International Maritime
Philippines To Ban Deployment Of Seafarers In Hormuz, Other High Risk Gulf
In a dramatic policy shift following deadly attacks on commercial shipping, the Philippines is moving to temporarily ban the deployment of its seafarers...
Roland EkamaSeptember 11, 20260
Turkish, Somali Forces Free Hijacked MV LUTUF After 10-day Operation, Killed 14 Pirates
Turkish naval forces and Somalia’s armed forces have freed the hijacked cargo vessel MV LUTUF following a 10-day operation off the coast...
Roland EkamaSeptember 2, 20260
Cosco Shipping Orders 12 MegaMax Container Ships
Cosco Shipping Holdings has ordered 12 megamax container ships as well six smaller vessels at Chinese yards. The liner has also entered into...
Roland EkamaAugust 31, 20260
IMO Demands Immediate Release Of 90+ Seafarers As Piracy Resurges In Gulf of Aden
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of more than 90 seafarers held captive after a fresh wave...
Roland EkamaAugust 24, 20260
IMO Chief Calls Attacks On Red Sea Shipping “Indefensible,” Urges Release Of Captive Seafarers
Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary‑General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), strongly condemned the recent attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea area, describing...
Roland EkamaJuly 23, 20260
BREAKING: Maersk Line Slams $1,000 Surcharge For Container Transits Linked To Strait of Hormuz
By Roland Ekama Maersk has introduced an additional fee of $1,000 per container for cargo on vessels transiting routes linked to the Strait...
Roland EkamaJuly 23, 20260
IMO Says 44 Seafarers Held By Pirates In Three Months ,Seeks Immediate Action After 24 Recent Attacks;
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has called for urgent international action to secure the release of 44 seafarers being held...
Roland EkamaJuly 6, 20260
Iran Frees Eight Crew From Seized MSC Containership; Four Ukrainians, Four Filipinos Return Home
Iran has released eight seafarers from the Greek-managed containership Epimonidas, officials in the Philippines and Ukraine said, more than two months after the...
Roland EkamaJune 26, 20260
IMO Announces Evacuation Of 11,000 Seafarers From Strait Of Hormuz After US–Iran Agreement
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) said on Tuesday it will begin a large-scale evacuation of about 11,000 seafarers stranded in and around the...
Roland EkamaJune 23, 20260
Dock Worker Crushed To Death Aboard Ro-Ro Vessel
A 54-year-old dock worker died in a tragic accident aboard a Ro-Ro freighter at the Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium on Tuesday, June 16,...
Roland EkamaJune 20, 20260
