Bellingcat: Russian Traders are Shipping Ukrainian Grain to Saudi Arabia

Published Dec 15, 2025 3:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

Open-source intelligence agency Bellingcat (in cooperation with Lloyd's List) has detected a new buyer of "stolen" Ukrainian grain...

Iran Stops Stateless Tanker in Continuing Crackdown on Fuel Smuggling

Published Dec 15, 2025 1:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iranian officials announced that they have seized yet another vessel they are accusing of smuggling diesel fuel. It is part of an...

Published Dec 13, 2025 7:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Turkish-owned product tanker was struck by a Russian drone after the vessel departed Ukraine bound for Egypt. The Ukrainian Navy...

Published Dec 12, 2025 8:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ferry transport in London is entering a new phase, focusing on sustainability following the launch of a zero-emission vessel. The...

Published Dec 11, 2025 7:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Thursday, a ferry overshot its berth and crashed into an old building alongside the pier on the island of Herfol, Norway. At ab...

Published Dec 11, 2025 2:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

Eleven months after the German customs authorities first moved to seize a shadow fleet tanker and confiscate its cargo of Russian...

Published Dec 10, 2025 3:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

Japan is set to launch service aboard its first autonomous navigation ferry. The vessel Olympia Dream Seto recently completed the...

Published Dec 9, 2025 10:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

After one of its vessels was hit and damaged in a suspected Ukrainian attack, Turkish tanker owner Besiktas Shipping has decided t...

Published Dec 9, 2025 6:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Maritime Union of New Zealand and the International Transport Workers’ Federation are celebrating the decision of New Zealand’...

Published Dec 9, 2025 3:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

Russia’s attempts to continue to ship LNG from the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 site to China appear to have been stymied by an early o...