Maritime Intelligence

Fog of War Deepens in Hormuz as Ship Attacks Go Unreported for Days. The maritime picture in the Strait of Hormuz is becoming harder to verify, with another delayed report of a vessel strike raising questions over how much of the fighting is...

15.06.2026: 1350 UTC: Posn: 12:24.13N – 046:46.55E, Gulf of Aden. Seeing an approaching skiff, a tanker underway commenced evasive manoeuvres. As the skiff an RPG was fired towards the vessel which missed. The onboard armed security team returned fire resulting in the pirates aborting the approach and moving away.

19.06.2026: 0015 UTC: Posn: Manila Anchorage, Philippines. Bosun onboard an anchored container ship noticed four robbers armed with a knife at the forecastle deck and immediately raised the alarm resulting in the robbers escaping with stolen ship’s properties.

Missile/drone strike reported in the Red Sea region.

19.06.2026: 0015 UTC: Posn: Manila Anchorage, Philippines. Bosun onboard an anchored container ship noticed four robbers armed with a knife at the forecastle deck and immediately raised the alarm resulting in the robbers escaping with stolen ship’s properties.

Panama Canal Adds Transit Capacity as Rainfall Brings Relief. The Panama Canal is easing restrictions on vessel draft and daily transits after improved rainfall and water-saving measures helped stabilize conditions in the waterway’s drought-sensitive watershed. The Panama Canal Authority said the...

Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Ready for Maritime Truce if Russia Agrees. resident Volodymyr Zelenskiy told leaders at the United Nations on Wednesday that Ukraine was ready for a maritime truce in the Black Sea based on proposals by Egypt, India and Turkey and said it was now up to Russia to respond.