Shipping in the region relies heavily on hydrographic charts, which map the ocean floor and identify potential hazards. These ...

At least one vetted vessel paid US$2 million (S$2.5 million) to use the “Tehran Toll Booth” corridor. Read more at ...

Zombie ships. Secret passwords. Hidden gates. It sounds like a folk tale from One Thousand and One Arabian Nights.

After the mutiny on the HMS Bounty, Captain William Bligh and loyal crew members were set adrift in a small open boat. With ...

The process is still idiosyncratic and can vary from ship to ship, according to accounts from people familiar with the trade ...

The process points to Iran’s increasing efforts to assert control over the vital maritime channel. Read more at ...

Iran has reinforced its authority over the Strait of Hormuz by turning back the Pakistan-bound container vessel SELEN for failing to meet legal transit requirements. Alireza Tangsiri said the ship did ...

On 4 March 2026, the US submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian ship (IRIS Dena) when it was returning home after ...

A new form of cyber warfare has emerged in the region, with thousands of attacks targeting global positioning systems (GPS) ...

The ship is the Dong Fang Hong 3 - "The East is Red" - a research vessel operated by Ocean University of China. According to ...

During a routine rights-protection and law-enforcement training in the adjacent waters under China's jurisdiction near ...