Terrorism
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Middle East
US seeks international naval coalition to escort merchant ships through the Strait of Hormuz
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo yesterday called for an international coalition to shepherd ships heading through the Strait of…
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As Pentagon releases further images, Hormuz attacks become clearer
Keen to build a stronger case against Iran, the United States military yesterday released more images of what it claims…
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BSM confirms US military video features the Kokuka Courageous
The technical managers of the product tanker have confirmed that the ship, which appears in a video posted last week…
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Stricken tankers and crew reported safe in UAE waters
The two tankers and their crew involved in dangerous strikes while transiting the Strait of Hormuz last Thursday arrived safely…
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Middle East
Conflicting reports add to tension in wake of Hormuz attacks
Amid heightened tension in the Middle East today there are conflicting reports on what happened to the Front Altair and…
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Middle East
Seafarers on edge following latest Middle Eastern tanker attacks
Seafarers face an anxious few months ahead transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a kew Middle Eastern waterway where vast volumes…
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Middle East
Tankers torpedoed in the Middle East
Two tankers have been targeted this morning while transiting waters near to Fujairah. Frontline’s fully laden LR 2 was hit…
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Middle East
Official report confirms limpet mines were used in Fujairah tanker attacks
The official report sent to the United Nations into last month’s Fujairah tanker attacks confirms what Splash reported first –…
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Contributions
Known unknowns on tanker terrorism
Security consultant Lars Bergqvist questions why shipping was not put on high alert prior to the tanker attacks off Fujairah…
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Middle East
US says Iranian limpet mines were used in Fujairah tanker attacks
The United States on Friday accused Iran’s Revolutionary Guards of being behind the May 12 attacks on four tankers off…
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Middle East
Lloyd’s warns of ‘significant claims’ from Fujairah attacks
Citing the scant information available at present, the Joint War Committee (JWC), which comprises underwriting representatives from both the Lloyd’s…
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Middle East
Extra security measures in place for ships heading through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipowners and shipmanagers are taking extra security measures when transiting the Strait of Hormuz and around the key bunkering hub…
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Joint War Committee to hold urgent talks on the back of Fujairah attacks
Shipowners should brace for higher insurance premiums for ships transiting the Middle East. The Joint War Committee (JWC), which comprises…
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Middle East
Saudi Aramco says pipeline hit by armed drone attack
After two of its tankers were hit by suspected explosive devices on Sunday off Fujairah, Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest…
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Limpet mines suspected in Fujairah attacks
Initial inspections of the four ships that UAE authorities said were “sabotaged” on Sunday points towards the use of limpet…
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Middle East
Tankers targeted off Fujairah
International shipping has been placed on high alert after four tankers were “sabotaged” in waters just off Fujairah in the…
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Middle East
Saudi halts tanker shipments through Bab al-Mandeb after Bahri VLCCs are targeted
Saudi Arabia said today it is “temporarily halting” all oil shipments through the Red Sea shipping lane of Bab al-Mandeb…
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Middle East
Ships targeted off Yemen
Houthi militias have repeated they are out to target commercial ships transiting near war-torn Yemen. “We will take measures we…
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Middle East
Seven dead off Yemen as rocket sinks Iranian ship
A small Iranian general cargo vessel was hit on Wednesday night by a rocket off the Yemen coast with seven…
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Ports and Logistics
Suicide bomber kills 29 at Mogadishu port
A suicide truck bomb hit the entrance of Somalia’s biggest port on Sunday, killing at least 29 people. Islamist al-Shabaab…
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