Top Container Line Halts Russian Black Sea Service Due to Drones August 26, 2026 By Pyotr Kozlov The world’s top container shipper MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. has suspended new bookings to and from Russia’s Novorossiysk port with...
Piracy Observer Says Somali Incidents Rising as Navies Stretched August 22, 2026 By Charles Gorrivan The world’s top maritime piracy observer said incidents off the coast of Somalia are on the rise again after a...
Second Suspect in Nord Stream Blasts Arrested in Croatia: Prosecutors August 19, 2026 A second suspect accused of taking part in the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline blasts has been arrested in Croatia...
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...
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...
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...
Yemen’s Houthis Say They’ll Target Tankers in Northern Red Sea August 5, 2026 By Alex Longley and Omar Tamo Yemen’s Houthi militant group said it would attack Saudi oil tankers in the northern Red Sea, a potential fresh escalation...
Hormuz Traffic at a Trickle as Ship Attacks Heighten Concerns August 4, 2026 By Weilun Soon Observable traffic transiting the Strait of Hormuz remained at a trickle as attacks on vessels and Iranian threats heightened safety...
Houthis’ Red Sea Attacks Prompt London Insurers to Widen High-Risk Zone July 30, 2026 By Jonathan Saul Attacks on ships by Yemen’s Houthis have prompted London’s marine insurance market to widened its “high risk” zone in the...