EU naval commanders believe more than 120 pirates from multiple Somali clans are now operating at sea in a coordinated resurgence that has seen six commercial vessels hijacked since April, raising questions over whether current naval resources are sufficient to contain the threat

Ukraine’s escalating attacks on Russian Black Sea ports are disrupting grain exports during the peak wheat shipping season, squeezing vessel availability, forcing exporters to seek alternative routes and prompting importers to diversify supply

A Norwegian court has confirmed that the arrest of Russian state-owned vessel Professor Molchanov in Svalbard could ultimately pave the way for a court-supervised sale, as Naftogaz pursues enforcement of a $4.22bn arbitration award linked to Russian asset seizures in Crimea

Attacks on commercial shipping in the Black Sea are an almost daily occurrence now, and the risk is so high that a seafarers union chief said he would advise his members not to travel to the region

A tanker flagged with the Isle of Man registry has found itself in the unlikely centre of a row between Argentina’s federal government and the local government of Tierra del Fuego over who should oversee the critical port of Ushuaia

Container carriers are imposing surcharges and warning of capacity constraints as drought and El Niño drive water levels lower on key river systems underpinning trade flows across Europe, the Americas and beyond