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

A search for 10 missing crew members on board the cargoship continues more than 48 hours after the collision occurred

Saudi and Emirati shipping continue to find themselves in Iranian crosshairs, as two seafarers have been confirmed as killed on a tanker attacked in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week

Türkiye’s Directorate General of Shipping said an emergency signal was received from Tuğberk İmamoğlu in the early hours of Wednesday morning

Heart disease leading cause of fatalities at sea

Tankers in the Black Sea are adopting improvised anti-drone defences, but analysts question their effectiveness against more sophisticated aerial and naval drones

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

The people who will design, license, build, crew, inspect, insure and respond to nuclear-powered commercial ships are too few, and providing the instructors, curricula and facilities to train them will take years, the US Maritime Administration was told

V.Group chief executive René Kofod-Olsen says seafarers remain willing to sail through the Strait of Hormuz despite mounting attacks, but rising risk premiums, crew shortages and growing operational complexity are emerging as critical challenges for shipowners

Piracy off Somalia’s coast has burst back into life in recent months, with six vessels hijacked since April 2026