Six months into the war, the IMO says as many as 400 ships and 6,000 seafarers are still unable to depart safelty (IMO) 29 AUG 2026 As the U.S. war with Iran reaches the six-month mark, the International Maritime Organization issued a new warning calling for the safety of seafarers. …
Read More »CHINA OPENS NEW ARCTIC TRADE ROUTE–BUT OBSTACLES WILL PREVENT ITS WIDER USE
23 AUG 2026 Sea Legend, a Chinese shipping line, recently announced it was launching a regular container service between China and Europe via the Arctic. The announcement follows a trial crossing in 2025 that saw a container ship travel from the port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in eastern China to Felixstowe in …
Read More »PANAMA CANAL BEGINS REDUCING DAILY TRANSITS DUE TO DECLINING WATER LEVELS
22 AUG 2026 The Panama Canal Authority is expanding what it is calling “temporary modifications to the lock’s transit capacity” as the forecasts for a worsening drought continue to grow. While water levels in Gatun Lake have been largely stable for the past nine days, the isthmus is experiencing significant …
Read More »SHADOWY TANKER BROADCASTS “PIRATES ABOARD HELP” SAILING OFF YEMEN
20 AUG 2026 For the second time in a week, Somali pirates have apparently struck, and this time they have taken control of a sanctioned product tanker with a shadowy record linked in part to Iran. It would be the sixth ship currently in the custody of the pirates and …
Read More »SEAFARER KILLED IN LATEST STRAIT OF HORMUZ ATTACK ON COMMERCIAL SHIPPING
19 AUG 2026 Two bulk carriers have been struck by projectiles in separate attacks while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in two crew casualties, including one seafarer killed aboard the Liberia-flagged Minoan Dignity. UKMTO said Tuesday that it received a report of an incident involving a vessel conducting an outbound …
Read More »INDONESIA MAKES 2.6 TON DRUG BUST ON TANZANIAN SHIP WITH FALSE ID
18 AUG 2026 Indonesian authorities are reporting one of their largest ever drug busts, completed on Monday night, August 17, on a small general cargo ship coming from Malaysia and suspected of operating under a false ID. They took 10 people, all Myanmar nationals, who were aboard the ship into …
Read More »CARGO SHIP DESTROYED IN NEW ATTACK OFF YEMEN
17 AUG 2026 A cargo ship has been declared a constructive total loss after being struck by multiple unknown projectiles off Yemen, marking another attack in an increasingly volatile southern Red Sea. UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said Tuesday that local authorities reported the incident about 40 nautical miles southeast …
Read More »IRANIAN ATTACKS PUSH HORMUZ SHIPPING TOWARD TEHRAN-CONTROLLED ROUTE
AIS-derived vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz (01 Mar to 31 Jul 2026). Heatmap density is based on over 100,000 AIS position reports aggregated into 1 km grid cells. Darker colours indicate higher traffic density. EMCOM silent transits are not captured. 13 AUG 2026 Iranian attacks on commercial …
Read More »MAJOR SALVAGE EFFORT BEGINS FOR GROUNDED SHADOW FLEET TANKER OFF OMAN
The damaged and half sunk oil tanker Caroline Bezengi, at sea off the coast of Oman, on a date given as August 6, 2026. 11 AUG 2026 Ambrey has launched a major international salvage operation for the grounded tanker Caroline Bezengi off Oman, deploying specialist personnel and equipment as crews race …
Read More »SHADOW FLEET TANKER CAPTAIN SENTENCED TO 10 MONTHS AFTER WEEKS-LONG COAST GUARD CHASE
09 AUG 2026 The former master of a shadow fleet tanker linked to Iranian and Venezuelan oil shipments has been sentenced to 10 months in federal prison after refusing orders to stop during a weeks-long pursuit by the U.S. Coast Guard across the Atlantic Ocean. Avtandil Kalandadze, 47, a …
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