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.
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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a 73-year-old man who entered the water after a 22-foot vessel overturned approximately nine miles offshore near Conneaut, Ohio, on Wednesday.
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The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) Honolulu is scheduled to increase port heavy weather conditions for commercial ports across Hawaii due to Potential Tropical Cyclone One-C.
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has condemned an attack on the cargo ship TIHAMAH off the coast of Al Mokha, Yemen, in which a projectile struck the vessel and several seafarer fatalities were confirmed.
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The security situation for commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Oman has deteriorated following two separate incidents involving merchant vessels, raising fresh concerns over maritime security, shipping routes and global supply chains.
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German shipowner Leonhardt & Blumberg has equipped HANSA DREJOE with Econowind VentoFoils, making it the first of four general cargo newbuilds to receive the wind-assisted propulsion technology.
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The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its active search and rescue (SAR) operation for a missing vessel carrying nine people in the Hall Islands of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) after a 10-day multinational maritime search covering approximately 25,000 square nautical miles and more than 31 search patterns.
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