Ships Adopt Makeshift Anti-Drone Defenses as Black Sea Attacks Intensify September 2, 2026 By Ali Kucukgocmen Tankers and cargo ships are transiting the Bosphorus strait adorned with nets, water tanks and tires to try to fend...
Hormuz Hostilities Pick Up as Two Tankers Reportedly Struck September 1, 2026 By Grant Smith, Weilun Soon and Eltaf Najafizada wo oil supertankers attempting to exit the Strait of Hormuz were struck by projectiles late Monday, maritime security consultant Marisks...
Romania Probes Cause of Black Sea Cargo Ship Sinking August 28, 2026 A merchant ship caught fire and sank off the coast of Romania in the Black Sea on Thursday evening, likely...
Two Slicks Appear in Gulf as Huge Oil Spill off Oman Threatens Disaster August 14, 2026 By Nilo Tabrizy, Catherine Cartier and Jonathan Saul Two slicks have appeared in Iranian waters, satellite imagery and video verified by Reuters show, as tit-for-tat attacks on oil...
Experts Race to Salvage Leaking Oil Tanker Grounded Off Oman August 13, 2026 By Weilun Soon and Ahmed Elimam Specialists are racing to salvage a sinking shadow-fleet tanker off Oman that has caused a massive oil slick, with rough...
Iran Battles Oil Spill Near Key Persian Gulf Island of Qeshm August 13, 2026 By Charles Gorrivan, Patrick Sykes and Prejula Prem Iran is battling an oil spill off Qeshm Island, underscoring the environmental risks posed by attacks on tankers in the...
Four Crew, Two Rescuers Killed in Red Sea Attack; US Strikes Ship in Gulf of Oman August 11, 2026 By Mohammed Ghobari, Jonathan Saul, Nayera Abdallah and Yasmine Ghania Four crew members were killed in an attack by Iran-backed Houthis on a cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait...
Oman Says Spill From Grounded Shadow Oil Tanker Covers 400 Square Kilometers August 11, 2026 By Menna AlaaElDin, Jonathan Saul and Kate Abnett Leaking crude oil from a tanker grounded off a nature reserve in Oman has created a slick covering almost 400...
Proposed Hormuz Passage Deal Not Feasible for Shipping Industry, Sources Say August 7, 2026 By Jonathan Saul A proposed deal between Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait...
Shipowners Say Hormuz Tolls Would Lead to More Charges Elsewhere August 6, 2026 By Charles Gorrivan Eight of the world’s largest shipping industry associations urged the United Nations and International Maritime Organization to oppose any compulsory...