Indonesia Seizes 8 Containers of Imported Zinc Powder Contaminated With Caesium-137 November 24, 2025 Indonesia has seized eight containers of imported zinc powder found to be contaminated with radioactive caesium-137, an official said on...
Oil Tanker Seized by Iran Is Released With Cargo Missing November 19, 2025 By Alex Longley An oil tanker that was seized by Iranian forces last week has been freed but without its cargo, the vessel’s...
Iran Forces Seize Oil Tanker After it Passes Hormuz Strait November 17, 2025 By Dana Khraiche, Weilun Soon and Alex Longley Iranian forces seized an oil tanker sailing in the Gulf of Oman, diverting the vessel toward the country’s territorial waters...
Ship With Radioactive Zinc Dust Stuck Near Philippine Port, Official Says October 30, 2025 By Manolo Serapio Jr. A ship with 23 containers of radioactive zinc dust is stuck off the coast in the Philippines, unable to unload...
Reuters: Iran, Russia and the New Zealand Insurer That Kept Sanctioned Oil Flowing October 28, 2025 By Paul Carsten, Lucy Craymer, Gleb Stolyarov and Anna Hirtenstein Last Christmas, the tanker Yug cruised out of the Chinese port of Qingdao after offloading 2 million barrels of sanctioned...
Vessels Near Strait of Hormuz Transmit Unusual Messages to Prevent Attacks June 27, 2025 By Georgina McCartney and Arathy Somasekhar Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz have been broadcasting unusual messages concerning nationality in a bid to avoid being attacked...
Mideast Ship Insurance Costs Jump Following Iran-Israel Attacks June 19, 2025 By Alex Longley The cost of insurance for ships sailing in the Persian Gulf jumped as attacks between Iran and Israel raised risks...
Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ships Promise Cleaner Transport but Could Be Hard to Insure June 18, 2025 By Will Wade The commercial shipping industry is chasing a novel carbon-free propulsion technology as it pursues a lofty climate goal: nuclear power....
Update: Two Tankers Catch Fire After Collision Near Strait of Hormuz June 17, 2025 By Weilun Soon and Nicholas Lua Two giant ocean-going tankers collided and caught fire and two other ships were approached by Iranian boats near the Strait...
Ship Signal Jamming in Persian Gulf Worsens as Conflict Widens June 16, 2025 By Weilun Soon Navigation signals from more than 900 vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf went awry over the...