Zodiac Maritime

Zodiac Maritime Ltd is an international ship management company that owns and charters out large vessels.

In late 2009 and early 2010, two of its ships (St James Park and MV Asian Glory) were captured by Somali pirates.

[7] In July 2014, Eyal Ofer, the principal of Zodiac Group, received an honorary life membership of the Baltic Exchange for his contribution to shipping in the UK and global maritime trade.

[10][11] On 29 July 2021, the oil tanker MT Mercer Street, managed by Zodiac, while travelling from Tanzania to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with no cargo on board, was attacked off the coast of Oman.

[13][14] In November 2023, amid the Israel–Hamas war, the Central Park, a tanker ship owned by Zodiac Maritime, was attacked in the Gulf of Aden by suspected Somali pirates.