International Maritime
MSC Proposes Using Cruise Ships To Evacuate Stranded Seafarers From Persian Gulf
MSC Cruises has proposed using its idle cruise ships in the Persian Gulf to help evacuate thousands of stranded seafarers caught in the...
Roland EkamaApril 16, 20260
Tanzania Breaks Ground On $300 Million Deep Seaport Construction In Zanzibar
The Tanzanian government has officially launched construction of the $300 million Mangapwani Integrated Port on the island of Unguja, marking a major step...
Roland EkamaApril 10, 20260
IMO Canvasses Coordinated Action To Evacuate 20,000 Stranded Seafarers In Persian Gulf
In a stark evaluation of the escalating crisis, the International Maritime Organisation IMO, Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez warned that around 20,000 seafarers remain...
Roland EkamaApril 2, 20260
Strait of Hormuz Fees Hit $2M Per Ship, As Iranian Minister Exposes Global Chokepoint Cash Grabs
The Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araghchi has fired back at critics slamming the country's new $2 million charge for vessels passing through...
Roland EkamaMarch 24, 20260
Liberian Registry To Introduce Electronic Seafarer Documents
The Liberian Registry, the world's largest ship registry, will introduce electronic seafarer documents in a move it says will benefit seafarers and shipowners....
Roland EkamaMarch 17, 20260
Sri Lanka Repatriates Remains Of 84 Iranian Sailors Killed In US Torpedo Strike
Sri Lanka recently repatriated the remains of 84 Iranian sailors killed in a US submarine attack on their frigate. This incident occurred on...
Roland EkamaMarch 15, 20260
DP World Profits Up 32% To $1.96 billion In 2025
The Dubai-headquartered ports and logistics business reported a 5.8% increase in container throughput DP World announced record financial results for 2025, with revenue...
Roland EkamaMarch 13, 20260
IMO Declares 20,000 Seafarers Stranded in Persian Gulf Amid Deadly Strait Of Hormuz Attacks On Vessels
By Roland Ekama The Secretary-General, International Maritime Organisation IMO Arsenio Dominguez has condemned a deadly attack on a vessel in the Strait of...
Roland EkamaMarch 7, 20260
ITF–JNG Declares Strait Of Hormuz High Risk Area
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the Joint Negotiating Group (JNG), as social partners of the International Bargaining Forum (IBF), have today...
Roland EkamaMarch 3, 20260
One Dead, Five Missing After Nigerian Tugboat Sinks Off South African Coast.
A Nigerian tugboat named LEO sank off South Africa's coast late on Saturday, February 28, 2026, resulting in one confirmed death and five...
Roland EkamaMarch 2, 20260
