Three India-bound cargo ships are transiting the Strait of Hormuz following the US ending its blockade of Iranian ports and Tehran easing maritime restrictions. This development, linked to a peace deal, signals India's potential to resume economic ties, including energy trade and the International North South Transport Corridor.
The chief engineer of the cargo ship Dali, Karthikeyan Deenadayalan, has been charged with violating the Port and Waterways Safety Act for allegedly failing to report hazardous conditions on the ship prior to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Prosecutors also filed a deferred prosecution agreement, with details to be released.
Iranian state TV reported that a cargo ship carrying "essential goods" was hit by a US shell 5 nautical miles off the coast of Khasab, Oman, while en route to Sirik, Iran. The five crew members were rescued and taken to Oman.
A Panamanian-flagged cargo ship, the 'BAM STAR', docked at Pingtan Port's Jinjing Terminal on June 2nd after experiencing a mechanical failure in the Taiwan Strait. The Pingtan Border Inspection Station expedited entry and repair procedures for the vessel, which was carrying over 42,000 tons of iron ore and had 22 crew members.
A Soyuz-2.1b rocket has been delivered to the Baikonur Cosmodrome for the launch of the Progress MS-36 cargo spacecraft. Roscosmos stated that after unloading, the rocket will be stored until preparations for launch begin. The next crewed launch from Baikonur to the ISS is scheduled for July 14.
A cargo ship was hit by an unknown projectile in the Gulf of Oman, causing a large explosion. The UK Maritime Trade Operations reported the incident, which occurred 40 nautical miles southeast of Umm Qasr, Iraq. Authorities are investigating, and ships are advised to proceed with caution.
The US military has been covertly guiding approximately 70 commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks, The New York Times reported. Iran had previously closed the vital waterway to "hostile countries" following US and Israeli airstrikes.
US forces fired a missile into the engine room of the Gambia-flagged cargo ship Lian Star for attempting to breach its blockade of Iranian ports after ignoring over 20 warnings. Hostilities have resumed this week despite a fragile ceasefire.
An AI-powered detection network called WhaleSpotter has launched in San Francisco Bay to track whales day and night, alerting mariners to slow down or reroute. This initiative aims to reduce whale deaths, particularly from ship strikes, amid an alarming rise in gray whale fatalities linked to climate change.
Russia reportedly struck a Chinese cargo ship in Ukraine a day before a summit between Putin and Xi. This incident follows claims of Russia downing over 3,000 Ukrainian drones in the past week.
South Korea will conduct an additional investigation into the May 4 strike on the HMM Namu cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz and pursue diplomatic responses, amid ongoing Middle East conflict.
South Korea dispatched a 10-member technical team to Dubai to investigate a May 4 strike on the Korean-operated cargo ship HMM Namu in the Strait of Hormuz, aiming to determine the cause and identify those responsible.
South Korea sent a technical team to Dubai to investigate a May 4 strike on the Korean-operated cargo ship HMM Namu in the Strait of Hormuz, caused by two unidentified flying objects, destroying the engine room and leaving a 7m puncture.
A Russian cargo ship, Ursa Major, sank in the Mediterranean in December 2024, carrying components for two submarine nuclear reactors likely destined for North Korea. Spanish investigators suggest it may have been deliberately sunk by a Western military to prevent the technology transfer.
Six construction workers were killed and several vehicles plunged into the river after the cargo ship crashed into the bridge.
The Russian crew of the bulk carrier Caffa, detained in Sweden, has left the country after the ship was seized at Ukraine's request
South Korea is treading carefully in attributing blame for the strike on one of its cargo ships earlier this month, even as preliminary signs point to Iranian drones being the culprit. Seoul has surveillance footage of the incident in the early hours of May 4 – when two airborne objects struck the HMM Namu while it lay at anchor off the United Arab Emirates – but so far has said little. Observers believe the government is biding its time and waiting to deliver a verdict until after a highly...
SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shipping company HMM has begun preparatio...
A South Korean cargo ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz six days ago was struck by unidentified aircraft, the foreign ministry in Seoul said on Sunday, days after the fire-damaged HMM Namu arrived in Dubai. US President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran had “taken some shots” at the Panama-flagged vessel and urged South Korea to join US operations aimed at restoring normal shipping through the strait. The vital waterway has been virtually closed since the United States and Israel launched a war...
A cargo ship caught fire Sunday after being hit by an unknown projectile off Qatar's coast, the British military said.
A cargo ship caught fire on Sunday after being hit by an unknown projectile off Qatar’s coast, the British military said, in the latest attack on vessels in the Persian Gulf since a shaky ceasefire stopped fighting between the US and Iran. The Trump administration says the month-old ceasefire remains in effect, but it has been repeatedly tested with Iran restricting traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the US imposing a blockade of Iranian ports. Washington has been awaiting Iran’s response...
A fire in a cargo ship's engine room rarely carries geopolitical weight. Yet the...
