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Thursday, February 5, 2026
Maersk Cuts Jobs, Sees Drop in Earnings as Red Sea Reopens
Shipping

Maersk Cuts Jobs, Sees Drop in Earnings as Red Sea Reopens

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S plans to cut jobs and focus on cost discipline this year as the container giant seeks to insulate its earnings against deteriorating

February 5, 2026
Total Views: 1321

Wednesday, February 4, 2026
johan sverdrup offshore field
Offshore

Equinor Sees Johan Sverdrup Oil Production Declining Over 10% in 2026

Equinor expects 10-20% production decline at Johan Sverdrup, Europe's largest oil field growth source. The decline signals broader challenges for global oil

February 4, 2026
Total Views: 715

A CMA CGM containership transits the South Red Sea under escort by a EUNAVFOR warship
Shipping

Shipping Firms Face Tough 2026 as Reopening of Red Sea Looms

Global container liners are bracing for lower profits in 2026 as the potential reopening of the Red Sea shipping route weighs on freight rates, exacerbating

February 4, 2026
Total Views: 780

Tuesday, February 3, 2026
japan lng carrier tepco
Energy

Qatar in Deal to Supply LNG for 27 Years to Japan’s Jera

Qatar signed a 27-year deal to sell liquefied natural gas to Japan’s biggest utility, marking a turnaround for a dwindling fuel trade between the two

February 3, 2026
Total Views: 461

Monday, February 2, 2026
Japanese research vessel Chikyu conducts historic deep sea rare earth mining test
Energy

Japan Accelerates Deep-Sea Rare Earth Mining Plan

Japan accelerates deep-sea rare earth mining to reduce dependence on China. State vessel Chikyu returns after installing seabed equipment near Minamitori

February 2, 2026
Total Views: 1146

The French Navy frigate FREMM Languedoc. Photo courtesy Marine Nationale
Defense

French Frigate Docks in Sweden as $5 Billion Defense Deal Heats Up

By Charlie Duxbury Feb 2, 2026 (Bloomberg) – The French navy sailed its new frigate Amiral Ronarc’h into Sweden’s Gothenburg harbor on Monday as

February 2, 2026
Total Views: 2025

Trump Launches $12 Billion Minerals Stockpile to Counter China
News

Trump Launches $12 Billion Minerals Stockpile to Counter China

President Donald Trump is set to launch a strategic critical-minerals stockpile with $12 billion in seed money, a bid to insulate manufacturers from supply

February 2, 2026
Total Views: 1019

Saturday, January 31, 2026
Chinese shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles
Featured

US Container Growth Vanishes as Tariffs Reroute Global Trade

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) US container imports ended 2025 in a four-month skid that’s likely to lengthen this year as trade shifts to other economies to

January 31, 2026
Total Views: 40990

The port of murmansk russia at sunset
Ports

Russia’s Murmansk Ports Resume After Power Disruptions

By Bloomberg News Jan 31, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Operations at Russia’s Murmansk Bulk Terminal and Commercial Seaport resumed late on Saturday after

January 31, 2026
Total Views: 615

Friday, January 30, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio tours the Miraflores locks at the Panama Canal in Panama City
News

Panama Court Hands Trump a Win on China’s Grip Over Canal Ports

Panama’s top court has ruled that the contract granted to Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. to operate two ports near the Panama canal is

January 30, 2026
Total Views: 1390

Tanker
News

US Issues License for Oil Companies to Operate in Venezuela

(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration issued a general license expanding the ability of oil companies to operate in Venezuela, marking a significant

January 30, 2026
Total Views: 319

USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group
Defense

Trump’s Options for Iran Strike Grow Even With Goals Unclear

The arrival of a US aircraft-carrier strike group in the Middle East has given President Donald Trump new, more forceful options to carry out his threats to

January 30, 2026
Total Views: 604

Thursday, January 29, 2026
Machinery can be seen sitting at the Port of Darwin, located in the Northern Territory's capital city of Darwin
News

China Is Watching Australia ‘Very Closely’ on Darwin Port Issue

Beijing is “watching very closely” how Canberra handles the status of a port currently leased to a Chinese firm that the Labor government has pledged to

January 29, 2026
Total Views: 1688

EU Eyes Gas From Qatar, Canada to Reduce Reliance on US LNG
Energy

EU Eyes Gas From Qatar, Canada to Reduce Reliance on US LNG

The European Union’s energy chief said the bloc is growing increasingly concerned about its dependence on US liquefied natural gas, particularly in the wake

January 29, 2026
Total Views: 980

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Aerial view of the vessel Boracay, off the coast of Saint-Nazaire
Shipping

Second Russia-Linked Tanker Loses Control Entering Mediterranean in a Week

(Bloomberg) — A second Russia-linked oil tanker lost control as it was entering the Mediterranean Sea in under a week.  The medium-range vessel Chariot

January 28, 2026
Total Views: 4623

Employees working at cargo ship Kypros Land which is loading soybeans to China
Shipping

China Turns to Cheaper Brazil Soybeans After Meeting U.S. Pledge

China, the world’s largest soybean importer, has ramped up orders for Brazilian cargoes of the oilseed after meeting an initial shipment volume from the US

January 28, 2026
Total Views: 6981

Russian Oil Backed Up at Sea After India’s Refiners Step Away
Energy

Russian Oil Backed Up at Sea After India’s Refiners Step Away

India’s pullback from Russian oil imports is leaving Moscow with the dilemma of what to do with all the crude that it’s pumping onto tankers but is unable

January 28, 2026
Total Views: 5378

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Germany secures oil tanker adrift off its Baltic coast.Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

European Nations Issue Warning to Russia-Linked Shadow Fleet

A group of 14 European nations have issued an open warning to shadow-fleet tankers in the Baltic and North Seas, raising the stakes for vessels they say are

January 27, 2026
Total Views: 981

Monday, January 26, 2026
A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard
News

Vitol and Trafigura: Traders at the Heart of Trump’s Venezuela Oil Grab

President Donald Trump has portrayed his takeover of Venezuela’s oil sales as a victory for America, but when his administration wanted to sell several

January 26, 2026
Total Views: 1868

Sunday, January 25, 2026
Facilities of CPC marine terminal near Novorossiysk
Offshore

Kazakh Oil Flows Set To Normalize As Black Sea Mooring Restored

By Bloomberg News Jan 25, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Caspian Pipeline Consortium said an offshore mooring is back online, enabling crude to flow through

January 25, 2026
Total Views: 769