A container ship caught fire after sustaining damage in an incident approximately 9 nautical miles east of Oman, according to the UK Maritime

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said the damaged vessel was located east of Oman and confirmed that the crew had safely evacuated. "UKMTO has been informed by military authorities and the CSO of the vessel that the crew have abandoned the vessel and are currently embarked in a lifeboat,

July 12 (Reuters) - The crew of a container ship abandoned their vessel after military authorities reported it had sustained damage to its rear near Oman, causing a fire onboard, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Sunday.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy fired a naval cruise missile at a vessel after it ignored warnings, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported early Sunday Fars did not provide details on the vessel,

A container ship was damaged and caught fire near Oman amid US-Iran tensions. Bab el-Mandeb Strait effectively closed by September 30 at 12.5% YES.

Container shipping faces years of oversupply as a record orderbook collides with slowing demand growth, leaving listed owners with “nowhere to hide”, according to DNB Carnegie. Analyst Jorgen Lian reiterated sell ratings on AP Moller-Maersk and MPC Container Ships in a sector review,