Global shipping industry associations condemn recent attacks on seafarers
LONDON: BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO unanimously condemns recent attacks on seafarers and commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz. According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO),
‘Restrictions in, around Strait of Hormuz causing instability across world’: UN Chief reiterates call for complete ceasefire
GENEVA: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday reiterated the call for an immediate ceasefire and the restoration of navigational rights in and around the Strait of Hormuz.Highlighting how the restrictions on navigational
Ship operators urge clear rules to return Hormuz to normal
ATHENS : Shipping executives meeting in Athens on Monday said that any peace deal worked out between the United States and Iran would need to offer clear rules allowing vessels to resume normal business
Sailors stressed and exhausted after months trapped by Strait of Hormuz blockade
TEHRAN : The sea is sometimes so tranquil that Captain Hassan Khan forgets his ship has been stuck in the middle of a war zone for three months. “It is really strange that everything
Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator Welcomes HEROIC IDUN Judgment
HAMBURG: A Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered its judgment Wednesday in the case of the Republic of the Marshall Islands v. Republic of Equatorial Guinea “Heroic Idun”
Gridlock on the Bonny Channel: Inside the Maersk grounding that disrupted Nigeria’s Maritime Gateway
By Priyatham Sanjeeva Reddy Ramidi In the early hours of May 20, 2026, a routine maritime operation in southern Nigeria spiraled into one of the region’s most disruptive shipping incidents in recent memory. A
“We need to see the Strait open”: US Secy Rubio updated Quad on Iran talks, says Aussie FM Wong
NEW DELHI: Highlighting a unified stance among Quad partners on maintaining global maritime stability, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Tuesday stated that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio updated members on the progress
Iran’s control of Strait of Hormuz raises legal issues; reopening unlikely
LONDON: Iran’s tightening grip on the Strait of Hormuz has left global energy markets and shipping in turmoil, with The Financial Times reporting that a full reopening of the waterway in 2026 is unlikely.