India Moves to Accelerate Expanding Shipping Capacity by Adding 62 Vessels

Published Apr 30, 2026 8:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, mapped out an ambitious plan to rapidly expand the...

First of Canadian Coast Guard’s New Arctic-Offshore Patrol Ships Launched

Published Apr 29, 2026 8:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

Canada marked the next milestone in its efforts to renew the fleets of the Canadian Navy and Coast Guard with the floatout of th...

Published Apr 28, 2026 6:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

South Korea’s antitrust regulators have taken the unusual step of extending a series of restrictions imposed on several of...

Published Apr 27, 2026 8:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Royal Caribbean International confirmed that it has extended the order for its Icon class with the sixth and seventh shi...

Published Apr 27, 2026 7:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

China Merchants Heavy Industries completed the delivery of the country’s first 180,000 cbm LNG gas carrier. It marked a mi...

Published Apr 27, 2026 5:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The U.S. Navy's next annual budget is going to contain an unheard-of line item: a pair of multibillion-dollar studie...

Published Apr 23, 2026 8:16 PM by Paul Benecki

  The average merchant ship has a service life of 20-25 years, in some cases more. That's a long time to stay in compl...

Published Apr 22, 2026 7:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A fire aboard the first-in-class destroyer USS Zumwalt has injured three sailors, according to the U.S. Navy.  Z...

Published Apr 22, 2026 5:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

  American defense tech consultancy Janus has just published a major review of autonomous naval systems in all global...

Published Apr 22, 2026 5:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Swedish Maritime Authority and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries completed the contract for the construction of a new iceb...