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The U.S. plan to safely escort hundreds of stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz could face major difficulties, including the ongoing threat of Iranian missile attacks and the challenge of navigating through thousands of mines planted in the sea, analysts say. “Being able to take out all of the …
Read More »Trump says operation will start Monday to help stranded ships leave Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump says a project will start on Monday to help stranded ships leave the Strait of Hormuz, but he offered few details. In a social media post, Trump said on Sunday that “neutral and innocent” countries have been affected by the Iran war, and “we have told …
Read More »Deadline passes for U.S. to begin blockade of Strait of Hormuz for ships that use Iranian ports
A blockade is a high-risk gamble for high reward Trump has a track record for using high-risk pressure to seek a desired outcome. With the blockade, he hopes Iran will buckle to the U.S.’s demands in now-stalled truce talks. Once enacted, the blockade seeks to starve Iran of $200 million …
Read More »Shadow fleets of sanctions-skirting ships facing global crackdown: analysis
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Dramatic social media footage of Belgian special forces boarding an oil tanker suspected to be linked …
Read More »As U.S. ships move toward Mideast, Iranian general warns his force has ‘finger on the trigger’
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The commander of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests …
Read More »Somalis say foreign ships are stealing their fish, and it’s fuelling a piracy resurgence
Piracy off the coast of Somalia is back in the headlines after European Union naval forces seized an Iranian fishing vessel last month that Somali pirates used to hijack a Malta-flagged tanker carrying gasoline from India to South Africa. It followed several earlier hijack attempts by armed Somali pirates, and …
Read More »Transport committee will study B.C. Ferries receiving $1B loan for Chinese ships
The House of Commons transport committee agreed on Monday to launch a study into the $1-billion loan B.C. Ferries received from the Canada Infrastructure Bank to finance the purchase of four new electric-diesel ships from a Chinese shipbuilder. B.C. Ferries announced last month that it had hired China Merchants Industry Weihai …
Read More »U.K. police arrest cargo ship’s captain on suspicion of manslaughter in North Sea collision
The ship’s captain arrested in connection with a crash into a U.S.-flagged tanker off the coast of England is a Russian national, the German company that owns the vessel said on Wednesday. The Solong crashed into the Stena Immaculate, a tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military, on Monday. A …
Read More »Russian-linked ships are suspected of sabotage in the Baltic Sea. Some say it may be just the beginning
Finland says it has found more than two dozen serious deficiencies aboard the impounded Eagle S, a ship that was carrying Russian oil and is accused of deliberately dragging its anchor in the Baltic Sea on Dec. 25, damaging an underwater power line and four telecommunication cables. On Tuesday, Finnish …
Read More »Recent deadly strikes on ships in Black Sea could scare away commercial traffic, warn analysts
After three cargo ships were hit in Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian ports this week, killing at least 10 and injuring several others, maritime analysts are warning that ship operators could start refusing to transit that stretch of the Black Sea due to the increased threat. “If attacks continue, it will eventually …
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