Vessels Near Strait of Hormuz Transmit Unusual Messages to Prevent Attacks June 27, 2025 By Georgina McCartney and Arathy Somasekhar Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz have been broadcasting unusual messages concerning nationality in a bid to avoid being attacked...
Update: Two Tankers Catch Fire After Collision Near Strait of Hormuz June 17, 2025 By Weilun Soon and Nicholas Lua Two giant ocean-going tankers collided and caught fire and two other ships were approached by Iranian boats near the Strait...
Ship Signal Jamming in Persian Gulf Worsens as Conflict Widens June 16, 2025 By Weilun Soon Navigation signals from more than 900 vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf went awry over the...
Ships Warned to Avoid Red Sea, Log Hormuz Voyages After Israel Hits Iran June 13, 2025 By Jonathan Saul, Yannis Souliotis and Renee Maltezou Merchant shipping is continuing to pass through the Strait of Hormuz despite Israel’s large-scale attacks on Iran on Friday, the...
Update: Fuel Tanker Hijacking Revives Fears of Somali Pirate Threat March 16, 2017 By Felix Njini and Mohamed Ahmed The hijacking of a fuel tanker off Somalia’s coast shows the threat pirates still pose to one of the world’s...
Pirates Demand Ransom for Oil Tanker Hijacked off Coast of Somalia March 15, 2017 Pirates off the coast of Somalia, who hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew on board, are demanding...
Somali Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker in 1st Commercial Attack in 5 Years March 14, 2017 By Katharine Houreld Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew onboard, a Somali official said on Tuesday, the first...
Steamship Services Publishes Revised War and Piracy Area Warnings December 24, 2015 Following a review by Steamship Services Joint War Committee, the War Breach areas have been revised and amended. War and...
UPDATE: Chapala Threatens Yemen with Flooding, High Winds: AccuWeather November 3, 2015 The AccuWeather Global Weather Center has reported that “Yemen is bracing for impacts from a small, but currently powerful Tropical...
Growing Yemen War Risk Threatens Vital Sea Routes; Premiums Likely to Jump May 14, 2015 By Jonathan Saul With Middle East giants Saudi Arabia and Iran squaring up on opposing sides in the Yemen war, the dangers to...