India Demands Iran Secure Strait of Hormuz as 20% of Global Oil Hangs
Indian PM Narendra Modi presses Tehran to protect navigation.
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Houthi Strikes Tanker Near Bab el-Mandeb: Red Sea Shipping on Edge
UKMTO reports "multiple explosions" near a tanker south of Mokha, Yemen, with no crew injuries or environmental damage.
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Iran’s Tanker War Escalates: Five Ships Hit in Four Days as Oil Flows Hold
A brand-new LR2 tanker sustained engine room damage in the latest strike.
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Oman Slaps 3-Day Deadline on Ships in Hormuz Transit Crackdown
Foreign vessels must now secure navigation permits 72 hours before entering Omani waters or face expulsion within 24.
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Russia Detains German-Operated Ship in Gulf of Finland
The Vasterbotten, operated by German firm Navalis Shipping, was held for hours in Russian waters en route to Estonia’s.
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US Coast Guard Seizes Dark Fleet Tanker Carrying Hidden Fuel to Cuba
91-metre M/V Grace intercepted with illicit fuel in ballast tanks amid tightening US oil blockade
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Yanbu Port Fire: Who Fired the Mystery Projectile at Saudi Arabia’s Oil
An unidentified projectile struck Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu port on 1 October.
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Strait of Hormuz: Two Tankers Hit as Iran Escalates Oil War
Unidentified projectiles strike two crude carriers within hours.
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Three US Carriers Head to Iran as Strait of Hormuz Talks Collapse
Washington deploys USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Makin Island as Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day peace plan.
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US Coast Guard Halts Two Ships Smuggling Fuel to Cuba
Washington resumes Trump-era oil blockade, seizing vessels carrying illicit fuel in Caribbean waters
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Five seafarers die in Gulf of Aden rescue: Why piracy is still killing
IMO Secretary-General condemns the deaths of five crew members during the rescue of hijacked vessel HONOUR 25 in Somali.
