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Houthis claim ‘successful’ ballistic missile strike on another Saudi oil tanker in Gulf of Aden

International Shipping August 8, 2026

SANAA: Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed that they have "successfully" carried out a ballistic missile strike on a Saudi oil tanker in the Gulf of...

Shipping through Hormuz declines as Red Sea traffic drops to lowest since June 1: S&P Global

Export - Import August 6, 2026

NEW DELHI: Shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz declined further on August 3, with total crossings falling to 15 from a revised 19...

‘Unknown projectile’ strikes cargo vessel off Oman’s Al Khasab, Probe On: UKMTO

International Shipping August 4, 2026

AL KHASAB (OMAN): A cargo vessel was struck by an unknown projectile approximately 20 nautical miles northeast of Al Khasab, Oman, the United Kingdom...

Explosion reported near tanker off Oman coast, crew safe: UKMTO

Export - Import August 3, 2026

MUSCAT: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported an explosion in close proximity to a tanker off the coast of Oman on Sunday. According...

Red Sea shipping slows as security threats, insurance curbs reshape vessel routes: S&P Global

Export - Import July 29, 2026

MUMBAI: Commercial shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait has slowed sharply in recent days as heightened security risks, insurance restrictions and evolving military developments...

Ship ablaze in Strait of Hormuz after attack; crew rescued: UK maritime agency

International Shipping July 21, 2026

LONDON: A vessel caught fire in the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Monday following a missile strike, prompting an immediate evacuation of the mariners...

“We control the Strait”, says Trump amid fresh wave of US strikes against Iran

Export - Import July 20, 2026

FLORIDA: As hostilities continue to rise in West Asia, the United States Central Command said on Sunday (local time) that it carried out a...

Trump rejects Iran’s strait of Hormuz closure claim as battle for control continues

Container Shipping July 13, 2026

WASHINGTON DC: US President Donald Trump has rejected Iranian claims to have closed off the strait of Hormuz, as both sides battled for control...

Indian crew member missing after Iran attacks container ship in Strait of Hormuz

International Shipping July 13, 2026

Tensions in the Gulf have sharply escalated after a Cyprus-flagged container ship was allegedly attacked and set ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting...

Security threat level in Strait of Hormuz is “severe”: UK maritime agency warns

International Shipping July 11, 2026

LONDON: Following the recent military escalation between the US and Iran in West Asia, which has jeopardised the transition through the Strait of Hormuz,...

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