Somali pirates have hijacked an Iranian fishing vessel carrying 21 Iranian fishermen and two Somali security guards in waters off the northeastern coast of Somalia, according to the European Union’s Maritime Security
Somali pirates have hijacked an Iranian fishing vessel carrying 21 Iranian fishermen and two Somali security guards in waters off the northeastern coast of Somalia, according to the European Union’s Maritime Security
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More than 80% of global merchandise trade travels by sea. Under normal conditions, the vast maritime network allows goods, energy and raw materials to move across continents with little public attention. But
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Fishermen’s organisations in Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna district have demanded an end to Indian trawling in fishing grounds off the Northern and Eastern provinces and the withdrawal of a proposed Fisheries Bill,
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Foreign ministers from eight European and regional countries have agreed to strengthen diplomatic efforts to resolve the Iran conflict and restore freedom of navigation in the Middle East and the Black Sea,
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The Pathfinder Foundation’s proposal to establish a fisheries research institute on Kachchativu is presented as an exercise in scientific cooperation, but its critics may see a far more troubling prospect. The financial
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An environmental justice advocate has called for an international tribunal to hold transnational corporations accountable for environmental damage, citing the limited compensation reportedly paid following the X-Press Pearl disaster off Sri Lanka’s
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A growing series of attacks on oil tankers and commercial vessels in the Black Sea is worsening an environmental crisis already aggravated by Russia’s war against Ukraine, with oil pollution reaching coastal
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Iran has maintained its seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, refusing to soften its conditions as President Donald Trump sends mixed signals over whether Washington is prepared to reach a
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The escalating conflict around the Black Sea is threatening to create a new global food supply shock, with attacks on Russian and Ukrainian ports disrupting grain shipments and forcing buyers thousands of
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor The most revealing part of Sri Lanka’s latest drug seizure may be the story behind the seizure rather than the 463 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine itself. The
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Last week, in the crowded ports of Qingdao in China and Busan in South Korea, two medium-sized cargo ships largely unknown outside the maritime industry slipped their moorings and headed towards Europe.
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The MV Ocean Winner was carrying iron ore from Odisha to Singapore when it disappeared from tracking systems nearly two days after leaving Paradip Port. Twenty of its crew members are Chinese,
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On August 20, 2026, officials disclosed that two commercial vessels carrying a total of 22 Indian nationals (as well as one Syrian, one Sudanese and one Iraqi national, while the nationality of
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The contested islands of the South China Sea could one day become autonomous defensive strongholds, protected not primarily by soldiers but by coordinated fleets of machines operating across the air, sea and
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Prices for the busiest shipping routes through the Panama Canal have reached record levels as falling water levels linked to an intensifying El Niño and strong demand connected to the Iran war
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