Maritime News

August 5 ------ The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey issued a statement again calling for both Russia and Ukraine to ensure the safety of navigation in the Black Sea. It came after reports of two more Turkish vessels being attacked in the Black Sea, and repeated warnings from Turkey regarding an “uncontrolled escalation” in the Black Sea. The Turkish-owned RoRo cargo ship Nadezhda was set ablaze and abandoned approximately 20 nautical miles off Novorossiy

August 5 ------ A bulk carrier has been struck by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving one crew member missing in the latest serious security incident in the region. The Liberia-flagged Minoan Pioneer, Greek-owned and under the commercial and technical management of Modion Maritime Management, was hit at approximately 22:00 UTC on 3 August while sailing about 20 nautical miles northeast of Al Khasab, Oman. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) confir

August 5 ------ The Port of Shanghai, which has been the busiest container port for the past 16 years and continues to set records, smashed the record for daily container throughput. The achievement came as the port continues to recover from the impact of a large typhoon in mid-July, but nonetheless handled more boxes in a day than many ports handle in a year. The Shanghai International Port Group highlighted that the port complex handled a staggering 203,881 TEU on August 1,

August 5 ------ Six Saudi-flagged supertankers have diverted around southern Africa after Houthi threats against Saudi shipping, according to ship-tracking data. The vessels, which were empty after completing voyages in Asia, changed course in the Gulf of Aden and avoided the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint. The tankers, each capable of carrying up to two million barrels of crude oil, are rerouting via the Cape route due to security concerns, as reported by Reuters. The diversion co