Black Sea War Risk Insurance Soars 250% After Ship Attacks December 3, 2025 By Alex Longley, Leonard Kehnscherper and Irina Vilcu Insurance rates for ships calling at ports in the Black Sea are surging after a series of Ukrainian attacks on...
Third Russia-Linked Oil Tanker Suffers Explosions at Sea December 1, 2025 By Alex Longley, Firat Kozok and Katarina Höije An oil tanker carrying diesel suffered four external explosions near Dakar, Senegal, its manager said, the third vessel with links...
Oil Tanker Seized by Iran Is Released With Cargo Missing November 19, 2025 By Alex Longley An oil tanker that was seized by Iranian forces last week has been freed but without its cargo, the vessel’s...
Iran Forces Seize Oil Tanker After it Passes Hormuz Strait November 17, 2025 By Dana Khraiche, Weilun Soon and Alex Longley Iranian forces seized an oil tanker sailing in the Gulf of Oman, diverting the vessel toward the country’s territorial waters...
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....