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‘We were attacked’: Hormuz sailors...
The conversations in Chinese on the messaging app WeChat — provided by a worker whose ship has been stuck...
U.S. Navy Minesweepers Assigned To...
The U.S. Navy Independence class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) USS Tulsa and USS Santa Barbara, which are configured for minesweeping duties, have appeared in port...
Shipowners confront GNSS disruption at...
Electronic interference in the Arabian Gulf is forcing shipowners and vessel managers to rethink how they maintain navigational control....
Selective Gulf transits emerge under...
Commercial shipping remains deeply disrupted on the 18th day of the war between Iran and the US/Israeli coalition as...
Shipping lines charge war risk and conflict surcharges...
posted on: Mar 19, 2026
KARACHI: Capitalising on regional geopolitical tensions, the shipping lines have allegedly started collecting ‘War Risk and Emergency Conflict Surcharges (ECS)’ even on shipments that had already departed or were already in transit before the escalation of hostilities on February 28, 2026. According to the details, the issue came to light when the business community flagged the practice to customs authorities, raising alarm over what they described as an unjustified financial burden being placed on the trade. Traders disclosed that shipping lines were levying ECS even on cargo that had set sail or entered transit well before the outbreak of the current regional crisis, a move widely condemned as opportunistic and commercially unethical. Responding swiftly to the outcry, the collectorate has issued a directive, ordering all shipping lines and their local agents to immediately cease levying, recovering, demanding, or retaining any such surcharge on consignments that had already sailed, moved...
IMO Sec-Gen: Naval escorts through Hormuz do not ensure safety...
posted on: Mar 18, 2026
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has said in an interview with the Financial Times that naval escorts through the Strait of Hormuz cannot “100 percent guarantee” the safety of ships navigating the strategic waterway. Arsenio Dominguez stressed that military assistance is “not a long-term or sustainable solution” for reopening the strait, which remains largely closed amid ongoing Middle East tensions. Dominguez warned that ships stranded in the Gulf risk running out of food and essential supplies for their crews, urging ship managers not to put vessels or seafarers at risk. Around 20,000 seafarers remain stranded in the Persian Gulf. IMO will convene an Extraordinary Session of its Council, on 18–19 March, to examine the impact of recent developments in the Arabian Sea, Sea of Oman and the Gulf region on international shipping and seafarers. The upcoming session is expected to review current risks, exchange information among governments...
Liberian Registry digitises crew credentials
posted on: Mar 18, 2026
The Liberian Registry is introducing electronic seafarer documents to improve verification and compliance for shipowners. The move reflects a broader shift towards digital crewing systems that support faster inspections and stronger oversight. Shipowners and managers are under increasing pressure to ensure that crew documentation is accurate, verifiable and readily accessible across jurisdictions. The Liberian Registry’s move to introduce electronic seafarer documents signals a step towards more transparent and reliable crewing processes. At the core of the initiative is the use of QR coded documentation, allowing Port State Control authorities to authenticate credentials quickly. For operators, this reduces the risk of delays linked to manual checks or questionable paperwork, while offering greater confidence that crew certifications are valid. The registry is also enhancing its Seafarer Electronic Application System within its digital portal, alongside the launch of Crew360. This compliance focused layer applies additional vetting and verification checks to each application,...
Tanker strike off Fujairah signals renewed threat...
posted on: Mar 18, 2026
New tension is emerging in the shipping front, as Iranian forces struck a tanker in the Gulf of Oman, marking the first successful attack east of the Strait of Hormuz in nearly two weeks. Following a brief 72-hour pause during which the Gulf and surrounding waters had calmed, the UKMTO reported on 17 March that a tanker off the UAE had been attacked. According to the report, a tanker located 23 nautical miles east of Fujairah, UAE, said that it was struck by an unknown projectile while at anchor. Minor structural damage was reported, fortunately with no injuries to the crew and no environmental impact. The incident follows recent drone strikes on oil facilities at the port of Fujairah. To remind, oil loadings at Fujairah were halted on 16 March for the second time in recent days, after a drone strike caused a fire in the petroleum industrial zone. According to the...
GMF: Thousands of seafarers are stranded because of the war...
posted on: Mar 18, 2026
The Global Maritime Forum director of human sustainability, Susanne Justesen, has expressed her concern and support for the thousands of seafarers currently working under threat of attack in and around the Strait of Hormuz. As the conflict in the Middle East continues, maritime attacks across the Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and surrounding waters are raising growing concerns for seafarers and their wellbeing, as they once again find themselves at the center of the unfolding crisis. The civilian men and women working as seafarers in the conflict zone should not be military targets. Thousands of seafarers are currently stranded on their vessels because of the war, and they should not need to fear physical violence on top of the immense psychological pressure they are already under. …said Susanne Justesen. According to reports, at least 16 ships have been struck since the war began. At least eight maritime workers have...
What is AI in shipping?
posted on: Mar 18, 2026
Consultant Frank Coles has some advice for how shipping should adapt artificial intelligence for operations at sea. Over the last 30 years as satellite communications made data sharing with ships virtually ubiquitous one thing that hasn’t been missing is the over use of buzzwords and claims of doom for the human in shipping. The relentless drive for column space in the media provides space for the fanciful and misunderstandings of how technology gets used or applied. This combined with opinions of those who have never been on a ship much less, command one or run a shipping company provides fertile ground for dreamy claims. I get shipping is a romantic notion, but the reality is so much more different than staged conferences and parties portray. AI is the new buzzword. Its positive impact should be profound where it is used properly and as a tool for humans to operate...
U.S. Allows Iranian Tankers to Transit Hormuz as Oil Prices Surge and Select Ships Begin Crossing Strait...
posted on: Mar 17, 2026
The United States is allowing Iranian oil tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz despite the ongoing maritime conflict in the Persian Gulf, a move aimed at preventing a deeper shock to global oil supplies as tanker traffic through the chokepoint remains severely disrupted. Speaking Monday in an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington has permitted Iranian oil shipments to continue leaving the Gulf in order to keep global markets supplied. “The Iranian ships have been getting out already, and we’ve let that happen to supply the rest of the world,” Bessent said during the interview in Paris, where he is attending trade talks with China. The comments come as commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has collapsed following a wave of attacks on merchant vessels linked to the escalating U.S.–Israel war with Iran. The narrow waterway—through which roughly 20% of the world’s seaborne oil supply normally passes—has...
Swedish court orders detention of Russian captain of tanker boarded off Sweden...
posted on: Mar 17, 2026
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish court on Sunday ordered the detention of the Russian captain of a ship that was suspected to be sailing under a false flag in the Baltic Sea and was boarded by authorities last week. The commander of the Sea Owl 1, whose name hasn’t been released, was arrested on Friday — the day after the Swedish coast guard boarded the vessel off Trelleborg, on Sweden’s southern coast. Prosecutors suspect him of using a false document. They said Sunday that the district court in Ystad ordered him held in custody in line with their request, Swedish news agency TT reported. The tanker was sailing under the flag of the Comoros, an island nation off East Africa. But the coast guard has said that it suspects it isn’t in the shipping registry there and therefore there is no flag state to vouch for safety on board. The tanker...
Iran is Making Unimpeded Use of the Strait of Hormuz...
posted on: Mar 17, 2026
Getting a clear picture of what traffic is currently passing through the Strait of Hormuz is difficult at present for the external observer. The US military and the Omani coast guard will have a complete picture, but ship trackers used to dependency on AIS signals are now deprived of their primary source of information, as vessels passing through the strait are clearly not wishing to advertise their presence and are traveling with AIS systems switched off. However, it is possible to discern the general pattern of movement. Iranian ships, or ships licensed by the Iranian authorities, are hiding their identities and are passing through the strait. A small number of vessels not approved by the Iranians are making the passage, but at high risk of being attacked. In effect, the strait is open to Iranian or Iranian-approved traffic, and largely closed to others, meaning that the Iranians are suffering little economic...
U.S. Allies Rebuff Trump’s Request for Support in Strait of Hormuz...
posted on: Mar 17, 2026
By Bo Erickson, Maayan Lubell and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV/DUBAI, March 16 (Reuters) – Several U.S. allies rebuffed Donald Trump’s call on Monday to send warships to escort shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, drawing criticism from the U.S. president, who accused Western partners of ingratitude after decades of support. The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is in its third week with no end in sight, largely shutting the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas flow, raising energy prices and fears of inflation. Israel said on Monday it had drawn up detailed plans for at least three more weeks of war as it pounded sites across Iran overnight, while Iranian drone attacks temporarily shut Dubai airport and hit a key oil facility in the United Arab Emirates. A number of U.S. partners including Germany, Spain and Italy said they had no immediate plans to send ships to help reopen the strategic waterway, which Iran has effectively shut with...
How the Iran conflict is impacting global ocean shipping flows...
posted on: Mar 16, 2026
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The impact of the conflict between the U.S. and Iran on ocean shipping reaches beyond the Middle East. As a result, the return of Red Sea services are now out the window, carriers are implementing surcharges and contract negotiations have stalled, Vespucci Maritime CEO Lars Jensen said at TPM26 by S&P Global. The U.S. and Israel launched military strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, disrupting logistics activity in the Middle East as air and ocean carriers deployed temporary suspensions and other service disruptions for cargo transiting through the region. During the first week of March, more than 700 vessels were backed up as the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway bordering Iran that connects the Persian Gulf with the Indian Ocean, remained closed, impacting about 10% of the world’s container fleet, Ocean Network Express CEO Jeremy Nixon shared at TPM26. While the conflict will lead to a contraction in capacity,...
Tankers and Containership Hit Across Persian Gulf as Maritime Attacks Continue...
posted on: Mar 16, 2026
A new series of maritime attacks has struck commercial vessels across the Persian Gulf overnight, signaling that the shipping conflict linked to the escalating U.S.–Israel confrontation with Iran is continuing to spread beyond the Strait of Hormuz. According to multiple security advisories issued by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), two tankers were struck by projectiles roughly five nautical miles south of Al Basrah, Iraq, late on Wednesday, March 11. Initial reports indicated one tanker had been hit by an unknown projectile that caused a fire onboard. An update issued early March 12 confirmed that a second tanker in the same area was also struck, with the impact likewise triggering a fire. Crew members from both vessels were evacuated safely and no environmental damage has been reported. Video of one of the incidents was shared widely online, showing a tanker engulfed in flames. In a separate incident hours earlier, UKMTO said a containership was...
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