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China Builds Submarine-Warfare Data With Record Taiwan Surveys
Taiwan's coast guard says a record number of Chinese research and enforcement vessels operated around the island in July...
India's INS Sudarshini Brings Naval Diplomacy to Lisbon on 22,000-Mile Voyage
The Indian Navy sail training ship's Portuguese stop mixes maritime heritage with modern security outreach, from a rende...
Strait of Hormuz Traffic Hits Record Low as Attacks on Tankers Mount
One vessel crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 16 — a record low — as attacks hit ADNOC-linked tankers and traffic thro...
Hormuz Shipping Attacks Escalate as US Vows Unprecedented Pressure on Iran's Economy
Attacks on ADNOC and bulk-carrier vessels in the Strait of Hormuz have driven Brent crude up nearly 6% this week as Wash...
Iran Says It Has Struck a Temporary Hormuz Shipping Deal With Oman as US Claims Sovereignty
Tehran says new temporary corridors will run partly through Iranian waters for two to four months, while Washington keep...
Putin Orders Russian Navy to Mirror Western Seizures of Merchant Ships
Russia says it will detain and confiscate cargo from vessels of unfriendly states in response to Western seizures of its...
China to Deploy 49th Naval Escort Fleet to Gulf of Aden
The People's Liberation Army Navy will rotate a destroyer, frigate and supply ship into the Gulf of Aden and Somali wate...
Romanian Navy Destroys Two Gerbera Drones Near Black Sea Gas Project
The Romanian military neutralised two Gerbera-type drones found close to the Neptun Deep offshore gas perimeter, raising...
OPEC+ Committee Warns Shipping-Lane Attacks Threaten Oil Market Stability
The OPEC+ monitoring committee warned that attacks on shipping lanes and energy infrastructure threaten global supply st...
Saudi Arabia Leads New Multinational Maritime Defense Alliance, Hosts Permanent HQ in Riyadh
Founding nations announce a collective defence framework to secure the Bab el-Mandeb, Red Sea, and Gulf of Aden, with Sa...
India Warns Ukraine After Black Sea Strikes Kill Indian Seafarers, Urges End to Commercial Ship Attacks
New Delhi tells Kyiv that attacks on merchant vessels and Indian crew in the Black Sea are “absolutely unacceptable,” as...
Iran Blocks Oman's Proposal to Demine the Strait of Hormuz, Insists on Bilateral Control
Iran rejected Oman’s plan to clear mines from the southern Strait of Hormuz and rebuffed a call for joint regional manag...
India Condemns Strait of Hormuz Vessel Attacks, Highlights Economic Stakes
India condemned attacks on merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz at the UN Security Council, citing the death of an Ind...
Iran Weighed Missile Strike on Ukrainian Port After Ship Attack, Then De-escalated
Tehran considered a ballistic missile attack on a Black Sea port in retaliation for the fatal strike on an Iranian vesse...
Kremlin Warns of 'Extremely Dangerous' Escalation After Reported Ukrainian Strikes in the Caspian Sea
Russia's spokesman brands Ukrainian attacks on Caspian vessels as a dangerous new escalation, while Iran reports one dea...
EU Targets Deal-Makers Behind Russia’s Ghost Fleet, but Oil Keeps Flowing to India and China
EU sanctions on Russian oil traders have failed to halt shadow fleet deliveries to India and China, where deep discounts...
Ukraine Strikes Iranian Ship in Caspian, Revealing Russia's Satellite Aid to Tehran
Zelensky says the strike targeted military supplies; experts warn of a widening conflict as Ukraine's drone reach entang...
Two Commercial Ships Targeted Near UAE and Oman as US Intensifies Iranian Port Blockade
Two vessels were hit by unknown projectiles off the UAE and Oman on Sunday. Crews are safe but one ship is ablaze and ad...