Maritime Security & Emergency Response

The President boarded 64 missile fast attack boats and used onboard broadcasts to encourage navy officers and coast guard staff
Naval

Taiwan's President oversees coastal strike drill during annual war games

Reuters
Taiwan, China and Matsu Islands
Shipping

Taipei: China's traffic control order for Taiwan Strait during typhoon "ridiculous"

Reuters
Strait of Hormuz
Security

US expects deal soon on Strait of Hormuz; Sunni powers unite in defense pact

Reuters
The Congo River near Kisangani, DR Congo
Inland passenger

Passengers of intercepted Congo river boat cleared of Ebola threat

Reuters
Launch of the Korea People's Army Navy ballistic missile submarine Hero Kim Kun Ok
Naval

OPINION | North Korea's naval buildup will stretch allied forces across the Indo-Pacific

Jihoon Yu
The Congo River near Kisangani, DR Congo
Inland passenger

Congo halts passenger boat after traveler dies of suspected Ebola

Reuters
Taiwan's first domestically developed submarine, Narwhal, undergoing sea trials
Security

Taiwan’s president rushes to a bunker as 10-day war games kick off

Reuters
Map showing both the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Shipping

Shipping traffic through Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb drops sharply on Houthi attack claims

Reuters
Some of the plastic nurdles that are believed to have originated from a stack of containers that had fallen overboard from the feeder ship BG Orange at the Port of Tyne in the UK on July 19, 2026. The containers fell after BG Orange was accidentally struck by the wind turbine installation vessel Wind Orca as the latter was manoeuvring to depart the port on the said date.
Shipping

COLUMN | Transporting hazardous cargo: are today's shippers taking on too much risk? [Grey Power]

Michael Grey
Black Sea
Shipping

FEATURE | Escalating Black Sea attacks threaten global grain and oil trade

Reuters
The Taiwan Coast Guard joined forces with the Ministry of National Defense and the Air Service Corps to carry out the Haian 12 military exercises in June 2025
Naval

Inside Taiwan's new military drills: Limited internet and wartime simulations

Reuters
Whispering Death book cover
Security

BOOK REVIEW | Whispering Death: The Fascinating Story of the World War II Beaufighter Squadrons

Dr Neil Baird
Sarbananda Sonowal, India's Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Incidents

India condemns "unprovoked" attack that sank cargo ship off Yemen

Gareth Havelock
Satellite photograph of what appear to be two Russian Navy Kilo-class submarines fitted with counter-UAS cages at the Port of Novorossiysk, June 13, 2026
Weaponry

UK officials: Russia arming its submarines with counter-drone systems

Will Xavier
The collapsed crane near Pier G at the Port of Charleston, South Carolina, July 11, 2026
Salvage

US Coast Guard completes salvage operation following crane collapse in Charleston, South Carolina

Gareth Havelock
The US Navy dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry underway in the Pacific Ocean, October 6, 2023
Naval

16 Indo-Pacific maritime forces commence 25th SEACAT exercise

Will Xavier
Map showing the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman
Incidents

Crew abandons bulker hit by projectile off Oman coast, one missing

Reuters
A missile launched from a US warship at its forces conduct strikes against Iran
Weaponry

FEATURE | Has the US exhausted its long-range missile stockpile in Iran war?

Reuters
Security Vessel News Roundup | August 4 – Indian Navy submarine rescue ship, Spanish police interceptor and more
Security

Security Vessel News Roundup | August 4 – Indian Navy submarine rescue ship, Spanish police interceptor and more

Baird Maritime
Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia, where the Royal Australian Navy's future nuclear-powered submarines will be built
Naval Submersibles

OPINION | AUKUS Pillar One will be won or lost on workforce

Raelene Lockhorst
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