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15 JAN 2026  A Greek-owned tanker that was caught in a series of back-and-forth maneuvers between the United States and Iran in 2023 and 2024 has quietly been released two years after the Iranians seized the ship and said they were taking its oil cargo. The move comes as Iran …

14 JAN 2026 Reports indicate that multiple Greek-owned tankers waiting to load Russian oil at the terminals in Kazakhstan were struck by drones. Each of the incidents appears to have only caused minor damage, but it comes as another blow to the key terminal operation for the export of Russian …

13 JAN 2026 Public hearings opened on Monday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a landmark case brought by the Gambia against Myanmar, alleging violations of the Genocide Convention over the military’s treatment of the Rohingya minority. The proceedings, held at the Peace Palace in The Hague, mark …

12 JAN 2026 Spain’s National Police are reporting its largest ever cocaine seizure at sea, completed last week near the Canary Islands. While calling it a historic blow to maritime cocaine trafficking, they are reporting that the seizure faced complications as the target vessel ran out of fuel. An international …

11 JAN 2026 Arrests by the Indonesian Marine Police in July and August saw a sharp drop in ship boarding incidents in the last five months of 2025 A sharp drop in ship robbery incidents in the Singapore Strait was seen in the second half of the year following arrests …

10 JAN 2026 The UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency is reporting a busy night and efforts on Friday, January 9, to track containers after a severe winter storm crossed the region around the English Channel overnight. Warnings were posted for shipping as containers went overboard near the Isle of Wight. …