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 »TRUMP REJECTS IRAN TRUCE EXTENSION AS OIL TOPS $90
16 AUG 2026 The prospects for peace in the Middle East suffered a fresh setback, with President Donald Trump saying he’s not interested in extending the expiring agreement with Iran and fighting flaring anew in Lebanon. Asked whether he would seek an extension of the memorandum of understanding signed in …
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 …
Read More »SHIPPING INDUSTRY SEES MAJOR OBSTACLES TO IRAN’S HORMUZ CONTROL PLAN
07 AUG 2026 A proposed deal between Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz is not easily workable due to U.S. sanctions and restrictive insurance clauses on any payments, four industry sources said. Until U.S.-Israeli airstrikes at the end of February unleashed war in …
Read More »SHIPPING INDUSTRY URGES PROTECTION FOR CIVILIAN SEAFARERS AS GLOBAL MARITIME THREATS ESCALATE
A sailor observes the oil tanker HELGA, which is moored at one of Iraq’s southern offshore oil terminals near Basra, as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz 31 JUL 2026 The global shipping industry is warning …
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