LR commissioned research with the Wilberforce Institute, a world-leading institute in the study of slavery, to investigate our historical connections.

The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) has welcomed ABS, DNV and RINA as the first classification societies to join the network. The move follows a decision by MACN members at the General Assembl...

Vanuatu authorities have been searching for survivors after an inter-island ferry carrying 34 passengers and 11 crew members sank in critical weather conditions.

JAKARTA, Sept 13 — An Indonesian ferry carrying 243 passengers and crew is out of contact while sailing north in bad weather from Java to Borneo, rescue officials said Sunday.The...

Iran and its proxies move closer to full control of two shipping chokepoints as regional conflict widens

FILO JET capsizes off Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus; at least six dead

Paradip: A Panama-flagged cargo ship carrying iron ore from Paradip port to China is believed to have sunk in Indian waters after disappearing about 220 nautical miles (396 km) from Port Blair in the ...

The 2006-built MSC SILVANA VIII is seen heavily listed and partially submerged near Daishan, Zhoushan, after spending nearly three weeks at a local ship-repair facility. The casualty comes in the vess...

US-Iran war has stranded up to 20,000 seafarers, mostly Indian and Filipino crews, with none knowing when the nightmare will end

A second tanker managed by Greek shipowner George Procopiou’s Dynacom Tankers Management has been struck in the Strait of Hormuz, as commercial traffic through the waterway fell to a near st...

The search for sur­vivors con­tin­ued in Guyana Mon­day af­ter a fer­ry, be­lieved to be over­loaded, cap­sized over the week­end, with the gov­ern­ment not­ing that at least 35 of the 67 peo­ple res­...

Vessels that dare to use route close to Oman’s coast face increased risk of Iranian missiles

Moving the objectives of Project 2025 one step closer to completion, the National Science Foundation is removing 900 ocean data collecting buoys that...

It is hardly a surprise that outbreaks can occur and experts say many of the factors involved are not easy to change

US military says it is not doing ship-to-ship escorts as hostilities escalate

After getting their cruise ships out of the Persian Gulf, two cruise lines elected to send their ships through the Suez Canal to speed their repositi...

Ship captain reveals what it's like to be stranded on Strait of Hormuz

Construction has begun on three ultra-large gantry cranes at Hengli Heavy Industry’ super drydock on Changxing Island in Dalian, with the project set to shatter multiple world records and further ceme...

It is the only life jacket from the Titanic to be sold at auction in 114 years.

Crucial waterway returns to its ‘previous state’, say Iran’s armed forces

U.S. blockade begins in the Strait of Hormuz, transit remains constrained, Iranian exports continue, and dark vessel activity persists across Gulf ports.

Analysts expect only limited increase in shipping as vessels will still need to seek Iranian permission to transit

The near-closure of the vital waterway for weeks has created an unprecedented global energy supply crunch Read more at The Business Times.

Rafael Muñoz Abad, a maritime analyst at the CISDE International Campus, writes for Splash today on the lessons not learnt from the Prestige tanker disaster in 2002. Spain is one of the European Union...

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Reports say CMA CGM vessel and three tankers linked to Oman have exited the Gulf despite the ongoing blockade

Hull damage, fire and spill fears after Iranian attack on Kuwaiti VLCC off Dubai

Navigating peril: 79-year-old Prokopiou's high-stakes shipping strategy

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