Iran Archives - Baird Maritime

January 15, 2020

Philippine Navy deploys two ships for Middle East repatriation

Written by Baird Maritime on January 15, 2020. Posted in Ships (Naval).

The Philippine Navy has ordered two of its ships to sail for the Middle East to help in the repatriation of Filipino citizens amid tensions between the United States and ..

December 10, 2019

US warship seizes Yemen-bound vessel carrying weapons, missile parts from Iran

Written by Baird Maritime on December 10, 2019. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Ships (Naval).

The US State Department has confirmed that a vessel en route to Yemen with a cargo of weapons and missile parts believed to be intended for the country’s Houthi ..

September 12, 2019

COLUMN | UN and Lebanese naval security operation continues as regional tensions rise [Naval Gazing]

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on September 12, 2019. Posted in Maritime Security World, Work Boat World Features.

Strategically located, multi ethnic, multi-faith Lebanon is frequently the focus for regional security problems. These are often maritime in nature. There are sea border ..

January 8, 2020

Philippine Coast Guard OPV on standby for possible evacuation of Filipinos amid rising US-Iran tensions

Written by Baird Maritime on January 8, 2020. Posted in Non-Naval (Maritime Security).

BRP Gabriela Silang, the Philippine Coast Guard’s newest offshore patrol vessel (OPV), is currently docked in Malta after having been diverted from its scheduled ..

October 1, 2019

FEATURE | US-led Gulf naval coalition slowly growing

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on October 1, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Naval, Work Boat World Features.

The UK-flagged tanker Stena Impero boarded and detained by Iranian forces in July is reportedly soon to be released, but tensions in the region remains high. The US-led ..

August 9, 2019

FEATURE | Joint US-UK escort for ships transiting Strait of Hormuz

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on August 9, 2019. Posted in Ships (Naval).

Washington’s efforts to form up a multi-national naval task force to escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz have, so far, proved fruitless. On August 5, though, ..

December 11, 2019

FEATURE | Naval operations around the Strait of Hormuz intensify

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on December 11, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Commercial Mariner – Vessel Reviews, Naval, Work Boat World Features.

Amid simmering regional tensions, multi-national warship activity in and around the Strait of Hormuz continues to intensify. Much media reporting has been poorly ..

September 17, 2019

COLUMN | What do the Saudi Arabian drone attacks mean for the offshore industry? [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on September 17, 2019. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Ships & Ports, Offshore World, Ship World Features, Tanker World, Work Boat World Features.

Monday opened with the most significant spike in the oil price since Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990, with Brent crude shooting up 20 per cent to over US$70 per ..

July 22, 2019

FEATURE | Tanker seizure highlights maritime security complexities

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on July 22, 2019. Posted in Maritime Security World, Ship World Features, Tanker World.

On July 19, Iranian forces conducted a professionally-executed operation to seize the Swedish-owned, UK-flagged, tanker Stena Impero, while it was underway in ..