Russian Navy May Modernize Only One of its Giant "Battlecruisers"

Published Nov 1, 2026 10:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Russian Navy's nuclear-powered cruiser Pyotr Velikiy may be headed into retirement soon, according to Russian state outlet TAS...

Op-Ed: Hormuz Crisis Has Parallels to the Suez Crisis of 1956

Published Nov 1, 2026 6:41 PM by The Conversation

[By Eoin McLaughlin] Months after the US and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran, the Strait of Hormuz remains largel...

Published Nov 1, 2026 3:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

A painstaking investigation by Reuters has uncovered a vast network of accounts and companies used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary...

Published Nov 1, 2026 3:03 PM by Erik Broekhuizen / Poten & Partners

The recent war between the United States and Iran started eight months ago and there is no end in sight. The conflict is in a stal...

Published Oct 30, 2026 4:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

An unusually large convoy of cargo vessels, all sanctioned and with well-established histories of moving military cargo for the Ru...

Published Oct 29, 2026 9:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

President Donald Trump's deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin on supplying extra diesel to the U.S. market has run into poli...

Published Oct 29, 2026 6:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

Huntington Ingalls Industries' stock price jumped 13 percent on Thursday after the release of the firm's third quarter results, wh...

Published Oct 29, 2026 4:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

The National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) TS Empire State VII will be returning to her berth at SUNY Maritime sooner than...

Published Oct 29, 2026 4:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Arleigh-Burke class destroyer USS Spruance has earned a new distinction, becoming the longest deployed destroyer since the Sec...

Published Oct 28, 2026 7:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

In recent years, tanker owners have grown used to government scrutiny and complex compliance requirements. Tanker movements are in...