Scouring the Strait of Hormuz for Mines Could Take Weeks June 15, 2026 By Jonathan Saul Ensuring the Strait of Hormuz is safe from mines could delay a return to normal shipping traffic by weeks following...
Update: Shipowners Seek Details on Hormuz Deal Before Resuming Transits June 15, 2026 By Weilun Soon A US-Iran deal intended to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days has been met with caution by shipowners and...
Indian-Crewed Tanker Hit off Oman in Suspected Third US Strike This Week June 11, 2026 India’s shipping ministry said all 20 Indian crew members were safe after a suspected U.S. strike on the asphalt tanker...
Three Indian Seafarers Missing After US Strike on Tanker off Oman June 10, 2026 By Jonathan Saul and Nidhi Verma The U.S. military carried out a “precision” strike on a vessel in the Gulf of Oman that failed to follow...
Trump Downplays Threats of Hormuz Mines, Touts Alternate Route June 4, 2026 By Skylar Woodhouse President Donald Trump downplayed the threat posed by Iranian sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, even...
Strain Grows on Shipping Industry With Vessels Stuck Inside Hormuz June 3, 2026 By Jonathan Saul Even if the U.S. and Iran agreed to halt the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, ships trapped in...
Still Too Risky to Move Seafarers From Gulf, UN Agency Boss Says June 2, 2026 By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou Despite the current ceasefire between the United States and Iran, it remains too risky to move the thousands of sailors...
Shipping Industry Intensifies Calls to Free Seafarers Still Trapped by Russia-Ukraine War February 24, 2023 By Brendan Murray The global shipping industry is stepping up calls for the United Nations and aid groups to help evacuate hundreds of...
COVID-19 Fuels Abandonment of Ships – and Their Cargoes and Crews December 18, 2020 By K. Oanh Ha and Bruce Stanley From the deck of their tanker, Captain Samig Nabiyev and his crew could see the smoke and fire rising over...
Willis Launches New Policy to Cover Repatriation Costs for Stranded Seafarers September 10, 2013 Willis Group Holdings has launched a new liability insurance policy to cover the costs associated with repatriating stranded seafarers. The...