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By Zoltan Simon Aug 2, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Hungary is fully shutting down its sole nuclear power plant for the first time due to the record low levels

By Firat Kozok, Patrick Sykes and Khalid Al-Ansary Aug 1, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Turkey reached an agreement with Iraq to extend an expired oil pipeline

By Sarah Morland MEXICO CITY, July 31 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Mexican hotel workers, tractor operators and specialized Navy personnel are heading out

Aug 1 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi-run maritime coordination body denied on Saturday that it planned to impose fees on commercial ships transiting

Aug 1 (Reuters) – A merchant vessel safely passed through the Red Sea under the protection of the Italian frigate Bergamini, the European Union naval

MOSCOW, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian drones hit and sank a civilian vessel owned by Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom sailing in the

A GasLog-operated LNG carrier sustained damage while exiting the Strait of Hormuz on Friday as maritime security authorities reported two separate security

China's coast guard conducted patrols it described as routine law enforcement in waters east of Taiwan on Friday, angering Taipei, which condemned the move

New energy data shows the crude cushion that has been built up will be shrinking in the next 2-3 months unless geopolitics improve. In a webinar, Vortexa

Record low water levels in Europe's major rivers have curtailed the transport of goods, reduced electricity output and shrunk company earnings, stoking fears

A sanctions-hit tanker is leaking oil off the coast of Oman and the spill has spread in recent days, increasing concern about possible environmental damage to

The oil-shuttling service that has been crucial to getting cargoes out of the Strait of Hormuz has picked up again after a recent lull, helping millions of

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Container spot freight rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades saw another week of single-digit declines, in

The European Commission is facing criticism from environmental campaigners after proposing to add two Indian ship recycling facilities to the EU’s

HD Hyundai has launched the first vessel built at its newly established Subic Bay shipyard, marking the start of full-scale shipbuilding operations at a

Italy became Europe’s top importer of liquefied natural gas in July as traders made use of government incentives to keep buying cargoes despite soaring

Six Saudi oil tankers are sailing away from the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint and appeared to be embarking on an unusual trip around Africa as threats from Houthi

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri says the United States remains a key strategic growth market as it expands its role in U.S. naval shipbuilding, alongside

By Lori Ann LaRocco – The unattributed drone attack on the Port of Damietta in Egypt is adding to fears that the war with Iran is spilling over into

Saudi Arabia on Thursday unveiled plans for a multinational maritime defense coalition aimed at protecting international shipping and energy supply routes in

DUBAI, July 30 (Reuters) – A drone strike on gas vessels in Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Damietta signaled a potential new front in the

Onboard carbon capture and storage, OCCS for short, has moved well beyond laboratory work. Several systems are now operating at sea. One full-scale

Global container spot freight rates declined for a third consecutive week, with weakening demand and the end of the front-loading surge continuing to weigh on

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says weaknesses in the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)

Qatar has sent its first shipment of liquefied natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz since one of its tankers was attacked in the waterway more than three