Seafarers Can Refuse to Sail Through Red Sea as Houthis Step Up Attacks: Industry February 20, 2024 By Jonathan Saul Seafarers have the right to refuse to sail on ships passing through the Red Sea in a new industry agreement...
Hamas-Linked Hackers Targeted Israeli Engineers Ahead of Oct. 7 Massacre: Research February 15, 2024 By Agatha Cantrill A pro-Palestinian hacking group targeted Israeli software engineers as part of an attempt to dupe them into downloading malware weeks...
Columbia University Sued by Jewish Student Over Campus Antisemitism February 14, 2024 By David Voreacos, Bloomberg Columbia University was sued by a Jewish graduate student who claims the campus experienced an “explosion” of antisemitism since the...
US, UK Ship Investors Hit by Soaring Red Sea Insurance: Sources February 8, 2024 By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn War underwriters have raised the premiums they charge to US, British and Israeli firms by as high as 50% for...
UK Navy Warns of Piracy Menace to Ships in Indian Ocean January 31, 2024 By Alex Longley The UK Navy posted an advisory to merchant ships in the Indian Ocean warning of pirate activity, a sign of...
Houthi Attacks Awaken Somali Piracy on Ships Avoiding Red Sea January 26, 2024 Piracy off Somalia’s coast has increased since maritime security was disrupted by Houthi militants’ attacks on ships in the Red...
Hezbollah, Russia-Linked Hackers Step Up Cyberattacks on Israel: Cybersecurity Firm January 17, 2024 By Cagan Koc and Marissa Newman The Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon and Russia-linked hackers have stepped up cyberattacks against Israel since the war with...
Insurers Seek to Exclude US, UK Ships From Red Sea Coverage January 17, 2024 By Alex Longley and Áine Quinn Some ship insurers are starting to avoid covering US and UK merchant ships against war risks when they navigate the...
Red Sea War Risk Insurance Rises With More Ships in Firing Line January 16, 2024 By Jonathan Saul War risk insurance premiums for shipments through the Red Sea are rising after further attacks on merchant vessels by Yemen’s...
US Merchant Vessel Struck by Anti-Ship Missile as Shippers Told to Avoid Red Sea January 16, 2024 By Alex Longley Houthi militants hit a US-owned commercial vessel with an anti-ship ballistic missile on Monday, underscoring warnings that the world’s most...