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

But accused seafarers have left country and shadow fleet tanker now scrapped

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

China’s largest shipping company pushes back against US spy allegations as tensions simmer ahead of Trump-Xi summit

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

AI is already delivering measurable gains across shipbuilding and vessel operations, according to industry leaders gathered for shipping’s annual tech confab. But fragmented data and incomplete digitalisation are preventing wider adoption. As investment pours into maritime AI, the sector’s biggest challenge may be organisational readiness rather than technology itself

Lloyd’s Register, Maersk and the ports of Felixstowe and Charleston will examine the regulatory, security and operational framework needed to support future nuclear-powered containership operations, looking beyond reactor technology to real-world deployment

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

Clyde & Co draws comparison between Strait of Hormuz crisis and 1956 Suez closure, which saw cases come to court many years later

Shipping associations support adding first Indian yards to the EU-approved list, but NGOs argue the move undermines Europe’s green and strategic autonomy ambitions

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