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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,...

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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...

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Iran Intercepts American Tanker in Strait of Hormuz

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...

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Two Arrested on Suspicion of Sabotaging Under Construction German Warships

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...

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Estonia Detains Russia-Bound Ship on Suspicion of Smuggling

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...

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Op-Ed: The Navy Is America’s First Line of Economic Defense

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...

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UK Tests Out Drone Boats for Maintaining Comms with Submersibles

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...

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Trump Administration Launches $12B Plan to Stockpile Rare Earths

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...

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China and Russia Plan to Hold a Naval Exercise With Iran in February

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...

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China Wants to Host the High Seas Secretariat

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...

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