As cybersecurity threats continue to evolve across the maritime sector, vessel design, construction and operations are increasingly being pulled into the conversation. To examine how new U.S. Coast Guard cybersecurity requirements are
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The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association representing the U.S. shipbuilding, maintenance, and repair industry, has announced its annual member safety awards for the 2025 calendar year. The awards went
Underscoring the hazards of operations in the Strait of Hormuz region, UKMTO reports that yesterday a vessel was “taken by unauthorized personnel” while at anchor 38 nautical miles northeast of Fujairah and
Whatever else is happening in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remains in place and is being enforced. Today U.S. forces disabled two Iranian-flagged unladen oil tankers, M/T
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Citing “great progress” in negotiations with Iran, President Trump said yesterday that, while, the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports will continue, the Project Freedom initiative to escort ships through the Strait of
In a post on Truth Social yesterday, President Trump announced Project Freedom, an initiative to get ships safely through the Strait of Hormuz. “Countries from all over the world, almost all of
Marine Log, in collaboration with the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), will host a virtual event Thursday, June 4, at 11 a.m. ET focused on how new U.S. Coast
As the status of any possible negotiations between the U.S. and Iran remains unclear, the already tense situation in the Strait of Hormuz is getting more so —with UKMTO noting three incidents
Marco Ayala, technical director, Global Energy for ABS Consulting, offers a critical analysis of the industrial control systems and cybersecurity landscape’s escalating risk, pinpointing what’s at stake for the nation’s largest energy
In another ratcheting up of tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. has disabled and seized an Iranian-flagged containership attempting to evade its blockade of Iranian ports. The vessel is the