Shipping associations have called for greater military presence in the middle east to protect vessels and seafarers from escalating threats.

At the end of March, the maritime world, along with the broader population, was captivated by the dramatic allision of the containership Dali with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, while it was moving outbound from Baltimore harbor.

Shipping and the global economy are bracing for what could be another body blow as the fallout from last weekend’s Iranian missile attacks and the hijacking of a Zodiac Maritime-owned boxship MSC Aries threaten to spread and intensify the regional...

The Singapore authorities have rescued 12 crew from a fire onboard a Malaysia-owned general cargoship.

Vessels transiting the Red Sea in face of Houthi attacks are strongly advised to disable AIS transponders and ensure vessels have no US, UK or Israeli links.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a criminal investigation into the container ship Dali’s allision with the Key Bridge in Baltimore that left six dead.

Grace Ocean the Singapore-based owners of the Maersk chartered Dali, which ran into Baltimore’s Francis Key Bridge killing six workers and demolishing the crossing, declared general average on Saturday.

The US and UK have called for the immediate release of the container ship MSC Aries seized by Iran.

Iranian forces have taken control of a 15,000 teu container ship in the Strait of Hormuz and diverted it to Iran.

Somali pirates have demonstrated the ability to target vessels up to 1,000 nm from shore, IMB warned in its latest update to piracy figures.