Pinocchio attack

Houthis target SeaLead containership Pinocchio

The latest merchant vessel targeted by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist groups is the Liberian-flagged containership Pinocchio, which according to the Equasis data base is operated by Singapore headquartered SeaLead Shipping Pte. According

New attack attemt by Houthis

New attack attempt underscores continuing Houthi threat

Despite the outrage expressed by shipping organizations over the lethal Houthi attack on the Barbados-flagged bulker True Confidence in which three seafarers died and others were seriously burned, the Iranian-backed terrorist group

White House briefed on port on Gaza coast

White House: U.S. military to build port on Gaza coast

In a White House background briefing this morning on the delivery of humanitarian aid for Gaza, senior officials said that, in his State of the Union speech this evening, President Joe Biden

Centcom released this photo of True Confidence

At least three seafarers dead in Houthi attack on bulker True Confidence

At least three seafarers have been killed in a Houthi missile attack on the 2011-built Barbados-flagged bulker True Confidence and others have reportedly suffered serious burns. These are the first seafarer fatalities

Sergei Kotov

VIDEO: Ukraine takes out Black Sea fleet ship Sergei Kotov

In another bad week for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for its former commander — and video has appeared on YouTube showing the sinking

GAO reports on USCG sexual assault and harassment measures

GAO: USCG needs to act further on sexual assault and harassment

A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that while the U.S. Coast Guard has taken actions to address sexual assault and harassment (SASH) it has not developed a plan

NTSB reports on Z-drive tug collision

NTSB: Speed a factor in a costly collision between a Z-drive tugboat and a VLCC

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a January 22, 2023 incident in which the azimuthing stern drive, or Z-drive, tugboat Mark E Kuebler, owned by Bay-Houston Towing Co.

Area where strike on MSC containersjip occurred

MSC containership struck by Houthi missile

An MSC containership has become the latest vessel to be damaged in a Houthi attack. U.K. Maritime Trade Operations today issued a report at 1500 UTC on an incident 91 nautical miles

John Doyle comments on expanding Unity Ukrrain war risk insurance

Unity Ukraine war risk insurance now covers all non-military cargo

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) has announced a major expansion of its Unity Ukraine war risk insurance facility. Launched in November 2023 to support Ukrainian exports of grain and other critical food supplies

Treasury names ship involved in Houthi arms funding trades

Vessel used in trades that funded Houthi arms hit by U.S. and U.K. sanctions

As Houthi attacks on merchant ships continue with a seemingly abundant supply of Iranian weaponry, sanctions announced today by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in

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