Singapore and Brazil have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish the Singapore-Brazil Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC).
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A Hong Kong-flagged tanker and a Russian-flagged cargo ship damaged in separate Black Sea attacks ran aground on Turkey’s northern coast on 30 August after their crews abandoned the vessels.
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The European Union (EU) has stopped a sixth tanker in the Mediterranean suspected of operating under a false flag as part of the Russian oil shadow fleet, intensifying enforcement of EU sanctions and maritime regulations.
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Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has called for stronger links between ports and surrounding cities, emphasizing the importance of port development, maritime infrastructure, jobs, tax revenues, logistics, industrial activity and waterfront regeneration in supporting urban economic growth.
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An oil tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while transiting inbound through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).
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The Maritime Organization (IMO) is calling for practical solutions and renewed international cooperation to restore freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, as the continuing Middle East conflict leaves thousands of seafarers facing heightened risks.
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has called for immediate international action following a renewed increase in piracy incidents in the Gulf of Aden, warning that the deteriorating security situation is putting seafarers at growing risk.
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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar arrived in London on Sunday for a five-day official visit to the United Kingdom, scheduled from August 24 to 28.
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China has approved the construction of a marine environmental observation station in the Zhongsha Islands, covering an area that includes the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
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Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained unchanged on Wednesday as discussions to end the war between the United States and Iran remained deadlocked, according to the latest shipping data.
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The Port of Colombo has reached a record level of container throughput, but its growing dependence on Indian-linked transshipment cargo is creating a strategic vulnerability as India advances plans for the Galathea Bay International Container Transshipment Port on Great Nicobar Island.
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Yemen’s Mocha port has suspended commercial and maritime operations following repeated Houthi missile and drone attacks that caused an estimated $16 million in damage and killed seven people, according to port director Abdulmalik al-Sharabi.
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Egypt has added two new 82,000-deadweight-ton bulk carriers to its national commercial fleet after the National Shipping Company, affiliated with the Ministry of Transport, received the vessels from Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu New Hantong Ship Heavy Industry (NHT) on Friday.
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A British maritime response company has begun efforts to contain an oil spill from the grounded Russian shadow fleet tanker Caroline Bezengi off Oman, as the spreading slick threatens sensitive marine ecosystems and has now reached the country’s shoreline.
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The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has issued a marine safety advisory for soil investigation works at the Singapore LNG (SLNG) Tertiary Jetty, with activities scheduled from 17 August 2026 to 17 February 2027.
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