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The Georgia Ports Authority is expanding automotive shipping capacity at the Port of Brunswick as a growing number of global automakers establish manufacturing

In March this year, inside a 282-year-old institution responsible for one of the most important prices in global oil markets, one man staged a quiet

The U.S. Department of Energy has closed a $480 million loan to modernize 22 offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, marking the department’s first

Fifty-one years ago today, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald disappeared beneath the waters of Lake Superior during a powerful November storm, taking all 29 crew

A tanker carrying the first cargo of Russian diesel for the United States has come to a halt off the US east coast, shipping data showed on Tuesday, with

A vessel operated by ADNOC Logistics & Services was damaged in an attack in UAE territorial waters on Tuesday, as maritime authorities reported a separate

The historic SS United States will be sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast a day earlier than planned after forecasts of heavy winds forced officials to move up

The South Korean city of Changwon is seeking to position the planned Jinhae New Port as a future hub for Arctic shipping, linking the major port development

Renewed Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries since late October have reduced Russia's oil refining capacity by about 30%, two industry sources

Liquefied natural gas loadings onto tankers from Qatar have picked up over the past few weeks, suggesting the major exporter is seeking to get more cargoes to

The U.S. Coast Guard evacuated four crew members from a Cyprus-flagged oil tanker off Puerto Rico on Sunday after they reportedly fell ill with suspected food

France on Monday laurched a new G7-backed network linking major seaports, customs authorities and international organizations in an effort to crack down on

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is calling for stronger protections for merchant ships and their crews as continued attacks in the Middle East,

U.S. container imports reached their highest level of the year in September, capping an unusually long peak shipping season that has kept major ports busy

China on Monday effectively extended its trade truce with the US by two months, after announcing it would continue to suspend certain trade

The historic SS United States, once the fastest ocean liner in the world, is scheduled to leave Mobile, Alabama, on Monday for its final voyage before being

Höegh Autoliners has signed an agreement with Chinese battery manufacturer BYD to install a marine battery system aboard its upcoming Aurora No. 12 car

For many vessel owners, a problem below the waterline used to mean one answer: get the ship out of the water. This time intensive process consisted of booking

Russia has taken control of two modern heavy-lift carriers previously involved in transporting equipment for the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, adding

MOSCOW, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Russia said on Sunday overnight strikes by its forces had hit three cargo vessels that were carrying military goods

Nov 8 (Reuters) – Iraq has reached understandings with the United States to allow Iraqi oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz via a shipping lane

CAIRO, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Iranian media suggested explosions in southern Iran on Saturday evening were related to Iranian military activities

CAIRO, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Egyptian fertilizer producers have been notified of a new 33% reduction in their natural gas supplies, a company statement and

By Lucia Kassai, Devika Krishna Kumar, Charles Gorrivan and Archie Hunter Nov 8, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Oil traders are seeking approval from the US