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Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Ship-to-ship transfer of Russian LNG from Yamal LNG near Honningsvåg on February 19, 2019. (Source: Courtesy of Kystverket / Norwegian Coastal Administration)
News

EU Proposal to Ban Russian Gas Set for Heated Negotiations

The European Union’s proposed ban on all Russian gas by the end of 2027 sets the stage for heated debate, with some member states nervous it will boost

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Monday, June 16, 2025
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Hormuz Oil Flows Show Muted Impact From Iran-Israel Conflict

Cargo movement through the Strait of Hormuz has marked a small decline, but there’s been no major disruption to key oil infrastructure so far, easing some of

June 16, 2025
Total Views: 786

A tanker transits the Suez Canal. Shutterstock/Anatoly Menzhiliy
Energy

Oil Shippers Pause Offers to Middle East as Conflict Intensifies

Some oil tanker owners and managers have paused offering their vessels for Middle Eastern routes since Friday as they assess the risks from Israel’s

June 16, 2025
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Sunday, June 15, 2025
The Virginia-class USS North Dakota submarine is seen during bravo sea trials in this U.S. Navy handout picture
Defense

Starmer Confident Aukus Pact Will Proceed Despite Trump Review

By Ellen Milligan Jun 15, 2025 (Bloomberg) –UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he has no doubts that the Aukus defense pact with the US and

June 15, 2025
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Saturday, June 14, 2025
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Ships’ Electronics Increasingly Jammed Since Israel Struck Iran

By Alaric Nightingale Jun 13, 2025 (Bloomberg) —Israel’s airstrikes on Iran have led to increased jamming of the signals of vessels operating in

June 14, 2025
Total Views: 4586

Friday, June 13, 2025
Illustration of Ba?tyk 2 and Ba?tyk 3 offshore wind farms
Offshore

Empire Wind Fiasco Forces Equinor to Rethink U.S. Offshore Wind Investment

Equinor ASA expects its $5 billion wind project off New York — blocked then unblocked by the Trump administration — to proceed as planned, but said further

June 13, 2025
Total Views: 1473

wave breaking over tanker
News

Israel’s Strikes on Iran Jolt Tanker Markets, Freight Rates Soar

Israel’s overnight airstrikes on Iran drove up freight rates and tanker stocks Friday as traders and investors priced in the prospect of disruption to a

June 13, 2025
Total Views: 1893

North Korea Restores Damaged Warship, Plans Two More Next Year
Accidents

North Korea Restores Damaged Warship, Plans Two More Next Year

North Korea said it successfully refloated a 5,000-ton destroyer that suffered damage in a botched launch attempt last month that left it foundering in shallow

June 13, 2025
Total Views: 1596

Thursday, June 12, 2025
tanker at sea
Shipping

Oil Tanker Titans Stay Calm But Cautious After Mideast Warnings

Several of the world’s largest ocean-tanker operators said they remained calm but cautious after risk warnings from naval forces for vessels operating in and

June 12, 2025
Total Views: 450

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Photo of China's PLAN Liaoning aircraft carrier with escort ships underway
Defense

China Sends Two Carriers Into Pacific in First-Ever Dual Deployment Near Japan

A Chinese aircraft carrier made one of its deepest forays into the Pacific Ocean over the weekend as Beijing continues to project its military power further

June 10, 2025
Total Views: 1809

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on, on the day he signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington
Energy

Trump’s Energy Dominance Push Helped by Gulf Oil Output Revival

US oil production is poised to rise this year and next as President Donald Trump pushes for more drilling. But as crude prices tumble, most of the growth will

June 10, 2025
Total Views: 1386

Monday, June 9, 2025
Japan’s Taiyo Oil Imports Russian Crude on US-Sanctioned Tanker
Energy

Japan’s Taiyo Oil Imports Russian Crude on US-Sanctioned Tanker

The Japanese oil refiner Taiyo Oil Co. is taking delivery of a cargo of Russian crude on a tanker that’s blacklisted by both the US Treasury and the European

June 9, 2025
Total Views: 2148

Sunday, June 8, 2025
Superyacht with deck lights on docked at sunset
Cruise Ships

Yacht Builder To The World’s Super-Rich Caught Up In Spy Claims

By Daniele Lepido Jun 6, 2025 (Bloomberg) –In early April 2024, Xu Xinyu, an executive director at Ferretti SpA, noticed an SUV and two strange men

June 8, 2025
Total Views: 6292

Saturday, June 7, 2025
Return,Of,The,Fishing,Seiner,After,The,Catch,At,Sunset
Commercial Fishing

Octopus Invasion In English Channel Shows Risks From Warming Seas

By Joe Wertz May 30, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Some English fishermen have hit the jackpot this season, hauling in tons of octopus, but the invasion of the

June 7, 2025
Total Views: 3797

Friday, June 6, 2025
Carnival Sunshine cruise ship underway at sea
Cruise Ships

Why Two Million Tourists Are Boarding Cruise Ships on a Texas Island

Much of the historic Strand District in Galveston, Texas, is about as tacky as it comes. The 19th-century buildings that line its streets are packed with

June 6, 2025
Total Views: 3504

Thursday, June 5, 2025
Photo shows the Morning Midas on fire
Accidents

Burning Ship Abandoned in Pacific Carried Several Chinese Car Brands

A cargo ship that was abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after catching fire Tuesday was carrying cars from several Chinese automakers, according to

June 5, 2025
Total Views: 4257

Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Stock photo of the bow of a ship at anchor
Shipping

Iran Oil Flows to China Fall on Sanctions, Refinery Maintenance

Iran is shipping less oil to China, as toughening sanctions snarl the OPEC producer’s shipments and refinery demand falls in the world’s biggest fossil

June 4, 2025
Total Views: 839

Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Container ships wait off the coast of the congested Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Long Beach, California
Environment

A Simple Scheduling Fix at Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports Yields Big Emissions Savings

(Bloomberg) — During the pandemic, as many as 100 giant container ships would idle off the Southern California coast, belching pollutants as they waited

June 3, 2025
Total Views: 1986

Monday, June 2, 2025
Drone docking station
Offshore

Norway Takes Drone Inspections of Offshore Oil Platform to a New Level

(Bloomberg) — A major Norwegian oil field is taking the industry’s use of drones for safety inspections to a new level, with a permanently installed

June 2, 2025
Total Views: 1532

Sunday, June 1, 2025
NYC ferry
Ports

Billionaire Steve Cohen Wants NY To Expand Taxpayer-Backed Ferry

By Nacha Cattan May 30, 2025 (Bloomberg) –New Yorkers know that getting to LaGuardia airport and Citi Field in Queens from Manhattan has long been a

June 1, 2025
Total Views: 2709