This category covers the latest developments, policies, and innovations aimed at enhancing safety, security, and technological advancement in the maritime sector. It includes news and analysis on maritime safety regulations, ship security systems, port security measures, cyber security in shipping, navigation technologies, vessel monitoring systems, and emergency response mechanisms.
The section also highlights emerging maritime technologies such as automation, digitalization, smart ports, AI-based navigation, satellite tracking, and risk-management solutions that improve operational efficiency while ensuring compliance with international maritime standards. It serves as a reliable resource for policymakers, industry professionals, researchers, and stakeholders focused on safeguarding maritime operations and advancing secure, resilient, and technologically driven maritime systems.
The Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) is proposing changes to maritime safety regulations and new rules for the fishing industry, seeking public feedback on measures covering marine accident investigations, crew welfare and working conditions.
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A fire has been reported aboard a vessel in the Arabian Gulf, inside Iraq’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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Greece has signed a €23.8 million maritime security contract for seven new high-speed patrol boats for the Hellenic Coast Guard.
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Borr Drilling’s Prospector 5 offshore drilling rig sank off Mayumba, Gabon, late Saturday, killing one worker and leaving four people missing from the 115 personnel on board.
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Romanian authorities have launched a search and rescue operation in the Black Sea after a cargo ship caught fire approximately 13 nautical miles east of Constanta, leaving one crew member dead and three others missing.
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Iranian authorities said seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged overnight in the Strait of Hormuz, either after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines.
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A ferry fire in Indonesia prompted the evacuation of all passengers and crew aboard the KMP Batumandi on Tuesday as the vessel approached Merak Port in Banten province, western Indonesia.
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The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for an estimated 11 people missing after a boat sank off Mexico’s Baja California coast, following the rescue of 16 people from the Pacific Ocean.
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Twelve migrants have died in two separate boat incidents in the Aegean Sea off Greece, including six killed when a migrant speedboat collided with a police patrol vessel near Lesbos during a coast guard pursuit on Monday.
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China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have conducted a joint maritime law enforcement patrol in the provisional measures zone under the China-ROK Fishery Agreement, strengthening cooperation on illegal fishing prevention, fisheries management, and marine resource conservation in the Yellow Sea.
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GT Wings has expanded its wind-assisted propulsion technology portfolio with the launch of AirWing™S, a compact, lightweight Jet Sail designed to help smaller commercial vessels reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency.
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A crude oil tanker was struck by an unknown projectile off Saudi Arabia’s Gulf coast, prompting the evacuation of its crew and raising concerns over maritime security and global oil transportation amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.
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The US Coast Guard has rescued at least 16 people from the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s Baja California coast and is searching for several others following a reported maritime emergency involving a suspected migrant-smuggling boat.
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Taiwan’s coastguard is acquiring US-made autonomous drone boats to strengthen maritime surveillance, monitor increasing mainland Chinese vessel activity and extend
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Two Singapore-registered container ships, GFS PRIDE and GFS GISELLE, were reportedly struck by unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on 13 and 14 October 2026, respectively, according to Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA).
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