Tag: maritime security

On 15 July, the U.N. Security Council authorized the continued monitoring and reporting of attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have so far ignored the Council’s previous demands to cease such actions.

The Riau Islands Regional Police arrested 11 suspects involved in piracy targeting foreign cargo ships in the region’s border waters since 2017 and are pursuing three other groups.

Dryad Global has issued its latest weekly maritime security advisory highlighting how the Red Sea escalation and Black Sea tensions define the global threat landscape.

Windward has released a maritime risk report highlighting critical disruptions that reshaped maritime operations in Q2 of 2025.

Vessels in the Red Sea have been sharing nationality and crew details in desperate attempts to avoid Houthi attacks.

Over the past week, 8-14 July, five incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (one CAT 2 incident and four CAT 4 incidents) were reported to the ReCAAP ISC.

Efforts to regulate and verify insurance coverage of shadow fleet tankers operating in European waters have been intensifying amid growing concerns over non-compliance.

Philippines Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has issued an advisory regarding the urgent rerouting of ships with Filipino crew in warlike and high-risk areas, emphasizing seafarers' right to refuse sailing. 

Amid escalating Houthi attacks on maritime traffic, Israel urged the United States to resume strikes against the rebel group and to help form a broader international coalition, according to Israeli media reports on 10 July.

The search and rescue mission for crew members of the cargo ship Eternity C was officially called off on 13 July, after the vessel’s owner decided to end the privately-run operation.