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An analysis examining the implications of recent disruptions to maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical trade corridors.
Strategic importance of the Strait
As explained in the “Strait of Hormuz disruptions: Implications for global trade and development” publication, the Strait carries around one quarter of global seaborne oil trade, as well as significant volumes of liquefied natural gas and fertilizers. Military escalation in the region has disrupted shipping flows through this narrow passage, raising concerns about ripple effects across energy markets, maritime transport, and global supply chains.
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The latest instalment of their Good Catch series, presenting an incident where a general cargo vessel struck a river pier due to bank suction and insufficient Master-pilot communication.
Description
A general cargo vessel was outbound from a river port. The Master-pilot exchange had been cursory. It was daytime with clear skies and good visibility, and no other vessel traffic was in the area or expected. The pilot had the conn. While negotiating a bend in the river, the vessel experienced bank suction, or “bank effect.” As a result, the vessel did not respond to its rudder as expected.
The pilot was trying to get the vessel to turn to port and travel around the bend in the river. Instead, the vessel continued straight, quickly crossed the river, and struck a pier.
The pilot had ordered the anchor dropped, but there weren’t enough time and space for the anchor to arrest the vessel’s motion or change the vessel’s heading.
Actual damage
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Two fishermen are feared dead after the chemical tanker Solis collided with the fishing trawler St. Joseph in the Arabian Sea.
As reported, the incident took place on 8 March while the trawler was anchored about 120 nautical miles off the coast of Kerala, India.
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Over the past week, 3-9 March, one CAT 3 incident and one CAT 4 incident of armed robbery against ships in Asia.
Both incidents occurred onboard ships while they were underway off Pulau Cula, Indonesia in the eastbound lane of traffic separation scheme (TSS) of Singapore Strait (SS), Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS). The CAT 4 incident occurred onboard a bulk carrier on 28 Feb 2026, while the CAT 3 incident occurred onboard an LPG tanker on 7 Mar 2026. The crew were not injured in both incidents.
Area of concern
With the two incidents in SS, a total of seven incidents were reported in SOMS since January 2026. An advises ships shall to continue to exercise vigilance and maintain a sharp look-out when transiting SOMS; and the littoral States to increase patrols and enforcement in these areas.
Situation of abduction of crew in the Sulu-Celebes Seas and waters off Eastern Sabah