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Friday, November 14, 2025
ALNG2 sunset
Energy

Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Cuts Gas Output Ahead of Winter Challenges

Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 plant has started curbing gas production after reaching records in October, as the buildup of winter ice makes exports more

November 14, 2025
Total Views: 725

A crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel
News

Ukraine Hits Black Sea Oil Port Novorossiysk

Ukrainian forces carried out an attack on a major Russian Black Sea port overnight, prompting a state of emergency, as Moscow launched a widespread air strike

November 14, 2025
Total Views: 755

Thursday, November 13, 2025
Employees working at cargo ship Kypros Land which is loading soybeans to China at Tiplam terminal in Santos
News

China’s U.S. Soybean Purchases Stall Despite Trump’s Trade Truce

China’s purchases of American soybeans appear to have stalled, less than two weeks after the US touted a wide-ranging trade truce that signaled thawing

November 13, 2025
Total Views: 1676

A Russian state flag flies on the top of a diesel plant in the Irkutsk Oil Company-owned Yarakta Oil Field in Irkutsk Region. Picture REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Shipping

IEA Sees Big Downside Risks to Russia Oil Output From Sanctions

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — The International Energy Agency said there’s “considerable downside risk” to its outlook for Russian crude

November 13, 2025
Total Views: 320

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
yamal lng
Shipping

China Ratchets Up Efforts to Import Blacklisted Russian LNG

China is stepping up its efforts to import US-sanctioned Russian gas, building the beginnings of a domestic “shadow fleet” of vessels that can transport

November 12, 2025
Total Views: 810

ships at anchor
Shipping

Oil’s Billion-Barrel Buildup at Sea Points to Sanctions Stress

A buildup of a billion barrels of oil on the world’s oceans includes a disproportionately large amount of crude from nations subject to some kind of

November 12, 2025
Total Views: 920

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
EUNAVFOR Operation ATALANTA photo of the Hellas Aphrodite liberation in the Indian Ocean
Piracy

Rising Pirate Attacks Off Somalia Endanger Key Trade Route

(Bloomberg) — Instability in Yemen and the Horn of Africa is fueling a resurgence in maritime piracy off Somalia, a cause for concern in one of the

November 11, 2025
Total Views: 704

iron ore loading
Shipping

The Shipping Mogul Who Carved a Route to China’s African Mining Prize

When Sun Xiushun began to travel to Guinea just over a decade ago, he was an unknown shipowner desperate to stay in the aluminum game. He found the West

November 11, 2025
Total Views: 1223

Monday, November 10, 2025
trump meeting with President xi in china after g20 summit
News

US, China Suspend Mutual Shipping Probes in Sign Tensions Easing

The Trump administration has suspended a probe into China’s shipbuilding industry, prompting Beijing to reciprocate by shelving its own investigation and

November 10, 2025
Total Views: 535

Sunday, November 9, 2025
A satellite image shows Storm Fung-Wong, which has intensified into a typhoon
Marine Weather

Super Typhoon Fung-Wong Makes Philippine Landfall

By Neil Jerome Morales Nov 9, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Super typhoon Fung-Wong hit the Philippines’ northeast late on Sunday with 185 kilometers per hour

November 9, 2025
Total Views: 1110

Saturday, November 8, 2025
A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland, California
Shipping

Unions Slam Trump For Giving China A Pass On Shipbuilding

By Joe Deaux and Laura Curtis Nov 8, 2025 (Bloomberg) –A group of labor unions led by the United Steelworkers slammed the Trump administration for

November 8, 2025
Total Views: 3010

Touchdown of new Poseidon P-8A reconnaissance aircraft in Berlin
Defense

Germany Mulls Expanding Order For Submarine-Hunting Planes

By Michael Nienaber Nov 7, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Germany may buy four additional Boeing Co. P-8A Poseidon submarine-hunting planes, according to people

November 8, 2025
Total Views: 1182

CMA CGM ship at sea
Shipping

Shipping Firm CMA CGM Says It Will Continue Services In Mali

By Baudelaire Mieu and Katarina Höije Nov 7, 2025 (Bloomberg) –CMA CGM SA, a major global shipping firm, said it will continue operations in Mali,

November 8, 2025
Total Views: 909

Friday, November 7, 2025
The busy container port and natural scenery in Shanghai, China
Shipping

China’s Export Engine Sputters in October as US Shipments Crater

China’s exports unexpectedly contracted in October as global demand failed to offset the deepening slump in shipments to the US, dealing a blow to an economy

November 7, 2025
Total Views: 795

Thursday, November 6, 2025
The sun sets behind container cranes at the Port of Los Angeles, California
Ports

Trump Plans One-Year Pause on Port Crane Duties, China Ship Fees

The US is pushing forward on President Donald Trump’s pledge to pause a series of penalties aimed at China’s shipbuilding industry, a key concession in his

November 6, 2025
Total Views: 1268

FILE PHOTO: Container vessel Maersk Hangzhou sails in the Wielingen channel, Westerschelde, Netherlands, July 15, 2018. Rene van Quekelberghe/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Shipping

Maersk Slides as Investors Brace for ‘Bleak’ Quarters Ahead

(Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S shares fell with investor disappointment over a smaller-than-expected improvement in the container-shipping

November 6, 2025
Total Views: 759

Wednesday, November 5, 2025
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a chart next to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick as Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House
News

Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of Trump’s Global Tariffs

By Greg Stohr (Bloomberg) — The US Supreme Court appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, as key justices suggested he

November 5, 2025
Total Views: 1292

Handysize gas tanker
Shipping

Oil Tankers Get ‘Dirty’ Ditching Fuels for Crude as Rates Boom

A spike in freight rates for tankers hauling oil has prompted a wave of vessels to join the lucrative trade, with dozens of ships switching their focus from

November 5, 2025
Total Views: 1342

Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Gazprom sign
Energy

Russia, Turkey in Talks to Keep Same Gas Volume in Renewed Deals

Russia and Turkey are in talks to keep up the volumes of gas supplies from Gazprom PJSC as they negotiate the renewal of two major pipeline supply deals,

November 4, 2025
Total Views: 688

General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain.
Offshore

Apollo Agrees to Invest $6.5 Billion in Orsted Wind Farm

Funds managed by Apollo Global Management Inc. agreed to invest $6.5 billion in Orsted A/S’s Hornsea 3, the UK offshore wind project that’s among the

November 4, 2025
Total Views: 690