Cargo Ship Hit by Explosive Device off Yemen’s Coast September 30, 2025 By Alex Longley and Verity Ratcliffe A cargo ship was hit by an explosive device near Yemen and caught fire, injuring two seafarers. The Netherlands-flagged Minervagracht,...
EV-Carrying Ship Sinks in Pacific Ocean After Catching Fire June 24, 2025 By Alex Longley A ship that caught fire in the Pacific Ocean earlier this month has sunk. The vessel was abandoned in the...
U-Turning Oil Supertankers Cross Hormuz After Avoiding It June 23, 2025 By Alex Longley Two supertankers, each capable of hauling about 2 million barrels of crude, headed through the Hormuz shipping strait at the...
Mideast Ship Insurance Costs Jump Following Iran-Israel Attacks June 19, 2025 By Alex Longley The cost of insurance for ships sailing in the Persian Gulf jumped as attacks between Iran and Israel raised risks...
Small Plastic Pellets Wash Up on UK Shores After Ship Explosions March 18, 2025 By Alex Longley Small plastic pellets washed up on the east coast of the UK, a week after two ships collided in the...
Captain of Container Ship That Crashed Near UK Was Russian March 13, 2025 By Alex Longley, Jack Wittels and Alex Wickham The captain of the Solong container ship that crashed near the UK is a Russian national, the ship’s owner said....
Stricken Oil Tanker in North Sea Smolders With Hole in Side March 11, 2025 By Alex Longley and Jack Wittels A US oil tanker that was struck by a container ship in the North Sea on Monday was smoldering with...
Hazardous Cargo Secured From Ship Grounded on Canada’s East Coast March 4, 2025 By Alex Longley and Melissa Shin The hazardous cargo and fuel on a ship that ran aground in Canada last month has been contained, according to...
Oil Tankers Rocked by Mystery Blasts After Trips to Russia February 20, 2025 By Alex Longley At least four oil tankers have been hit with explosions so far this year — all of them having visited...
Denmark to Intensify Scrutiny of Russia Shadow-Fleet Tankers February 6, 2025 By Sanne Wass and Alex Longley Denmark will ramp up inspections of ships transporting Russian oil through its narrow straits, in an effort to protect the...