Maritime security in a contested Indian Ocean
Image: From Chokepoint Disruption to Integrated Maritime Intelligence and National Resilience There has been a significant shift in the maritime threat environment. The problem is[…]
Hormuz under fire: three tankers, three days — and the emergence of a new maritime security reality
Image: Hazim Al-Mulla, VesselFinder A strategic assessment of the tanker attacks of 16–18 September 2026 The latest incidents involving commercial tankers in and around the[…]
From the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean: How Dangote is Redrawing Africa’s Energy Map
Image: Daba Markets Inc. The Dangote Group is bridging Africa’s eastern and western coasts, leveraging mega-refining capacity to shield emerging markets from volatile global shipping[…]
PGSA Expands Non-Compliance Register to 77 Vessels: A Growing Maritime Security Challenge Across the Strait of Hormuz and the Indian Ocean
Image: Tasnim News Agency/AP The maritime-security environment around the Strait of Hormuz has entered another potentially consequential phase following the latest update by Iran’s Persian[…]
Global Maritime Flashpoints: Somali Hijacking Highlights African Littoral Vulnerabilities as Tehran and Muscat Navigate Hormuz Accord
Photo: Royal Thai Navy MOGADISHU / TEHRAN / MUSCAT — The international maritime security architecture faces severe, simultaneous stress tests across two vital geopolitical chokepoints.[…]
M/V TIHAMAH — Bab el-Mandeb Missile Attack
Photo: source undetermined, various. Incident Date: 11 August 2026 The initial assessment of the M/V TIHAMAH (IMO 1031329) incident as a fire/blast casualty must now[…]
Piracy risks rise off Somalia following a cluster of attacks
By 13 November 2025, maritime security organisations were warning of increased piracy activity off Somalia following several incidents in less than two weeks. On 3[…]