16+ hour, 56+ min ago   (462+ words) Discoveries across Romanian, Bulgarian and Turkish waters have risen 208% in six months, and in nearly six out of ten cases the payload status of the object was never publicly confirmed, according to a new assessment from security services specialist in…...

17+ hour, 1+ min ago   (537+ words) Iran and other Persian Gulf littoral states are set to meet in Oman to discuss regional issues, including a Tehran-Muscat deal to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. In a press briefing on Friday, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (426+ words) Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Italy signed a joint declaration in Limassol on September 9 to coordinate positions on shipping competitiveness and decarbonisation in Brussels and at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The four countries, which together control a significant portion of…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (187+ words) Two citizens of Azerbaijan died and two others were injured in a drone attack on a Turkish offshore tug/supply ship in the Black Sea. The Azerbaijani foreign ministry said in a statement that two injured crew members were taken…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (148+ words) The Panama Canal has postponed an October Neopanamax draft cut, keeping the current 14.63-meter (48.0-foot) Tropical Fresh Water limit until further notice. The draft was due to fall to 14.48 meters (47.5 feet) TFW on October 1, 2026. The Panama Canal said Friday it…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (311+ words) Negotiations at the IMO have drawn a blank for the third meeting in a row, as US and Saudi-led efforts to scupper progress were successful, said Transport & Environment (T&E). With delegates from vulnerable countries highlighting the tragic cost of this…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (297+ words) More deaths were caused by illness (81%) than injury (19%), according to Britannia’s P&I crew claims report from 2023/24 and 2024/25. The most common cause of death due to illness was cardiovascular, e.g. heart attack, or other issues associated with the heart. This…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (387+ words) Shipowners and C-suite executives are optimistic about their company’s prospects, and say global shipping is in better shape than five years ago. In May and June, at the height of the Hormuz crisis, Kapa Research interviewed 314 shipowners and C-suite executives…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (169+ words) Russian president Vladimir Putin visited the Zvezda shipyard in Bolshoy Kamen, where he inspected the LNG carrier Pyotr Stolypin. Moscow said Putin inspected the LNG carrier in Bolshoy Kamen, Primorye Territory and boarded the tanker’s deck office, where he was…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (319+ words) The US military says it has hit three Iran-linked oil tankers after ballistic missiles were launched towards two of its warships in the region. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces on Saturday conducted strikes on three Iranian crude oil carriers,…...