Update: 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...
International Shipping Lines Suspend Port Calls to Yemen as Conflict Worsens April 10, 2015 By Jonathan Saul International shipping lines are being forced to scale back or suspend port calls to Yemen as the conflict gets worse,...
Yemen Conflict Adds to Worries for Ships Dodging Pirates, Terror March 30, 2015 By Naomi Christie and Anthony DiPaola When it comes to world trade, a 17-day shortcut trumps terror, piracy and now bombs. That’s the time a supertanker...
Dryad Maritime Welcomes Japan Plan to Allow Armed Guards on Ships April 10, 2013 Dryad Maritime, a UK-based commercial maritime intelligence company, has welcomed the Japanese government’s plans to submit legislation that will permit...