Tag: maritime security

Dryad Global has issued a maritime security update pointing out how a wave of suspected underwater explosive attacks targeting commercial oil tankers in the Mediterranean throughout 2025 has intensified security concerns across the region.

Dryad Global in its "Shadow Fleet Exposed by Sanctions and Sensors" report highlights how western sanctions, satellite surveillance and advanced analytics are steadily shrinking the operating space for shadow fleet vessels.

Over the past week, 24-30 June, two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (one CAT 3 incident and one CAT 4 incident) were reported to the ReCAAP ISC. 

Following latest developments in the region since a ceasefire between the United States, Israel and Iran occurred on 24 June 2025, Operation ASPIDES has decided to decrease the current assessment for US affiliated vessels only.

Despite the explosion on board the oil tanker Vilamoura off the coast of Libya on June 27, all crew members remain safe and unharmed. However, increasing concern has been rising due to the fact that this incident seems to echo previous tanker explosions in the Mediterranean Sea. 

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz have been sending unusual nationality-related messages in an effort to avoid attacks amid ongoing tensions following the recent conflict between Israel and Iran.

Over the past week, 17-23 June, five incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (two CAT 3 and three CAT 4 incidents) were reported to the ReCAAP ISC.

Ambrey has reported that since the US military operations began, five publicly US-affiliated merchant ships have departed the Arabian/Persian Gulf, while none without US affiliation have entered.

The General Directorate of Merchant Marine (DGMM) of the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has issued a series of warnings to Panamanian-flagged vessels in the face of rising tensions in the Middle East.

Dryad Global has published a Maritime Security Threat Advisory (MSTA) painting a volatile picture of regional instability in key maritime corridors, with the Strait of Hormuz emerging as a critical flashpoint.