An antifouling coating is the only paint on a ship that is regulated for what it releases rather than what it protects. Twice now, a product the industry considered settled has been banned outright, and both times the compliance burden landed on owners who had bought in good faith. By MarineCraft Journal … Read more
By The Maritime Executive 2026-10-22 17:12:08 On Thursday, the continued Houthi attacks on Saudi energy targets prompted a jump in oil prices, driving Brent futures upwards to nearly $113 by the market close in New York. In an already-tight global…
By The Maritime Executive 2026-10-22 15:27:01 TaiwanPlus TV’s investigative journalist Cadence Quantara has filed a report on an unexplained cluster of shipping which is lingering a short distance off the southwest coast of Taiwan, adjacent to the cities of Tainan…
By The Maritime Executive 2026-10-21 22:52:06 On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury announced new sanctions on a Panama-based law firm and five of its staff for allegedly helping Iranian shipping interests.
The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Wednesday on Karnakis and Karnakis, a law firm based in Greece and Panama, saying it had for years provided legal assistance to Iranian shipping networks.
By The Maritime Executive 2026-10-21 15:44:57 An Iraqi-owned cargo ship departed the port of Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates today, October 21, northbound in the Persian Gulf.
