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.
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has secured an A$11 million ($7.2 million) contract from Austal Defence Australia (ADA) to provide naval classification services for the Australian Army’s Landing Craft Medium (LCM) program, strengthening independent assurance, vessel compliance and quality oversight within Australia’s sovereign naval shipbuilding sector.
Read More
Iran has claimed that it turned back a tanker attempting to enter the Persian Gulf through the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz, as uncertainty over shipping traffic, energy security and maritime trade continues around the strategically vital waterway.
Read More
China’s coastal regions have been placed on high alert as Typhoon Saudel moves across the East China Sea, disrupting air travel, ferry services, shipping and maritime operations in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces.
Read More
New installations have emerged on Yagong Island near Antelope Reef in the disputed South China Sea, with satellite imagery indicating that construction could be linked to a future early-warning radar facility.
Read More
India’s Coast Guard and Navy continued search-and-rescue operations off the eastern coast on Sunday after a Panama-flagged bulk carrier carrying 24 crew members sank.
Read More
Iran has sharply condemned the United States’ latest threat of economic sanctions, accusing Washington of extending its authority beyond its own borders and undermining the sovereignty of other states.
Read More
Two commercial vessels carrying a total of 22 Indian nationals have been hijacked by armed pirates in separate incidents off Yemen and Somalia, according to an Indian shipping ministry official.
Read More
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.
Read More
Baltic Shipping Company A/S has strengthened its fleet with two next-generation coaster vessels, M/V Baltic Iron and M/V Baltic Timber, featuring wind-assisted propulsion and battery technology to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions.
Read More
A Greek-run oil tanker was attacked in the Black Sea after loading Russian-origin crude at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal near Novorossiysk, marking the latest disruption to petroleum flows linked to the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Read More Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed sharply over the weekend following attacks on tankers, according to ship-tracking data, as U.S.-Iran talks aimed at resolving the wider Middle East conflict stalled.
Read More
The death toll from the devastating boat accident on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba has risen to 69 after 23 more bodies were recovered, according to police.
Read More
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.
Read More
A vessel operated by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) came under attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Friday evening, August 14, marking another serious incident involving UAE-linked commercial shipping in the strategically important waterway.
Read More
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.
Read More