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Maersk Pauses Suez Canal Sailings, Citing Escalating Conflict
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (224+ words) Sunday, 01 March 2026 10:54 AM EST Denmark's Maersk said Sunday it will pause sailings through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Suez Canal and reroute ships around the Cape of Good Hope, after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran plunged the region into…...
Vessel struck by unknown projectile northwest of UAE's Mina Saqr, maritime security agency reports
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (135+ words) CAIRO, "March 1 (Reuters) - A "vessel has been "struck by an unknown projectile 17 "nautical miles northwest "of the "United Arab Emirates' "Mina Saqr "in the "emirate of Ras Al "Khaimah, "the United Kingdom "Maritime "Trade Operations agency said on "Sunday. Read…...
Hapag-Lloyd and DSV Sign Fuel-Agnostic Ship Green Deal Covering 18,000 Tonnes CO₂e
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (695+ words) Hapag-Lloyd and DSV sign a two-year Ship Green framework agreement covering 18,000 tonnes of CO'e reductions using a fuel-agnostic book-and-claim model as FuelEU Maritime takes effect. Hapag-Lloyd and DSV have signed what they describe as the first framework agreement of its…...
Mysterious Projectile Hits Vessel off Oman's Coast | Law-Order
4+ hour, 38+ min ago (205+ words) A vessel was attacked by an unknown projectile 50 nautical miles north of Muscat, Oman, causing a fire in the engine room, which was subsequently controlled. This incident follows another event reported the same day near Oman's Kumzar in the Strait…...
Escalating Tensions: Oil Tankers and Drone Strikes in Omani Waters | Law-Order
6+ hour, 45+ min ago (307+ words) A Palau-flagged oil tanker near Oman's Musandam peninsula was attacked, injuring four crew members. The attack followed drone strikes on Duqm port, illustrating rising tensions in the Gulf after U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran. The incident highlights the strategic importance of…...
Oman: Oil tanker attacked off coast, four injured; 15 Indians aboard vessel
7+ hour, 11+ min ago (671+ words) Oman says the Palau-flagged tanker Skylight was attacked off Musandam, injuring four crew members and prompting evacuation of all 20 people onboard. Oman's Maritime Security Centre said the tanker Skylight was struck about five nautical miles north of the port of…...
Drone attack hits Duqm Port in Oman, one worker injured
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (246+ words) A drone attack targeting Duqm Port in Oman injures one worker amid rising regional tensions. Get the latest details on the incident and the US Embassy security alert. Muscat/Duqm: Two drones targeted facilities at Duqm Port on Sunday, injuring…...
VOC Port Plans Rs 15,000 Crore Investment In Outer Harbour Project To Handle Mega Container Ships
8+ hour, 31+ min ago (292+ words) Mar 01, 2026 | Updated 01:22 PM GMT+5:30 V O Chidambaranar Port in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, plans to invest Rs 15,000 crore in its Outer Harbour project to significantly increase cargo handling capacity. The ambitious development aims to establish Tamil Nadu as a major transhipment…...
GITA demands urgent maritime security boost after Senya Bereku pirate attack
8+ hour, 51+ min ago (270+ words) The Ghana Industrial Trawlers Association (GITA) has called for immediate and significant investment in maritime security following a recent armed attack on artisanal fishers off the coast of Senya Bereku in the Central Region. Describing the incident as deeply troubling,…...
VOC Port to invest ₹15,000 cr in Outer Harbour project to be a transhipment hub of South India
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (526+ words) VO Chidambaranar Port will invest "15,000 crore in its ambitious Outer Harbour project, which aims to increase overall cargo handling capacity and position Tamil Nadu as a major transhipment hub of southern India, a top executive has said. The investment is…...