The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported an increase in global maritime incidents and piracy and armed robbery in 2025, classifying most cases as low-level.

As of 1 January 2026, amendments to SOLAS Chapter V (Safety of Navigation) require the master of any ship to report the loss of containers at sea as well as any sightings of drifting containers, irrespective of whether the containers have been lost from their own vessel or not.

Russian forces have launched a ballistic missile strike on a berth at the port of Chornomorsk last week, where a civilian vessel flying the Maltese flag was docked, according to Ukraine’s deputy prime minister for restoration and minister for communities and territories development Oleksii Kuleba.