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Suez Canal faces new threat, warns The Economist Suez Canal faces new threat, warns The Economist

Worsening conflict in Sudan has the potential to cause yet more disruption to global trade through the Suez Canal, according to analysis by The Economist newspaper.

byPaul Bartlett

Sep 2, 2024

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Crew hostage taking doubles despite fall in piracy incidents Crew hostage taking doubles despite fall in piracy incidents

Jul 11, 2024

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Uncovering a black market for stolen ship engine spares Uncovering a black market for stolen ship engine spares

Jul 11, 2024

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Maritime Technology

UAE launches maritime satellite tracking initiative UAE launches maritime satellite tracking initiative

Jul 8, 2024

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Singapore and Malacca Straits sea robbery incidents down 50% in H1 Singapore and Malacca Straits sea robbery incidents down 50% in H1

Jul 8, 2024

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Vessel boardings and geopolitics dominate Asian maritime security Vessel boardings and geopolitics dominate Asian maritime security

Jul 5, 2024

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Seafarer injured in Somali pirate attack

Seafarer injured in Somali pirate attack

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Cargo ship in suspected piracy attack off Somalia

Cargo ship in suspected piracy attack off Somalia

supsected pirates EU Atalanta

EU forces hand suspected pirates to Seychelles for trial

EU forces hand suspected pirates to Seychelles for trial

hijacked Reun boarded by Indian Navy

Ship Operations

Ransom payment could trigger new wave of Somali pirate attacks

Ransom payment could trigger new wave of Somali pirate attacks

Houthi increased range of attack raises coalition protection concerns

Houthi increased range of attack raises coalition protection concerns

byNick Savvides

Image IMO sec gen speaking at ReCAAP conference

Worrying growth in numbers of seafarers taken hostage by pirates

Worrying growth in numbers of seafarers taken hostage by pirates

Official portrait of UK Secretary of Defence Grant Shapps MP

US and UK call for immediate release of MSC Aries seized by Iran

US and UK call for immediate release of MSC Aries seized by Iran

Somali pirate activity increases again

Somali pirate activity increases again

USS Carney operating in the Red Sea

Houthis target Chinese tanker in Red Sea

Houthis target Chinese tanker in Red Sea

press event with IMO Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez

Concerns over Cape re-routes and West African piracy

Concerns over Cape re-routes and West African piracy

byNick Savvides

Houthi Rebels hijacking car carrier Galaxy Leader

Piracy and war risk fears weigh on seafarer happiness

Piracy and war risk fears weigh on seafarer happiness

Tanker Marlin Luanda on fire following Houthi missile strike

Houthi targeting US and UK owned ships

Houthi targeting US and UK owned ships

Front view of tanker at sea

Crew of hijacked St Nikolas are safe say vessel owners

Crew of hijacked St Nikolas are safe say vessel owners

byNick Savvides

Front view of tanker at sea

Masked men seize tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Masked men seize tanker in Strait of Hormuz

byNick Savvides

Piracy boarding

Concerns over the re-emergence of Somali piracy

Concerns over the re-emergence of Somali piracy

byNick Savvides

Piracy boarding

Pirates kidnap tanker crew in Gulf of Guinea

Pirates kidnap tanker crew in Gulf of Guinea

byNick Savvides

US Navy Helicopter in the Arabian Gulf

Missile attack underlines continued threat to shipping in Red Sea

Missile attack underlines continued threat to shipping in Red Sea

A Maersk container in port

Maersk extends Red Sea transit pause

Maersk extends Red Sea transit pause

Hijack of the Galaxy Leader

Houthi drone attacks and hijackings - Who controls the seas?

Houthi drone attacks and hijackings - Who controls the seas?

Hijack of the Galaxy Leader

Release innocent seafarers, end attacks on ships immediately: ICS

Release innocent seafarers, end attacks on ships immediately: ICS

Malacca Strait near Singapore

Bulker Master injured in Malacca Strait attempted sea robbery

Bulker Master injured in Malacca Strait attempted sea robbery

Krishnaswamy Natarajan, Executive Director of ReCAAP ISC

Poor socio-economic conditions, climate change likely driving SE Asia ship robberies

Poor socio-economic conditions, climate change likely driving SE Asia ship robberies

Wooden boat used in a sea robbery in the Singapore Strait

Shipping warned over wooden boats used for Singapore Strait sea robberies

Shipping warned over wooden boats used for Singapore Strait sea robberies

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Offshore surveys and piracy prevention with High Eye UAV helicopter

Offshore surveys and piracy prevention with High Eye UAV helicopter

MPA Chief Executive Eng Dih Teo with members of the SG Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Team

Missing Singapore tanker and crew found safe off West Africa

Missing Singapore tanker and crew found safe off West Africa

Piracy boarding

No contact with tanker pirated in Gulf of Guinea

No contact with tanker pirated in Gulf of Guinea

Piracy boarding

Q1 piracy hits 30-year low

Q1 piracy hits 30-year low

Success 9 map Praesidium International

Singapore-flag ‘working closely’ with owner of tanker boarded by pirates

Singapore-flag ‘working closely’ with owner of tanker boarded by pirates

Pirates board Singapore-flagged tanker off Côte d’Ivoire

Pirates board Singapore-flagged tanker off Côte d’Ivoire

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