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
Pacific island nations are struggling to present a unified response following China’s recent missile test near Tuvalu, as analysts say differing national interests and varying relationships with Beijing have complicated efforts to
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The ship tracker in Kota Kinabalu, where I am — on the eastern edge of Malaysia — shows that 281 ships passed through the Malacca Strait on July 14, compared with 134
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South Korea’s competition watchdog has opened an investigation into Singapore-based container manufacturer Singamas Container and three Chinese container makers over allegations of price-fixing, according to a report by the Korea Economic Daily
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The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez, has urged immediate global cooperation to secure the release of 44 seafarers currently being held captive by pirates and armed robbers in
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In the early weeks of war, one of the Persian Gulf’s most critical maritime arteries quietly became the stage for an extraordinary experiment in modern energy logistics. Just weeks into the conflict,
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Fiji, the Philippines and Sri Lanka are expanding the use of drones and other unmanned technologies as Indo-Pacific countries seek more cost-effective ways to improve maritime security, surveillance capabilities and emergency response
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The International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, known as the 2010 HNS Convention, is set to enter into
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The Chinese military has reported that it forced a Dutch naval vessel out of waters near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, an area long marked by overlapping territorial claims
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The International Maritime Organization has adopted the world’s first global safety code for autonomous commercial ships, marking a historic shift in global shipping regulation while warning of escalating risks in the Strait
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According to local media in Colombo, the ambitious plan to establish South Asia’s largest commercial and logistics complex within the Port of Colombo has been officially cancelled, marking a significant reversal in
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A Russian cargo ship carrying components linked to nuclear reactor technology sank in the Mediterranean under mysterious circumstances after a series of explosions, leaving behind unanswered questions that continue to fuel speculation
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Federal prosecutors in the United States have filed criminal charges over the catastrophic 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, accusing a Singapore-based shipping management company and one of its senior
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A new wave of maritime hijackings in waters off Somalia and Yemen is reviving fears of a return to large-scale piracy in the Horn of Africa, a region that once symbolised one
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Global shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk says it is facing a financial hit of around $500 million per month due to disruption caused by the ongoing Middle East war, with its chief executive
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On April 21, 2026, the Palau-flagged oil tanker MT Honour 25 was hijacked by six armed Somali pirates approximately 30 nautical miles off the Somali coast. The vessel, carrying an estimated 18,000 barrels of
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