Malaysia Lets Tankers in Iran-China STS Oil Transfer Off with a Fine

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,...

Fighter From USS Abraham Lincoln Shoots Down Iranian Drone

Published Feb 3, 2026 8:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

A US Navy F-35C has shot down a drone which it said was threatening the US carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). The incident took...

Published Feb 3, 2026 8:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

Two incidents in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday illustrated the degree of tension in the region's waterways as the...

Published Feb 3, 2026 5:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

Two individuals who worked at the Port of Hamburg and possibly at the Blohm + Voss shipyard were arrested on suspicion of attempti...

Published Feb 3, 2026 4:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a developing story, Estonian forces late on Tuesday, February 3, boarded a refrigerated containership and seized the vessel for...

Published Feb 3, 2026 10:45 AM by Capt. Patrick Molenda (USN, ret'd)

When the container ship Ever Given grounded itself across the Suez Canal in 2021, the economic shock spread far beyond the Middle...

Published Feb 2, 2026 10:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

Unmanned submersibles are a growing focus area for naval R&D, and they have significant potential as force multipliers. They need...

Published Feb 2, 2026 10:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Trump administration has launched a $12 billion initiative to stockpile critical minerals. The initiative is intended to fend...

Published Feb 1, 2026 5:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

The commander of the regular Iranian navy (Nedaja) Rear Admiral Shahram Irani has announced that Iran will once again host Chinese...

Published Feb 1, 2026 2:46 PM by Dialogue Earth

[By Jiang Mengnan] China has joined Chile and Belgium in competing to host the secretariat of the High Seas Treaty. The landmark U...