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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
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: 921

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: 708

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: 1224

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: 536

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: 1113

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: 3013

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: 1183

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: 802

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: 1273

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: 763

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: 1293

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: 1347

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

Sunday, November 2, 2025
LNG Carrier 'Perle' and "CCH Gas' conducting a STS transfer off the coast of Malaysia
Energy

Chinese LNG Ship Skirting US Curbs Continues to Fake Location

A liquefied natural gas tanker that appears to be assisting a Russian export project circumvent US sanctions is still faking its location, according to

November 2, 2025
Total Views: 1731

Water cannon incident in the South China Sea
Defense

Philippines Inks Military Pact With Canada To Deter China In South China Sea

By Manolo Serapio Jr. Nov 2, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The Philippines and Canada signed a visiting forces agreement on Sunday, the latest military pact

November 2, 2025
Total Views: 875

Thursday, October 30, 2025
A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
News

U.S. and China Suspend Tit-for-Tat Port Fees By One Year

The US and China have agreed to suspend tit-for-tat shipping levies on vessels linked to the other for one year, according to Beijing, deescalating a dispute

October 30, 2025
Total Views: 453

Wednesday, October 29, 2025
First cargo departs LNG Canada in Kitimat, June 30, 2025
Shipping

Trump’s Tariffs Have Canada Eyeing Asia Trade Ties

President Donald Trump’s latest tariff salvo against Canada landed just as Mark Carney was setting out on a mission to insulate his country from the fallout

October 29, 2025
Total Views: 747

An offshore oil rig is pictured off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, U.S., November 14, 2024
Offshore

Trump Administration Backs Off Bid for Atlantic Oil Drilling

The Trump administration is ruling out selling offshore oil and gas leases along the US East Coast, after its initial plan for auctioning them drew alarm from

October 29, 2025
Total Views: 658