Seven crewmembers from the sunken container ship MSC Elsa 3 have asked the Kerala High Court for permission to leave India after spending almost 11 months in the country following the casualty.
A Thai seafarer died after a violent dispute aboard a tanker waiting offshore near Chattogram, Bangladesh, before heading to a ship recycling yard.
Swedish authorities have detained another crew member from the sanctioned tanker Sea Owl I as investigators examine allegedly falsified ship registration documents.
Singapore-based liner operator Ocean Network Express (ONE) has signed a deal with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for six LNG dual-fuel containerships valued at approximately $1.22 billion.
A fresh wave of Somali piracy is spreading across the Gulf of Aden, raising new concerns for shipowners, tanker operators, and maritime security teams.
Spain has disrupted a major drug trafficking route after intercepting the cargo vessel MV Arconian. Authorities estimate the seizure at 30–45 tonnes of cocaine, setting a new national record and ranking among the largest maritime drug busts globally.
The Strait of Hormuz crisis has entered its third month, leaving around 20,000 seafarers stranded on more than 1,600 vessels in the Persian Gulf. Ongoing security threats, naval actions, and slow-moving talks continue to block safe transit and disrupt global oil and gas shipping.