Bunker Trader OK Lim Hospitalized Just Before Prison Term Begins

Published Mar 31, 2026 11:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

Former bunker-trading magnate OK Lim (Lim Oon Kuin) has been hospitalized with breathing difficulties, just days ahead of the plan...

Maine Maritime Academy Welcomes Historic Arrival of T/S State of Maine

Published Mar 31, 2026 9:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

Maine Maritime Academy, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD), TOTE Services...

Published Mar 31, 2026 8:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

Concern continues for the estimated 20,000 seafarers trapped in the Persian Gulf on as many as 2,000 to 3,000 ships in total. Whil...

Published Mar 31, 2026 6:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Maritime Legal Aid & Advocacy, a not-for-profit advocacy organization, is reporting that another captain has voluntarily relinquis...

Published Mar 31, 2026 5:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Tuesday, shortly after President Donald Trump proposed leaving the Strait of Hormuz as a matter for other nations to address, C...

Published Mar 31, 2026 4:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

An Iranian-flagged dhow, which was hijacked by suspected Somali pirates, has been located and isolated, according to a report from...

Published Mar 31, 2026 3:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Russian-flagged tanker Anatoly Kolodkin docked at Cuba’s Matanzas terminal on Tuesday morning, March 31, ending weeks of suspe...

Published Mar 31, 2026 1:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

Around the same time the Iranians hit the Kuwaiti tanker in a headline-grabbing incident, the IRGC claims it also targeted an “Isr...

Published Mar 30, 2026 9:49 PM by Prof. Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed

The global ship recycling debate sits at the intersection of two legal regimes that were never designed to fit neatly together. On...

Published Mar 30, 2026 8:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

The White House is considering an option to end the Iran military campaign without reopening the Strait of Hormuz, leaving the tas...