Nine shipbreaking workers were killed and six others injured after exposure to hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) gas at the Ferdous Steel shipbreaking yard in Chattogram, Bangladesh.
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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.
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Maersk is revising its Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for container shipments from Far East Asia to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, with the new rates taking effect on different dates depending on the country of origin.
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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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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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Oman’s Environment Authority is continuing monitoring and response operations following an oil pollution incident, with the latest field assessments showing that approximately 12 kilometres of coastline in the Ras Madrakah area have been affected.
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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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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 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 Northern Sea Route (NSR) along Russia’s Arctic coast is becoming increasingly important to trade and energy relations between China and Russia.
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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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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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