Managing Conflicts of Interest in Bangladesh’s Ship Recycling Sector

Published Mar 8, 2026 8:40 PM by Prof. Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed

Bangladesh’s ship recycling industry operates under intense national and international scrutiny. The sector is economically vital,...

Iran Claims to Strike Tanker for Running Strait of Hormuz Blockade

Published Mar 8, 2026 1:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday morning, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have struck an oil tanker for failing to abide by Ira...

Published Mar 6, 2026 11:24 AM by The Maritime Executive

A salvage tug sent to aid one of the vessels that had been attacked in the area around the Straits of Hormuz has apparently been a...

Published Mar 5, 2026 9:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

U.S. forces have released new footage of a strike on one of Iran's "drone carriers," the converted merchant vessels that Iranian f...

Published Mar 5, 2026 6:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

New footage appears to suggest that Iranian forces used a drone boat to attack the tanker Sonangol Namibe off the coast of Kuwait....

Published Mar 4, 2026 11:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UKMTO has reported an apparent attack on a tanker at a position off the coast of Kuwait, resulting in a hull breach. The tanke...

Published Mar 4, 2026 8:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

War risk at the Strait of Hormuz continues to deter shipowners from venturing near to Iran, and AIS-active traffic remains 90 perc...

Published Mar 4, 2026 6:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

The recent Ukrainian strike on Novorossiysk caused damage to a Transneft oil loading terminal, and may also have extended to Russi...

Published Mar 4, 2026 2:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters that a U.S. Navy submarine had torpedoed and sunk the Iranian frigate...

Published Mar 3, 2026 4:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Tuesday morning, drones hit an oil storage terminal at Fujairah, UAE, a key energy transshipment and bunkering hub for the Gulf...