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DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) – Iranian and U.S. technical teams working on the implementation of an interim peace deal are expected to

South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) will temporarily suspend container operations at its Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal beginning August 1, marking the latest setback

Russia has apparently equipped one of its most strategically important liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers with heavy machine guns, according to photographs

Middle East producers are pushing ahead with oil and liquefied natural gas loading despite fresh ship attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and renewed strikes

Pakistan is seeking to buy liquefied natural gas for delivery this week as a string of attacks in the Strait of Hormuz disrupts flows of the super-chilled

LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) – Britain will scrap plans to replace its aging destroyers and will instead procure at least six “Common Combat

By Yimou Lee, Fabian Hamacher and Ann Wang PENGHU, Taiwan, June 29 (Reuters) – When Yeh Chih-sheng steps aboard Taiwan Coast

By Sara Gharaibeh Jun 28, 2026, 8:26 AM (Bloomberg) –A helicopter operated by Saudi Aramco crashed Sunday in the energy heartland of Ras Tanura,

By Jana Choukeir and Jasper Ward DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it struck Iran again, hours after a tanker was hit in the

By Charlie Duxbury Jun 27, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Sweden is fitting machine guns to its civilian coast guard vessels to better counter what it views as

By Michael Smith Jun 27, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Not far from the super yachts docked outside the island palaces of Miami’s new billionaire class,

A second merchant vessel has been struck while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring the rapidly deteriorating security situation despite efforts to

By Sara Gharaibeh and Alex Longley Jun 27, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A ship was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz and naval authorities increased the threat

By Julian Lee and Priyanjana Bengani Jun 26, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Saudi Arabia is boosting crude shipments, opening up its Persian Gulf ports that were

By Mark Burton Jun 26, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Vitol Group has shipped a stranded cargo of aluminum out of the Strait of Hormuz, in an early sign of

The world’s merchant fleet is getting older, and according to Allianz Commercial, that trend is creating mounting safety risks as shipowners struggle to

The Strait of Hormuz has about 80 mines in its historic shipping lanes, the UN’s International Maritime Organization estimated Friday, showing how difficult

ehran reasserted its right on Friday to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and warned Gulf states against siding with the U.S., a day after an attack on

The U.S. Coast Guard is turning to the commercial offshore industry to strengthen logistics support for its cutter fleet, awarding a contract to

Oman has told European officials there’s no way of going back to the pre-war status quo with the Strait of Hormuz and transiting ships may have to be charged

President Donald Trump on Friday accused Iran of violating the U.S. ceasefire with Iran after what he said was a drone attack on commercial shipping in the

At 1410 UTC on 25 June 2026, the Singapore-flagged containership Ever Lovely, operated by Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine Corporation, was struck on her

The Panama Canal expects revenue to exceed its $5.2 billion forecast for fiscal 2026 after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drove more ships through the

Fewer vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday than earlier this week, hours after a Taiwanese-operated ship was fired on by Iran, ship tracking data

The global shipping industry will need an additional 113,735 certified officers by 2030 to keep pace with fleet growth, according to a new workforce report