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Thursday, September 25, 2025
Container Rates Sink to Lowest Since Start of Red Sea Diversions
Shipping

Container Rates Sink to Lowest Since Start of Red Sea Diversions

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The cost to ship goods in containers to northern Europe from China fell to the lowest level since Houthi attacks in the

September 25, 2025
Total Views: 548

Fuga Bluemarine crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia
Shipping

Oil Loadings Resume at Black Sea Terminals After Attacks

(Bloomberg) — Two key oil ports on Russia’s Black Sea coast resumed loading of tankers overnight following Ukrainian aerial and marine drone attacks on

September 25, 2025
Total Views: 326

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
offshore wind farm
Offshore

Total Wins French Offshore Wind Auction For $5.3 Billion Project While Another Tender Flops

(Bloomberg) — TotalEnergies SE and RWE AG have won a French government tender to build the country’s largest offshore wind farm at the start of the

September 24, 2025
Total Views: 1221

Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Russia Weighs Diesel Export Curbs After Refinery Drone Hits
Energy

Russia Weighs Diesel Export Curbs After Refinery Drone Hits

Russia is weighing restrictions on diesel exports as a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes on its oil refineries forced the government to pay close attention to

September 23, 2025
Total Views: 1065

A view of the turbines at Orsted's offshore wind farm near Nysted.
Offshore

EDP Says U.S. Renewables ‘More Stable’ After Offshore Wind Setback

Portuguese utility EDP SA says the outlook for investing in US renewable energy has become significantly clearer, easing concerns that followed the first

September 23, 2025
Total Views: 688

Monday, September 22, 2025
Photo shows the installation of the first offshore wind turbine at South Fork Wind
Offshore

Trump Puts 15,000 Offshore Wind Jobs at Risk With Halt Orders

Cesar Lima never gave much thought to the politics of offshore wind. Most days, the ironworker focused on his shift 15 miles out at sea, climbing turbines and

September 22, 2025
Total Views: 1277

Sunday, September 21, 2025
Macron Says Europe’s Russian Energy Imports Are ‘Marginal’ Issue
Energy

Macron Says Europe’s Russian Energy Imports Are ‘Marginal’ Issue

French President Emmanuel Macron called the European Union’s remaining energy imports from Russia “very marginal,” challenging Donald Trump’s calls for

September 21, 2025
Total Views: 1201

U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser docks at a naval base near the entrance to the Panama Canal
News

Maduro Writes Directly To Trump Calling For Venezuela-US Talks

By Bloomberg News Sep 21, 2025 (Bloomberg) —Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro wrote directly to Donald Trump this month to call for talks with

September 21, 2025
Total Views: 1983

Saturday, September 20, 2025
RoRo vessel whale fluke.Credit: John Calambokidis/Cascadia Reseach Via NOAA
Shipping

Nations Ratify First Global Treaty to Protect Ocean Life

By Todd Woody Sep 19, 2025 (Bloomberg) –As climate impacts multiply, a landmark United Nations treaty to protect ocean lifewill go into effect

September 20, 2025
Total Views: 1232

Damen-Shiprepair-Rotterdam-yard
Defense

Crisis At NATO Shipbuilder Unsettles Europe’s Defense Plans

By Charlotte Hughes-Morgan Sep 19, 2025 (Bloomberg) –On a chilly day this February, Dutch Crown Princess Amalia smashed a champagne bottle against

September 20, 2025
Total Views: 6107

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: 681

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: 930

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: 221

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: 1686

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: 595

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: 2985

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: 1438

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