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The conversation around seafarers’ safety is not confined to equipment or procedures. Increasingly, it is about information; how it...
Complex Medical Evacuation Underway After...
Passengers began disembarking from the exploration cruise ship Hondius on Sunday in Tenerife and are being immediately evacuated by their individual...
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South Korea continues its investigation into the damage to an HMM general cargo ship on May 4 while in...
Qatari LNG Tanker Sailing Towards...
May 9 (Reuters) – Qatari LNG tanker Al Kharaitiyat was sailing towards the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday after departing Qatar’s Ras...
US fighter jet’s attack on Iranian tankers explained...
posted on: May 11, 2026
A US fighter jet disabled two Iran-flagged tankers on Friday by firing precision munitions into their funnels, the US military said, demonstrating the precision of the weapons in use. US Central Command, which oversees Middle East military operations, released a video it says shows the tankers – the Sea Star III and the Sevda – being hit by a US Navy F/A-18. It said the vessels were violating the US blockage of Iranian ports. The video shows slight puffs of smoke from the Sea Star’s smokestack, and then darker smoke rising from it after the strike. In the Sevda clip, a burst of flame is followed immediately by plumes of heavy black smoke. No damage beyond the funnel, or smokestack, area is evident in the videos provided by CENTCOM. The release did not mention any casualties on the tankers. Military experts told CNN the Navy fighter jet likely used 500-pound laser-guided...
Iran Launches “Persian Gulf Strait Authority” to Administer Hormuz Tolls...
posted on: May 11, 2026
After Iran announced its plan to charge for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in March, a plethora of scam operators popped up to offer fraudulent paperwork in exchange for payment in cryptocurrency. That problem may now have a solution, though not the one that the shipping community would prefer: Iran has launched an official “Persian Gulf Strait Authority” with its own formal email address, providing owners with a verifiable single window for arranging transit with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization. According to Islamic of Iran Public Broadcasting, vessels wanting to transit the Strait of Hormuz will receive an email from the official address “info@PGSA.ir,” which will include information about Iran’s transit regulations. Once the shipowner “aligns their procedures with this framework,” they can obtain authorization for passage. The creation of a new government authority to interface with the IRGC does not resolve...
After Iranian Strike on Boxship, US Says Operator Wasn’t Following Rules...
posted on: May 11, 2026
Despite assurances from the U.S. military that transits through Omani waters of the Strait of Hormuz could be protected from Iranian attacks, the boxship CMA CGM San Antonio was struck by a cruise missile on Tuesday as it passed eastbound through the waterway. The IMO confirmed in a statement that eight crewmembers were injured in the strike, and CMA CGM told media that the wounded were evacuated for medical treatment. It appears to be the largest number of seafarer injuries reported in a single incident since the start of the conflict earlier this year. After the attack, a U.S. military official implied that the responsibility for the CMA CGM San Antonio’s security breach was on the operator, claiming the boxship did not follow Project Freedom’s guidelines and check-in procedures, according to the New York Times. The official noted that post-attack, the San Antonio’s crew had called for help from nearby Oman, not from U.S. forces, implying...
Spanish Intercept Ship “Completely Stuffed” with Record Cocaine Load...
posted on: May 11, 2026
Details are starting to come out on what will likely be Spain’s largest ever drug seizure, possibly three to four times the prior record. Guardia Civil intercepted a general cargo ship last week, which reports said was “completely stuffed,” and when the final tally is done, the expectation is that the load was between 30 and 45 tonnes. Guardia Civil has declined to release details at this stage, saying the investigation is ongoing and that it is working under a court order. Spain’s Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, however, told reporters in Madrid the seizure would be one of the largest not only nationally but internationally. The ship named Arconian (4,347 dwt) was observed making its way north along the African coast. It departed Freetown, Sierra Leone, on April 22. The ship, which is 91 meters (299 feet) in length, is registered in Comoros and listed as owned by a company in...
Say Goodbye to the Panama Canal: A New Ocean-to-Ocean Route Just Shipped 900 Vehicles in Just 72 Hours...
posted on: May 10, 2026
A single shipment of 900 vehicles crossed southern Mexico by rail in roughly nine hours this spring, moving from the Pacific to the U.S. East Coast in about 72 hours. The operation, run by Hyundai and its logistics arm Hyundai Glovis, marks the first major international test of Mexico’s Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. This 303-kilometer rail route is taking shape just as climate pressures threaten the reliability of the Panama Canal. Vehicles traveled from South Korea to the Pacific port of Salina Cruz in Oaxaca. There, crews loaded them onto 50 BI-MAX freight wagons built for vehicle transport. The trains used Line Z of the corridor to reach Coatzacoalcos on the Gulf of Mexico, where the cargo transferred to a second ship for the final leg to Brunswick, Georgia. The full operation showed the corridor can handle multi-modal international freight at commercial scale. Subscribe to indiandefencereview.com! Get updates on the latest posts and more from...
Maersk profit falls sharply as firm keeps forecast despite Hormuz uncertainty...
posted on: May 10, 2026
Shipping giant Maersk reported sharply lower earnings in the first three months of the year, despite strong demand for container transport. Net profit for January to March fell to $100m (€85m), around 12 times lower than a year earlier, when earnings were boosted by exceptionally strong demand for sea freight. Revenue slipped 2.6% to just under $13bn (€11bn), while earnings per share dropped to $4, down from $74 in the same quarter last year. The Copenhagen-based company said weaker freight rates in its Ocean division were the main drag on earnings, although a 9.3% rise in volumes across its business helped offset some of the decline. Maersk said the conflict in the Middle East had only a limited direct impact on first-quarter results, but warned that it had added fresh uncertainty to the global outlook. “The conflict in the Middle East, which began on 28 February 2026, has introduced...
U.S. Navy Fighter Jet Disables Two More Iranian Tankers...
posted on: May 10, 2026
In what appears to be a new operational pattern, U.S. Central Command has disabled two more Iran-bound tankers in the Gulf of Oman using Navy fighter jets – this time, by striking their stacks. The strikes are a resource-efficient alternative to boarding and seizure, and appear to be effective in preventing tankers in ballast from reaching Iranian ports, where they would provide floating storage and extend Iran’s ability to continue production. Central Command said Friday that it had dispatched an F/A-18 Super Hornet from USS George H.W. Bush to interdict two Iranian-flagged tankers in ballast, which were bound for a port on Iran’s Gulf of Oman coastline. The fighter used “precision munitions” to hit each tanker’s stack, “preventing the non-compliant ships from entering Iran.” The stack is an uncommon location to target for disabling fire, but would reduce risk of flooding or pollution when compared with an attack on the rudder or...
Spain Plans Rigorous Quarantine for Hantavirus Cruise Passengers...
posted on: May 10, 2026
The expedition cruise ship Hondius is under way for the Canary Islands, where she expects to disembark passengers and crewmembers under an exceedingly rare circumstance: an outbreak of hantavirus, normally spread by rats but – in this case – transmissible between people. Before the ship arrives, health officials in the EU are scrambling to arrange quarantine and treatment protocols to minimize the chances of further spread. The “Andes” strain of the virus is known to circulate in Argentina, and the passengers on this voyage boarded in Ushuaia, a hub for expedition cruising at the country’s southernmost tip. Out of 150 people on board, three have died and five more have displayed symptoms of the disease, according to the latest update from the World Health Organization. This strain of the virus attacks the respiratory system, inhibiting breathing and often leading to death. The point of origin of a hantavirus infection can be hard...
চট্টগ্রাম বন্দরের টার্মিনাল সেবা...
posted on: May 9, 2026
এনসিটির সঙ্গে সিসিটিও চায় ডিপি ওয়ার্ল্ড অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারের আমলে স্থগিত হওয়া চট্টগ্রাম বন্দরের নিউমুরিং কনটেইনার টার্মিনালের (এনসিটি) দীর্ঘ মেয়াদে ইজারাপ্রক্রিয়া আবারও গতি পাচ্ছে। তবে এবার শুধু এনসিটি নয়, এর পাশে থাকা চিটাগং কনটেইনার টার্মিনাল (সিসিটি) মিলিয়ে একক টার্মিনাল হিসেবে একসঙ্গে আধুনিকায়ন ও পরিচালনার প্রস্তাব দিয়েছে সংযুক্ত আরব আমিরাতভিত্তিক বন্দর অপারেটর ডিপি ওয়ার্ল্ড। বাংলাদেশ-দুবাই যৌথ পাবলিক-প্রাইভেট পার্টনারশিপ (পিপিপি) প্ল্যাটফর্মের চতুর্থ সভায় এ আগ্রহ প্রকাশ করে প্রতিষ্ঠানটি। ৮ এপ্রিল দুবাইয়ে অনুষ্ঠিত সভায় বিষয়টি নিয়ে আলোচনা হয় এবং পরবর্তী বৈঠকে এটি পৃথক প্রকল্প হিসেবে বিবেচনার সিদ্ধান্ত নেওয়া হয়েছে। প্রথম আলোর হাতে আসা সভার কার্যবিবরণী থেকে এমন তথ্য পাওয়া গেছে। এর আগে গত ৯ ফেব্রুয়ারি শ্রমিক আন্দোলনের মুখে এনসিটি ইজারা দেওয়ার প্রক্রিয়া স্থগিতের ঘোষণা দেয় তৎকালীন অন্তর্বর্তী সরকার। নতুন করে শুরু হওয়া প্রক্রিয়ায় এখন আরও বড় পরিসরে বিনিয়োগ ও পরিচালনার প্রস্তাব দিল দুবাইভিত্তিক বন্দর পরিচালনাকারী কোম্পানিটি। আওয়ামী লীগ সরকারের আমলে ২০২৪ সালে পতেঙ্গা কনটেইনার টার্মিনাল বিদেশি অপারেটরের কাছে হস্তান্তরের পর চট্টগ্রাম বন্দরের হাতে...
U.S. Confirms Iranian Attack on U.S. Navy Destroyers in Strait of Hormuz...
posted on: May 9, 2026
Three U.S. Navy destroyers came under missile, drone and small-boat attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, according to U.S. Central Command. In a statement released Thursday morning, CENTCOM said Iranian forces launched “multiple missiles, drones and small boats” at USS Truxtun (DDG-103), USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115), and USS Mason (DDG-87) as the warships transited the strategic waterway into the Gulf of Oman. The U.S. military said no American vessels were hit. “U.S. forces intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks and responded with self-defense strikes,” CENTCOM said, adding that American forces targeted Iranian missile and drone launch sites, command-and-control facilities, and intelligence and surveillance nodes involved in the attack. Video Paused President Donald Trump later described the confrontation in dramatically more aggressive terms, claiming Iranian attacking forces were “completely destroyed.” “Missiles were shot at our Destroyers, and were easily knocked down,” Trump wrote on social media. “Likewise, drones came, and were incinerated while in the...
Trapped in Hormuz: Indian Sailors Describe Nights of Missiles, Fear, and Hunger...
posted on: May 9, 2026
MUMBAI, May 7 (Reuters) – Nightly explosions of drones and missiles terrified Indian sailor Tithi Chiranjeevi after his ship was stranded in Iran for more than a month by the Strait of Hormuz blockade caused by the Middle East conflict. “Around 10 to 20 missiles struck every night. No one could sleep,” he told Reuters, describing conditions outside Iran’s port of Khorramshahr on his return home last week, after an arduous 15-day journey through Iraq, Armenia, and Dubai. The 28-year-old had spent the previous six months working on the Iranian ship Ilda, carrying construction material to Dubai. The vessel was one of 2,000 trapped in the vicinity of the 104-mile (17-km) waterway that normally carries a fifth of the world’s supplies of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG). Violence in the region has killed at least three Indian seafarers so far. Before the conflict began in February, about 138 ships passed through the Strait each day, the Joint Maritime Information...
Hijacked Tanker Off Yemen Deepens Fears of Somali Piracy Resurgence...
posted on: May 9, 2026
European naval forces have confirmed the hijacking of an oil tanker off Yemen after armed individuals reportedly boarded the vessel near Qana Port before steering it toward the Gulf of Aden and the Somali coast, marking the latest sign that piracy threats in the western Indian Ocean are rapidly escalating again. According to a new alert issued Thursday by the Maritime Security Centre Indian Ocean, armed individuals boarded the tanker EUREKA (IMO: 1022823) at approximately 0500 UTC on May 2 while the vessel was anchored off Qana Port in Yemen’s Shabwa province. The advisory said the vessel was subsequently taken under the control of the attackers and is now believed to be underway toward waters off Somalia. Operation ATALANTA, the European Union’s counter-piracy naval mission, later confirmed the hijacking and said the incident remains ongoing. “Operation ATALANTA assets have confirmed the hijacking of tanker vessel EUREKA,” the updated MSCIO alert stated, adding...
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