A pledge by world powers to ease ship insurance sanctions on some Iranian oil exports is likely to take months...
Articles by Jonathan Saul

The perils of the new Arctic shipping route, warmed by climate change, may diminish with a British-Russian radio navigation initiative,...
Pirate attacks off Nigeria’s coast have jumped by a third this year with ships passing through West Africa’s Gulf of...
The new shipping route opened up through the Arctic by climate change will not be crowded any time soon. Cargoes...
War and sanctions are taking an increasing toll on Syria’s vital sea-borne trade, with fewer vessels calling at its cargo...
An attack by assailants on a container ship in the Suez Canal has heightened risks for merchant shipping using the...
Pirate attacks off West Africa’s mineral-rich Gulf of Guinea have almost doubled from last year and threaten to increase the...
A ban on European Union insurers covering Iranian oil exports has forced ship owners to fall back on new, untested...
A dramatic fall in pirate attacks off the Somali coast is forcing down the cost of piracy insurance for commercial...

Tougher action by international navies and the use of private armed guards on ships have more than halved the number...