Maritime and shipping

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 5, 2026

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Iran envoy says friendly nations to get ‘special’ Hormuz fee treatment

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Iran’s envoy to China says Beijing to get Hormuz concessions

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 30.

MPs to debate future of transport, AI-driven jobs and emerging tech in Parliament next Tuesday

Securing Singapore’s position as a global transport hub while preparing workers for an AI-driven future will be among the key issues when Parliament sits on July 7.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 2, 2026

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

US-Iran talks conclude in Doha as Tehran prepares for Khamenei’s funeral

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on July 1.

Body stitched, organs missing: Family seeks probe into Indian seafarer’s death in Venezuela

Cranes installed near the Bandra-Worli Sea Link bridge in Mumbai on June 28. The death of an Indian seafarer in Venezuela has sparked demands for an investigation after an autopsy in Uttar Pradesh, India, reportedly found all of his major internal organs missing.

Taiwan ships should ignore boarding requests by China Coast Guard, says Taipei

FILE PHOTO: A Navy miniature is seen in front of displayed Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration taken, April 11, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Indian sailors fear returning to the Gulf after Middle East war

Thousands of Indian sailors have left the Gulf since the war began, including more than 3,600 aided by the South Asian nation’s shipping ministry.

US and Iran peace negotiators head to Doha, meeting uncertain

A billboard at a busy junction in Tehran depicts Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, kissing the slain Islamic revolutionary guards commander, Qasem Soleimani.

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