On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement struck energy and utility sites in southern Saudi Arabia in what…
Author: Maritime Security Desk
Black Sea Drone Hit on Suezmax Siren Puts Accommodation Risk on the Transit, Not Only the Berth
The Liberia-flagged Suezmax tanker Siren (IMO 9405423) was struck by drones while underway in the Black Sea on the night…
Paris and Tokyo MoU Cargo-Securing CIC Is Live as China MSA Checks Ten Items Through November
The 2026 Port State Control Concentrated Inspection Campaign on cargo securing is no longer a planning circular. It opened on…
Drone Strike on MV Baryon Puts 23 Indian Seafarers and HRA Pay Back on Operators’ Desk
FSUI has asked Indian authorities to confirm the welfare of 23 Indian seafarers after a 2 September drone hit on…
Singapore VLSFO Near $825 as Hub Stocks Sit 30 Percent Below Seasonal Norms
Fuel-oil stocks at Singapore, ARA and Fujairah are about 30 percent below seasonal norms, Singapore VLSFO is just under $825/t…
Somalia Asks UN Security Council to Act as Five Ships and 90-Plus Seafarers Remain in Pirate Hands
On 6 September 2026 Somalia’s foreign ministry called for coordinated international action against a renewed piracy wave off Puntland and…
EU ETS 70 Percent Surrender Deadline Falls on 30 September as EUA Prices Sit Near €83
Shipping companies have 23 days to surrender EU Allowances covering 70 percent of verified 2025 CO2 in the maritime EU…
IMO Net-Zero Talks Keep GHG Pricing on the Table but Leave Operators Without Final MARPOL Text
ISWG-GHG 22 closed in London without a clean Annex VI text. A majority still backs a central GHG price and…
Marmara Collision Report: Watch Failures and Dark AIS Left 10 Missing After 11-Minute Sinking
A Silivri expert report says the 2 September Marmara TSS collision that sank Tuğberk İmamoğlu in 11 minutes, with 10…
Iran Plans Exclusion Zone Beyond Hormuz as US Blockade Redirects 92 Ships
On 6 September 2026 Iran said it will announce an exclusion zone beyond Hormuz. Identified ships entering the belt would…
