18+ hour, 3+ min ago   (144+ words) Published by Harry Valentine Published by Jack O'Connell The ship was built in 2010 as a shallow-draught icebreaking tug, and was registered in Turkmenistan as the Mangystau-2. For over a decade, she operated as a commercial firefighting tug in the Caspian…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (309+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026 9:14 PM by The Maritime Executive Kongsberg Maritime has entered into an agreement with Austal Defence Shipbuilding Australia Pty Ltd (Austal Defence Australia) to supply Kamewa Steel Series waterjets for the Australian Army’s new Landing Craft Medium (LCM) fleet....

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (148+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026 9:10 PM by The Maritime Executive X1 Wind, a disruptive floating wind technology developer, has announced the successful closing of its fourth strategic funding round. The operation was led by Grow VP, which assumes around 8% of the share capital, and…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (325+ words) Published Sep 9, 2026 10:04 PM by The Maritime Executive bound4blue has received a Design Assessment from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore for its flagship Model 3-24 eSAIL®, developed to maximise the contribution of wind propulsion on larger vessels. Presented during a handover ceremony at SMM…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (469+ words) Published Sep 9, 2026 11:05 AM by The Maritime Executive Svitzer, a leading global towage provider, and Cheoy Lee Shipyards have signed a contract to build a further six 29 metre TRAnsverse tugs, as the first of eight TRA2900 already under build with the yard,…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (278+ words) Published by Michael Alfutis The District Court case from 2025 was brought against the captain and two deck officers from the tanker Eagle S, which was sailing under the Cook Islands’ flag. On December 25, 2024, Finnish authorities were notified of an interruption…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (273+ words) Published Sep 7, 2026 7:51 PM by The Maritime Executive Icelandic tech company Hefring Marine has been selected as one of just 15 companies to advance to Mission Track of NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA), from a 2026 cohort of 150 innovators…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (318+ words) Published Sep 7, 2026 3:02 PM by The Maritime Executive Kongsberg Maritime ASA has entered into an agreement to acquire Steerprop, a Finnish designer and manufacturer of azimuth propulsion systems specialising in high ice-class and Arctic vessels. Steerprop has built a strong position…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (289+ words) Published by Capt. Volodymyr Smirnov Spanish authorities have seized more than three tonnes of cocaine in Gran Canaria after an unprecedented chase of a "narco-boat." This is the latest interception in the Canary Islands, which have become a primary gateway…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (119+ words) Russia is helping Iran develop a supersonic anti-ship cruise missile, according to a report in the Financial Times. If the development comes to fruition, it could pose a threat to US Navy ships maintaining a blockade on Iranian ships and…...