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Friday, September 19, 2025
Shipping emissions
Environment

Major Shipping Firms Warns Net Zero Plan Could Cost Over $300 Billion by 2035

A group of shipping firms warned that the International Maritime Organization’s planned net zero rules risk imposing significant costs on the

September 19, 2025
Total Views: 679

Thursday, September 18, 2025
EU Plans to Phase Out Russian LNG More Quickly After US Push
Energy

EU Plans to Phase Out Russian LNG More Quickly After US Push

The European Union is planning measures to accelerate the bloc’s phaseout of Russian liquefied natural gas, just days after US President Donald Trump called

September 18, 2025
Total Views: 926

LNG carrier in dense fog
Shipping

Japan’s NYK Line Plans 50% LNG Fleet Growth by 2029

By Shery Ahn and Tsuyoshi Inajima (Bloomberg) — Nippon Yusen KK (NYK Line), Japan’s biggest shipping company, is planning to increase its fleet of

September 18, 2025
Total Views: 218

Wednesday, September 17, 2025
An LNG carrier at night
Shipping

USTR Considers Easing LNG Penalty Ahead of China-Ship Rule Deadline

The Trump administration is close to relaxing certain restrictions for liquefied natural gas companies that are part of a sweeping policy aimed at curbing

September 17, 2025
Total Views: 1088

container terminal at port
Ports

Philippines’ ICTSI Pursues Emerging Market Port Deals Amid Trade Shifts

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. is pursuing further acquisitions in emerging economies, with the top Philippine port operator benefiting from a

September 17, 2025
Total Views: 456

Russia’s Crude Exports Lose Momentum After Baltic Flows Targeted
Shipping

Russia’s Crude Exports Lose Momentum After Baltic Flows Targeted

Russia’s weekly crude exports slumped, driven by a slide in Baltic shipments following Ukrainian drone strikes that affected key

September 17, 2025
Total Views: 1685

Japan’s Exports Fall for Fourth Month as US Shipments Tumble
News

Japan’s Exports Fall for Fourth Month as US Shipments Tumble

Japan’s exports fell for the fourth consecutive month as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs continued to cloud the prospects for global commerce,

September 17, 2025
Total Views: 594

Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Finnish icebreakers
Shipbuilding

Arctic Icebreaker Ships in High Demand as Nations Vie for Power

At a shipyard in Finland last month, workers cut the first steel for a new icebreaker ship. Over the next three years, about 10,000 tons of the metal will go

September 16, 2025
Total Views: 2979

Monday, September 15, 2025
First cargo departs LNG Canada in Kitimat, June 30, 2025
Energy

Canada Approves Blackstone-Backed West Coast LNG Export Project

-Canada cleared a C$10 billion ($7.3 billion) floating facility to export liquefied natural gas off its northwest coast as soon as 2028. Ksi Lisims LNG —

September 15, 2025
Total Views: 1434

Wind turbines off of Block Island
Offshore

Orsted-Backed Wind Farm Should Remain on Pause, US Tells Judge

The Trump administration asked a judge to deny a request by an Orsted A/S-backed wind farm venture to let it resume construction during a lawsuit challenging a

September 15, 2025
Total Views: 2358

Saturday, September 13, 2025
A general view shows Lukoil's oil refinery in Volgograd, Russia
News

Ukraine Stepping Up Drone Attacks On Russian Oil Assets

By Bloomberg News Sep 13, 2025 (Bloomberg) —Ukraine is increasingly targeting Russia’s oil refineries and export facilities with drones, taking the

September 13, 2025
Total Views: 815

Friday, September 12, 2025
tanker underway at sea from the bridge
News

Trafigura Plans to Order Two More Supertankers as Global Ship Fleet Ages

Trafigura Group is planning to order two more supertankers from a Chinese yard, as the trading giant looks to reduce its exposure to an unpredictable shipping

September 12, 2025
Total Views: 955

Aerial view of a container terminal at the Port of Montreal
Ports

Montreal Port Project Backed Sees Cost Rise to $1.7 Billion

(Bloomberg) — The cost of a new Port of Montreal terminal that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says is in the national interest has soared to C$2.3

September 12, 2025
Total Views: 720

Thursday, September 11, 2025
A general view of the offshore wind farm Hywind Tampen, North Sea August 23, 2023. NTB/Ole Berg-Rusten via REUTERS
Offshore

US Reviewing Five Offshore Wind Farms Under Construction

Five US offshore wind developments are under review, a top Trump administration official said on Wednesday, as the White House targets the renewable energy

September 11, 2025
Total Views: 855

Israel Kills 35 in Yemen as Fire Exchange With Houthis Continues
News

Israel Kills 35 in Yemen as Fire Exchange With Houthis Continues

Israel carried out strikes on Yemen’s capital Sanaa and northern province of Al Jawf, killing at least 35 people in a fresh offensive on the Iran-backed

September 11, 2025
Total Views: 447

Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Wind turbines off of Block Island
Energy

Blue States Consider Backing Fossil Fuels to Save Offshore Wind Farms

Governors in the US Northeast are considering dropping resistance to natural gas pipelines and other fossil fuel projects in the hopes they can convince

September 10, 2025
Total Views: 1438

Monday, September 8, 2025
lng carrier natural gas
Shipping

China Is Cranking Up Its LNG Trade With Russia in Test For Trump

China appears to be setting up a system to import regular cargoes of liquefied natural gas from a Russian project sanctioned by the US, a move that will test

September 8, 2025
Total Views: 665

u.s. china trade war
News

China on Track for Record Trade Surplus Despite US Export Plunge

China’s export growth slowed to the weakest in six months as a slump in shipments to the US deepened again, although a surge in sales to other markets kept

September 8, 2025
Total Views: 1117

Sunday, September 7, 2025
Offshore,Seismic,Research,Vessel,Guns,And,Cables. Photo: cacar/Shutterstock
Shipping News

Microsoft Says Azure Service Fine After Red Sea Cables Cut

By Susanne Barton Sep 6, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Microsoft Corp. said Saturday it’s no longer detecting issues with its Azure cloud platform after

September 7, 2025
Total Views: 2344

Friday, September 5, 2025
LNG carrier in dense fog
Shipping

US LNG Exporters Race to Tie Up Financing as Surplus Looms

By Ruth Liao (Bloomberg) — US developers are racing to cash in on the nation’s natural-gas export boom while they still can.  The massive US buildout

September 5, 2025
Total Views: 867