UK Tracks Russian Tanker as US Tightens the Rules on Oil to Cuba

Published Mar 20, 2026 3:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

Close attention is being paid to two tankers, which observers suspected were heading toward Cuba in a Russian effort to provide so...

Hapag and India Plan Cooperation for Reflagging Ships, Recycling, and Ports

Published Mar 19, 2026 7:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

Hapag-Lloyd has become the latest among the largest carriers to map out a strategy of cooperation and expansion with India. The li...

Published Mar 19, 2026 1:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

Two weeks after suffering a container stack collapse in the Pacific Ocean, the ultra-large containership OOCL Sunflower was escort...

Published Mar 18, 2026 4:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

Four weeks after stopping a containership that was suspected of not being correctly registered, Danish authorities continue to hol...

Published Mar 18, 2026 3:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Trump administration has temporarily waived the Jones Act for select liquid bulk and dry bulk cargoes, allowing foreign seafar...

Published Mar 18, 2026 2:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

Days after Cuba suffered one of its worst electrical blackouts due in part to the U.S. energy blockade of the island, two tankers...

Published Mar 17, 2026 6:00 PM by Shaan Burton

The war with Iran has reached critical levels with an increase in direct attacks on commercial container vessels. As of March 11 2...

Published Mar 17, 2026 5:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

Japan is reporting another incident in which a fishing vessel was struck by an inter-island cargo vessel in the busy sea lanes aro...

Published Mar 17, 2026 4:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

A drug intervention team in the Netherlands reports it was able to catch smugglers “red-handed” aboard the ocean-going vessel toss...

Published Mar 16, 2026 9:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Monday, Italian oil major Eni announced the discovery of two big gas finds off the coast of Libya, which will expand the supply...