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By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) – The United States is pressing Sri Lanka’s government not to repatriate the survivors from the

By Serene Cheong Mar 7, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Another bulk carrier signaled it was Chinese-owned as it sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow

March 7 (Reuters) – Kuwait has implemented a precautionary reduction in crude oil production and refining throughput after the ongoing attacks by Iran

NEW DELHI, March 6 (Reuters) – India has allowed an Iranian warship to dock as a humanitarian gesture, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

By Bloomberg News Mar 6, 2026(Bloomberg) –US oil posted the biggest weekly gain on record as the war in Iran upends critical energy market flows,

March 7(Reuters) – A spokesperson for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards challenged U.S. President Donald Trump to deploy U.S. naval vessels to

Swedish authorities have boarded and taken control of a cargo vessel in the Baltic Sea after determining the ship was operating as a suspected stateless ship,

Recent vessel tracking data details the continued movements of Iranian dark vessels as well as other ships moving through the Strait of

The Trump administration on Friday unveiled a $20 billion maritime reinsurance facility aimed at restoring confidence in commercial shipping through the

At least four seafarers have reportedly been killed in an attack on a tug operating near the Strait of Hormuz, prompting a warning from the head of

Russia is providing Iran with targeting information that includes locations of U.S. warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the Washington Post reported on

As the conflict in the Gulf widens, maritime insurance premiums for war coverage are surging -- in some cases by more than 1000% -- dramatically driving up

Qatar appears to have loaded its first liquefied natural gas cargo after the widening conflict in the Middle East forced it to halt fuel production and declare

The viral social media post claimed Donald Trump had just "killed the British Empire" in a matter of minutes. The truth is simultaneously more complicated,

Hong Kong–based CK Hutchison Holdings said Friday it has intensified its legal response to Panama’s takeover of two key container terminals near

London-based reinsurers are issuing seven-day cancellation notices on marine war-risk coverage after a US submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka,

Qatar expects all Gulf energy producers to shut down exports within weeks if the Iran conflict continues and drives oil to $150 a barrel, the country's Energy

The U.S. Treasury Department has issued a temporary sanctions waiver allowing Indian refiners to receive Russian crude oil cargoes already loaded on tankers, a

The US sinking of an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka’s coast expands the deepening Middle East war to India’s doorstep, unsettling New Delhi’s calibrated

President Donald Trump has removed Kristi Noem as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, ending a tenure that reshaped several key maritime

A U.S. submarine torpedoed Iranian warship IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka, killing 87 sailors returning from Indian naval exercises. A second Iranian vessel is now in

Global container shipping rates edged higher this week as Asian export activity begins to rebound following the Lunar New Year holiday, with carriers

Hundreds of thousands of containers are in limbo after ocean carriers suspend cargo bookings to Arabian Container

Companies in the United States and Australia, two of the top global liquefied natural gas producers, have little spare capacity to offset lost supply