said approximately 55 percent of...

Government

War in Yemen Now Impacting the Whole Gulf Region

Corporate News

First Electric Ferry in Estonia to Feature Steerprop Next Generation of Contra-Rotating Propeller Units

First Electric Ferry in Estonia to Feature Steerprop Propulsors

[By Steerprop] Finnish marine propulsion specialist Steerprop will supply the latest version of its well-established contra-rotating propeller (CRP) technology to a fully electric ferry being built by Polish shipyard CRIST SA for the Estonian State Fleet. The vessel, described as Estonia’s first fully electric passenger ferry, will be propelled by two Steerprop SP 25 CRP units featuring permanent magnet motor drives. The ferry will also be the first to feature next generation of CRP technology, which further improves mechanical efficiency...

Cruise Ships

Carnival Deals Blow to Australia Ending Deployment of Two Cruise Ships

In the latest blow to Australia’s already struggling cruise industry, Carnival Cruise Line announced it will redeploy permanently to North America two of the four cruise ships it has had in the market. While Australia is the fourth largest overall cruise market, a coalition formed earlier this year highlighted that the market is sagging under rising costs and a lack of regulatory certainty. Carnival Cruise Line announced the Carnival Adventure (108,865 gross tons with accommodations for up to 3,150 passengers)...

Ports

Shanghai Moved a Staggering 5.1M TEU in September Recovering from Typhoons

While already recognized for many years as the world’s busiest container port, Shanghai exceeded its own records, handling a staggering 5.135 million TEU during September. Port officials are highlighting the achievement to emphasize that the port is clearing its backlogs and working very efficiently. Shanghai’s operations were disrupted starting in July by three powerful typhoons. The weather-related suspensions contributed to a growing backlog and vessel congestion. It was further exacerbated by a surge in exports and strong international demand. The...

Shipping

Ukraine is Trying to Auction Off Seized Bulker Stuck in Chornomorsk

Tugs & Salvage

Salvage Operation Has Cleared More Than Two-Thirds of MSC Baltic III

Government

War in Yemen Now Impacting the Whole Gulf Region

Corporate News

First Electric Ferry in Estonia to Feature Steerprop Propulsors

Cruise Ships

Carnival Deals Blow to Australia Ending Deployment of Two Cruise Ships

Ports

Shanghai Moved a Staggering 5.1M TEU in September Recovering from Typhoons

Offshore

Despite Rumors, Logistical Shortfalls Rule Out Russian-Iranian Oil Blending

Speculation has recently mounted that Iran is managing to export its crude oil using routes over the Caspian Sea. Given the Iranian regime’s sanctions-breaking expertise, developed over nearly 50 years, one might expect the Iranians capable of putting such diversions in place. But as yet there is little public evidence that they have managed to do so in any appreciable quantity. Iranian oil is produced onshore in the southwestern province of Khuzestan (from the Ahvaz, Gachsaran, Marun and Aghajari oilfields)...

Shipbuilding

USNS dry cargo ship arriving for repairs

South Korean Yard Completes Repairs for USNS Amelia Earhart

South Korea’s HJ Heavy Industries completed a larger-than-planned overhaul and repair project for the Military Sealift Command supply ship USNS Amelia Earhart and redelivered the ship to the U.S. Navy. The project is in keeping with the U.S. Navy’s “Indo-Pacific Maintenance Capability Enhancement” policy, which is designed to undertake maintenance and overhaul work in the region to reduce the vessel’s time away from service and out of the region, while also reducing the amount of work on the already stretched...

Environment

Investigating the Hidden Costs of World’s Farmed Seafood

For nearly a decade, the Outlaw Ocean Project, the non-profit journalistic organization that I founded, has produced high-impact investigative stories about lawlessness at sea and the variety of threats posed to the people and biodiversity of a space that covers two thirds of our planet. The oceans bear a heavy and largely invisible burden. The public usually takes it for granted, a forever self-replenishing resource that we use to fill our stomachs or line our wallets. Our journalism intends to...

Business

IEA: Russian Diesel Deal Won't Change Tight Global Energy Market

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Bulgaria and Romania Continue Black Sea Searches After Attacks

War in Yemen Now Impacting the Whole Gulf Region

Unmanned Vessel Deploys With Carrier Strike Group for the First Time

IEA: Russian Diesel Deal Won't Change Tight Global Energy Market

RoRo to Transport Airbus Components is Fitted with Six Rotor Sails

Ukraine is Trying to Auction Off Seized Bulker Stuck in Chornomorsk

Salvage Operation Has Cleared More Than Two-Thirds of MSC Baltic III

War in Yemen Now Impacting the Whole Gulf Region

First Electric Ferry in Estonia to Feature Steerprop Propulsors

Carnival Deals Blow to Australia Ending Deployment of Two Cruise Ships

Shanghai Moved a Staggering 5.1M TEU in September Recovering from Typhoons

Crew Welfare and Content: Morale, Wellbeing, and Retention

Global Industry Leaders to Take the Stage at IBIA Annual Convention 2026

Five Issues That Derail Vessel Control System Modernizations

Ukraine is Trying to Auction Off Seized Bulker Stuck in Chornomorsk

Salvage Operation Has Cleared More Than Two-Thirds of MSC Baltic III

War in Yemen Now Impacting the Whole Gulf Region

First Electric Ferry in Estonia to Feature Steerprop Propulsors

Carnival Deals Blow to Australia Ending Deployment of Two Cruise Ships

Shanghai Moved a Staggering 5.1M TEU in September Recovering from Typhoons

Despite Rumors, Logistical Shortfalls Rule Out Russian-Iranian Oil Blending

South Korean Yard Completes Repairs for USNS Amelia Earhart

Investigating the Hidden Costs of World’s Farmed Seafood

IEA: Russian Diesel Deal Won't Change Tight Global Energy Market

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