With Ferry Strikes, Ukraine Narrows Russia's Options at Kerch Strait

Published Mar 15, 2026 9:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine has launched attacks on two railway ferries that Russia was using to supplement its rail line from the Russian mainland ac...

Iran is Making Unimpeded Use of the Strait of Hormuz

Published Mar 15, 2026 12:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

Getting a clear picture of what traffic is currently passing through the Strait of Hormuz is difficult at present for the external...

Published Mar 13, 2026 8:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

Nearly two months after French authorities intercepted a small vessel smuggling a large amount of cocaine across the Pacific, the...

Published Mar 13, 2026 7:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

South African authorities have intercepted and fined four Chinese distant-water fishing vessels that were suspected of engaging in...

Published Mar 13, 2026 10:22 AM by The Maritime Executive

Authorities in Sweden are intensifying a crackdown on unseaworthy vessels that they suspect could be linked to Russia’s shadow fle...

Published Mar 12, 2026 11:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Strait of Hormuz shutdown is having a direct effect on the price of oil and LNG, and in some downstream and byproduct markets,...

Published Mar 12, 2026 10:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

Amidst oil shipping disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine has attacked an oil pipeline leading to Russia's export terminals...

Published Mar 12, 2026 7:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

Saudi Arabia’s national oil company, Aramco, is rapidly working to build up operations at its alternate terminal located on the Re...

Published Mar 12, 2026 6:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

The United States, in a court filing made on March 12, is asking for an order to permit an immediate interlocutory sale of the sei...

Published Mar 12, 2026 4:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

Indian officials confirmed that the first tanker carrying crude from the Persian Gulf arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday, March 11, as...