Maritime Safety , Security and Technology

Drone attacks struck two commercial cargo ships off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, sinking the HS Dignity and leaving 11 sailors missing. The incidents have heightened concerns over maritime security, commercial shipping safety, and vessel risk management near NATO waters.

Three people have died after a passenger vessel fire destroyed the Chambo on Lake Niassa while carrying 43 people, including crew members.

The American classification society ABS and the US Department of Energy (DOE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance commercial maritime nuclear power, focusing on floating nuclear energy systems, nuclear-powered vessels and the infrastructure required to support their deployment.

US forces have struck and disabled a commercial cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman after its crew allegedly ignored repeated warnings and attempted to breach the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).

A tanker sailing off the north coast of Qatar was struck by multiple projectiles on Wednesday, with an unspecified number of casualties reported, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).

Regulatory pressure is growing in the United States and internationally to improve container shipping safety and prevent fires linked to lithium-ion batteries.

A Strait of Hormuz tanker attack has injured 12 seafarers aboard the Panama-flagged On Peace, raising fresh concerns over maritime security, commercial shipping and crew safety on one of the world’s most strategically important waterways.

Two crew members died after the cargo ship Royad Mammadov caught fire and sank in the Black Sea off Romania on October 5, raising fresh concerns over maritime safety, commercial shipping, and vessel security in a strategically important shipping corridor.

A ship collision involving a tanker and two cargo vessels near Ålesund, Norway, has prompted a major maritime safety investigation after three large ships collided in Valderhaugfjorden on Sunday night.

Japan’s undersea cables are becoming an increasingly important national security and critical infrastructure priority as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s second reshuffled Cabinet begins work.

Maritime security concerns remain high in the Western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden after five seafarers were reportedly killed during a rescue operation involving the hijacked HONOUR 25.

Japan has completed a world-first demonstration voyage of a vessel equipped with a hydrogen-only marine engine, marking a major development in hydrogen fuel, zero-emission shipping and maritime decarbonization.

A tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after an unknown projectile struck the vessel while it was transiting the strategic waterway, causing a fire, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).

The European Commission has launched a call for evidence on possible EU training and certification standards for fishers working on EU vessels.

Three Louisiana shipyards will build 30 unmanned surface vessels (MUSVs) for the U.S. Navy following successful at-sea testing, expanding the service’s focus on autonomous ships and maritime technology.