Loss Prevention Advice
- Details
- News /
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
- Details
- News /
Practical measures for managing fertilizer cargoes, addressing issues like caking and compaction to ensure cargo remains acceptable and fit for use.
Fertilizer cargoes are hygroscopic and can absorb moisture during transport, leading to two main issues: compaction and caking. Compaction results from the weight of stowed cargo pressing granules together and is usually reversible, while caking occurs when the cargo gets wet, forming chemical or molecular bonds like crystal bridges, and is often irreversible.
- Details
- News /
The geopolitical stability of the Middle East was irreversibly compromised between February 28 and March 1, 2026, following the execution of Operation Epic Fury, a joint United States-Israeli military campaign that resulted in the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. This event triggered an immediate asymmetric response from IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) forces, culminating in the kinetic strike against the Palau-flagged tanker Skylight approximately 5 nautical miles north of Khasab Port off Oman’s Musandam peninsula.
Following this ongoing situation in Iran and the Middle East, the Joint War Committee has revised the JWC Listed Areas with new version JWLA-033.
Added:
- Bahrain
- Djibouti
- Kuwait
- Oman
- Qatar
- Details
- News /
Below you will find a weekly report, covering the period of 26 February to 4 March, where the following incidents were reported:
- 1 maritime security incident in West Africa in the last 7 days
- 14 maritime security incidents in the Indian Ocean/Middle East in the last 7 days.
Full advisory at the following link.
https://britanniapandi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ARC-Weekly-Report-04.03.26.pdf