Maritime and shipping

US tracking cyberthreats against nearly 20 ships worldwide

The US Coast Guard has asked for advance notice if any of those ships plan to come into a US port.

India, Pakistan trade blame and protests over navy collision

Cadets of the Pakistan Navy stand guard during Independence Day celebrations on Aug 14, in Karachi, Pakistan.

China opens major canal linking landlocked regions to sea

The canal will also reduce transport costs by 18 per cent to 30 per cent, and generate annual savings of more than five billion yuan (S$949 million) in the sector.

Ferry accident revives Indonesia’s ‘Bermuda Triangle’ myth

US Coast Guard boards oil tanker in cyberattack investigation

No operational disruptions or injuries occurred, the US Coast Guard said.

Saudi cancels some oil cargoes after pipeline hit, top buyer chasing alternatives

A satellite image taken by Planet Labs PBC on Sept 8 showing smoke billowing from an Aramco oil depot near the Saudi city of Abha following a Houthi attack.

Indonesian shipwreck survivor saw vessel capsize in minutes then waited 10 hours for rescue

Rescuers carry a passenger of the Virgo Transport 8 ferry that capsized in Indonesia’s Java Sea on Sept 13.

Panama Canal to cut maritime traffic again due to El Nino

Canal authorities cut daily transits from 36 to 32 on Sept 4 to preserve water, and will slash them further to “an average of 29.5 transits” a day from October.

Philippines says it may take months to identify ferry fire victims

The blaze broke out on the M/V June Aster vessel on the evening of Sept 9.

Houthi advance in Yemen puts US in a new bind

A screengrab from video shows men gesturing after Houthis captured the city of Mokha in Yemen’s Taiz Province.

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