The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Panama Canal Cuts Drafts for Largest Ships as El Niño Intensifies
The Panama Canal Authority reported that it is lowering the maximum draft for the largest vessels transiting the canal as it works...
Seafarer Killed as Russia Strikes Two More Black Sea Ships
The nearly daily attacks on Ukraine’s seaports and commercial shipping are continuing, with reports that two more vessels were str...
Oil Slicks and a Burning Ship Show the Toll of the Hormuz Crisis
Sentinel-2c satellite imagery taken on August 5 off the northern tip of Oman’s Musandam Peninsula shows the extent of damage infli...
WSF Celebrates Long-Awaited Steelcutting for New Hybrid-Electric Ferries
After years of preparation, Washington State Ferries celebrated the steel-cutting for a series of hybrid-electric ferries at Easte...
Russian Navy Augments its Long-Term Presence in English Channel
The Russian frigate RFS Neustrashimy (now F722) has settled into its role as the Russian Navy’s piquet ship stationed in the Engli...
CBO: First Trump-Class "Battleship" Could Cost $23 Billion
The U.S. Navy's first future "battleship" combatant class may cost about $23 billion dollars by the time it delivers in 2034, acco...
South Korean Containership Rescues Four Sailors Adrift in a Life Raft
The South Korean shipping company Janggeum Marine, part of the Sinokor Group, shared the details of the rescue of four crewmembers...
Argentina’s Pilots Resume Work After Government Suspends Deregulation Order
Operations were resuming at Argentina’s ports and along the key inland shipping lanes after pilots walked off the job in response...
Cyberattack Slows Operations at North Carolina’s Three Ports
North Carolina Ports, the authority managing the state’s two deepwater ports and a large inland facility, confirmed that it has be...
Pilot Charged in Incident Where Cargo Ship Ran Over Pleasure Boat
Swedish prosecutors charged the pilot who was aboard the cargo ship Misje Verde for his role in the incident in which the cargo sh...