Damage to World's Largest LNG Plant Could Take 3-5 Years to Fix

Published Mar 19, 2026 4:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Iranian strikes on Ras Laffan yesterday hit the world's biggest LNG export plant, and Qatari officials say that the damage was...

As IMO Meets to Discuss Hormuz, Iran Sets Up its Own Shipping Corridor

Published Mar 18, 2026 10:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

As maritime nations gather at IMO in London this week to debate solutions to the Strait of Hormuz crisis, evidence is growing that...

Published Mar 18, 2026 5:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

Qatari state petroleum company QatarEnergy has reported a series of Iranian attacks on the natural gas hub at Ras Laffan Industria...

Published Mar 17, 2026 11:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

Events in the Strait of Hormuz have put new demands on the attention of U.S. maritime services, enough to obscure a pressing issue...

Published Mar 17, 2026 11:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

The supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford is scheduled to return to Souda Bay, Crete shortly for repairs to damage from the laundry room...

Published Mar 17, 2026 9:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

U.S. Central Command announced Tuesday that it has bombed Iranian antiship cruise missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz, an atte...

Published Mar 16, 2026 10:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reports a new attack on a tanker at the anchorage area off Fujairah, a key loading terminal f...

Published Mar 16, 2026 7:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

President Donald Trump has threatened NATO allies with a "very bad" future if they do not join in a proposed Strait of Hormuz nava...

Published Mar 16, 2026 5:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy has decided to defer the scheduled decommissioning of its oldest aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz (CVN 68), until 2027....

Published Mar 16, 2026 3:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

India has said it will not enter into a bargaining process with Iran on shipping matters. The spokesman for the Ministry of Extern...