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The World's Piracy Hotspots
10+ hour, 31+ min ago (166+ words) Voronoi by Visual Capitalist The World's Piracy Hotspots Somali piracy has resurged since 2023, with a fourth vessel " the MT Eureka " hijacked off Yemen in May and reportedly taken toward Somalia. Analysts say naval forces have been distracted by Houthi attacks…...
Iran and Oman Developing Joint Navigation Mechanism for Strait of Hormuz
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (820+ words) WANA (May 18) " Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei announced that Iran and Oman are actively drafting a joint security mechanism to ensure safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking at his weekly press briefing, Baghaei emphasized that Iran's maritime security…...
Al Jazeera: The Strait of Hormuz is in IRGC control/ No ships have crossed the strait in the past 24 hours
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (24+ words) news. cgtn. com...
Supertanker with Iraqi oil heads for Vietnam after hold-up in US blockade
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (150+ words) Aaj English TV Don't Miss the Latest News Subscribing is the best way to get our best stories immediately. Supertanker Agios Fanourios I is heading for Vietnam "to discharge its Iraqi crude oil cargo after it was held by the…...
Iran allows energy giant's ship to sail through Strait of Hormuz
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (464+ words) The ship made its way through the strait, hewing close to the Iranian coastline, before heading for Oman A support vessel owned by Malaysian firm Vantris Energy, formerly Sapura Energy, has successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz, LSEG shipping data…...
How Hormuz blockade is hurting traders and shoppers in southern Iran
12+ hour, 16+ min ago (71+ words) Waco Tribune-Herald Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are increasingly disrupting trade and daily life along Iran's southern coast. A drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, officials said Sunday, while President…...
Greek Maritime Security Firm Calls for Armed Guards on Ships
11+ hour, 6+ min ago (613+ words) The company argued that detecting small unmanned surface vessels remained extremely difficult using conventional maritime surveillance systems. It suggested that armed personnel on board could help identify and neutralise such threats at close range, reducing risks to crew and vessels....
| Cobram Courier
17+ hour, 30+ min ago (489+ words) A drone strike has caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, officials in Abu Dhabi say, at a "time when progress appears to have stalled in efforts to end the US-Israeli war with Iran…...
Inside Britain's secretive crisis room monitoring Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz
8+ hour, 41+ min ago (71+ words) ynetnews Inside Britain's secretive crisis room monitoring Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz In a small office near Portsmouth, just three UKMTO watchkeepers field distress calls from ships in the Gulf as Iran tightens control of the Strait of…...
Five Weeks Into the Ceasefire, Hormuz Is Operating Under Control
13+ hour, 15+ min ago (1617+ words) Operational Overview Five weeks into the ceasefire, the Strait of Hormuz remains constrained, opaque, and increasingly managed through selective access. At the same time, commercial traffic through Hormuz has not stopped. Windward identified inbound and outbound movements, including VLCCs, LPG…...