IMO renews piracy warning after five seafarer deaths
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has expressed condolences following the reported deaths of five seafarers during an operation to free the hijacked vessel HONOUR 25 in Somali waters. IMO Secretary-General...
Iran claims attacks on 10 ships near Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed attacks on 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz, as vessel traffic through the key maritime corridor remains below recent averages. Reuters...
Toxic gas leak kills nine at Sitakunda ship-breaking yard
Nine people have died following a suspected toxic gas exposure incident aboard a vessel being dismantled at a ship-breaking yard in Sitakunda, on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s south-eastern Chattogram seaport...
IMO condemns renewed attacks on Red Sea shipping
Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has condemned renewed attacks on Red Sea shipping as “indefensible,” warning they threaten seafarer safety, the marine environment and global supply...
IMO condemns new wave of attacks in Strait of Hormuz
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has condemned a fresh wave of attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. He warned that seafarers are being placed in “grave danger” as...
IMO condemns deadly attack near Strait of Hormuz
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has strongly condemned an attack on the tanker MT SETTEBELLO (IMO 9162916), flagged in Palau, off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz....
Iran seizes two ships in Strait of Hormuz
At least three containerships came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz, as escalating tensions between Iran and Western forces continued to disrupt global shipping operations. Reuters reported that the...
Kuwait-flagged tanker hit by projectile off UAE East Coast
A Kuwait‑flagged tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile approximately 23 nautical miles east of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on 17 March, according to a notice from the United...
MSC adds war surcharge on Africa and Indian Ocean cargo
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has introduced new war-risk surcharges on cargo shipments to Africa and Indian Ocean island destinations amid increased security risks affecting key maritime routes. The surcharges apply...
US seizes sanctioned VLCC amid rising Caribbean risks
A US Coast Guard special operations team has seized the VLCC Skipper in a high-risk boarding operation off Venezuela. Washington describes the action as a strike against a sanctioned oil-shipping...
Crew evacuates burning Dutch ship after Aden attack
The Dutch‑flagged general cargo vessel Minervagracht is currently adrift and a blaze following an attack by an explosive device in the Gulf of Aden. According to Reuters, the strike occurred...
China-Philippines ships collide at Scarborough Shoal
