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...
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...
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...
Drone Strike at Egypt Port Near Suez Canal Ignites New Shipping Risks July 30, 2026 By Nafisa Eltahir, Elwely Elwelly and Tala Ramadan A drone strike that sparked fires on two gas vessels in Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Damietta has raised a new...
US Sanctions Iran’s ‘Extortion Network’ Over Hormuz Tolls July 30, 2026 By Magdalena Del Valle and Sonya Dymova The US imposed sanctions on two Iranian companies that charge for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, an attempt...