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Houthi Militants Hit Fuel Tanker With Missile in Vital Red Sea Trade Artery

A fuel tanker was struck by missile as it navigated the Red Sea, the latest in a string of incidents that have turned the area where the attack took place into the world’s riskiest waters. The vessel’s owner said the …

Shadow-Fleet Oil Tanker Runs Aground Near Singapore

A shadow-fleet oil tanker that had previously falsified its location to avoid detection on digital ship-tracking systems ran aground near Singapore, a stark reminder of the environmental risks that such vessels pose. A spokesman for the Indonesian navy said the …

Maersk Introduces Risk Surcharge on Shipments to Israel to Cover Insurance Costs

Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Thursday it will introduce a risk surcharge next year on container shipments to Israel to cover rising insurance premiums due to the security situation. “Moving into 2024, insurance premiums continue to be raised for …

Attacks on Red Sea Shipping Menace 12% of Global Trade as War Risk Premiums Rise

Fresh attacks on vessels in the Red Sea are raising insurance premiums for ships in the region and menacing commerce in a conduit for 12% of world trade. War-risk premiums for some vessels have been climbing since shortly after the …

War Risk Insurance Rates Edge Up After Surge in Red Sea Ship Attacks

War risk insurance premiums edged up for Red Sea voyages after three vessels were attacked in the area on Sunday and fears grow over worsening perils for commercial shipping, maritime and insurance sources said on Monday. The incidents are the …

Multiple Commercial Vessels Attacked in Red Sea

Three commercial vessels came under attack in international waters in the southern Red Sea, the U.S. military said Sunday, as Yemen’s Houthi group claimed drone and missile attacks on two Israeli vessels in the area. The Carney, an American destroyer, …

Red Sea Attacks on Ships Spark Safety Concerns for Sailors

Commercial ships face increasing dangers at sea after armed groups have attacked and seized vessels in waters around the Red Sea and off the coast of Yemen, adding to perils for seafarers, shipping officials said on Wednesday. An attempted hijacking …

EU Proposes to Ban Sale of Tankers to Russia to Curb Growth of Shadow Fleet

The European Commission is proposing to ban the sale of tankers for crude oil and petroleum products to Russia to prevent Moscow bypassing western sanctions on Russian oil with a shadow fleet of ships, a proposal by the Commission showed. …

Deadly Explosion off Nigeria Points to Threat From Aging Oil Ships Around the World

OKITIPUPA, Nigeria (AP) – It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the flames made it seem as bright as day. The explosion that night woke him and knocked him to the floor. …

World’s Ghost Fleet in Focus Over US Russian Price-Cap Crackdown

U.S. penalties on shippers transporting Russian oil in breach of the G7’s price cap could push more Russian cargoes onto vessels referred to as the ghost fleet and away from mainstream tankers, shipping sources and analysts told Reuters. The cap …