Maritime Trade Operations Management
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The UKMTO is a British maritime operations body that monitors and reports on maritime security incidents, particularly in strategic waterways such as the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea. It has issued alerts regarding attacks on commercial vessels, including incidents involving unexploded ordnance near Oman and armed assaults near Yemen. The organization provides safety advisories to shipping, recommending specific routes when risks are present.
Recent coverage
- Oil tanker attacked in the Strait of Hormuz area — Интерфакс
- A ship caught fire off the coast of Oman — Вести
- Fire on a vessel off the coast of Oman — Интерфакс
- UKMTO keeps Strait of Hormuz shipping security threat level at 'high' — Интерфакс
- Container ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz; crew evacuated — Вести
- UKMTO raises threat level to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz to 'high' — Интерфакс
- Tanker under fire near the Strait of Hormuz — Интерфакс
- Projectile hits tanker off the coast of Oman — Вести
- Cargo ship attacked near Yemen — Интерфакс
- WSJ: Iran attacks vessel in the Strait of Hormuz — Коммерсантъ
- UKMTO gave courts recommendations on using the Strait of Hormuz — Коммерсантъ
- UKMTO Lowers Navigation Threat Level in Strait of Hormuz to Moderate — Интерфакс
- UKMTO considers shipping risks in the Strait of Hormuz still high — Интерфакс