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Sunday, June 29, 2025
Arctic LNG platform 3
Energy

Russia Tries Again to Expand LNG Exports Upended by Sanctions

By Stephen Stapczynski Jun 28, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Russia is taking another crack at expanding exports of liquefied natural gas after US sanctions

June 29, 2025
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Saturday, June 28, 2025
The Panama-flagged bulk carrier ship. August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/
Shipping

First Quantum Starts Shipping Stockpiled Copper From Panama Mine

By Julian Luk and Jacob Lorinc Jun 27, 2025(Bloomberg) –First Quantum Minerals Ltd. has started shipping stockpiled copper from its stalled mine in

June 28, 2025
Total Views: 2219

An aerial view of the Valero Houston Refinery is seen in Houston, Texas
Energy

US Gulf Coast To Help Supply Record Mediterranean Diesel Imports

By Nathan Risser Jun 27, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Refiners on the US Gulf Coast are set to send increasing amounts of diesel to Europe, a burgeoning trade

June 28, 2025
Total Views: 884

Friday, June 27, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Docked cargo ships are loaded with shipping containers at Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S., July 12, 2023.
Shipping

EU, US Confident They’ll Reach Tariff Deal by July Deadline

The European Union and the US believe they can clinch some form of a trade agreement before a July 9 deadline, when Washington is set to impose a 50% tariff on

June 27, 2025
Total Views: 600

Thursday, June 26, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are stacked for storage at Wando Welch Terminal operated by the South Carolina Ports Authority in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S. May 10, 2018. Picture taken May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Randall Hill/File Photo
Shipping

Global Goods Trade Gains as Tariff Fears Speed Imports, WTO Says

Global merchandise trade accelerated in the World Trade Organization’s latest assessment, with a surge in imports tied to tariff stockpiling outweighing a

June 26, 2025
Total Views: 281

Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Aerial of Liquified Natural Gas LNG carrier moored to a small gas terminal
Energy

Sanctioned LNG Ship Heads to Russian Plant That Supplies Europe

A sanctioned liquefied natural gas tanker appears to be heading toward a Russian facility, a move that would challenge Western authorities who have so far

June 25, 2025
Total Views: 734

Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Israel and Iran Halt Attacks Following Trump’s Push for Ceasefire
News

Israel and Iran Halt Attacks Following Trump’s Push for Ceasefire

Israel and Iran appeared to be honoring a ceasefire agreement unexpectedly announced by US President Donald Trump overnight, after the American leader reacted

June 24, 2025
Total Views: 690

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
Shipping

Pressure to Seal Trump Trade Deals Ramps Up With Two Weeks to Go

Two weeks from President Donald Trump’s self-imposed deadline to reach deals with the US’s major trading partners, some of the most-watched talks aimed at

June 24, 2025
Total Views: 1147

Sunday, June 22, 2025
Massive oil tanker fire in the Red Sea after Houthi attack
Shipping

Shipping On High Alert In Mideast After US Strikes On Iran

By Alex Longley and Viktoria Dendrinou Jun 22, 2025, 5:10 AM (Bloomberg) –The shipping industry was placed on high alert on Sunday with warnings

June 22, 2025
Total Views: 4316

Strait of Hormuz tankers and a military helicopter
Shipping

Greece Tells Ships To Reassess Hormuz Journeys After US Strikes

By Alex Longley and Viktoria Dendrinou Jun 22, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Greece’s shipping ministry advised the nation’s vessel owners to review the use

June 22, 2025
Total Views: 2111

Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Energy

Trump’s Airstrikes On Iran Leave Oil Market Poised For Surge

By Alex Longley and Yongchang Chin Jun 21, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The oil market has been wrestling for days with Donald Trump’s next act in an

June 22, 2025
Total Views: 833

Saturday, June 21, 2025
Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal
Defense

China, Philippines Report Encounter in South China Sea

By Neil Jerome Morales and Qianwei Zhang Jun 20, 2025 (Bloomberg) –China’s coast guard said it drove away a Philippine ship around Scarborough

June 21, 2025
Total Views: 1553

Thursday, June 19, 2025
Container terminal at Mumbai Port, India
News

India’s Largest Port in the Making to Raise $3.5 Billion Debt

The firm building what will become the largest port in India plans to raise as much as 300 billion rupees ($3.5 billion) of debt, giving lenders an opportunity

June 19, 2025
Total Views: 791

Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

India May Cut Oil Product Exports If Strait of Hormuz Is Blocked

India is preparing to source crude oil from outside the Persian Gulf and cut its own refined-product exports should the Strait of Hormuz be blocked to ship

June 19, 2025
Total Views: 529

Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Balboa Port at the Panama Canal
News

Report: China’s COSCO in Talks to Join $19B CK Hutchison Port Sale Amid U.S.-China Tensions

China’s largest shipping company is among the firms in talks to invest in a multinational consortium seeking to buy billionaire Li Ka-shing’s global

June 18, 2025
Total Views: 2511

A tanker ship is seen in the English Channel at sunrise, near Dover, Britain, August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Shipbuilding

Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ships Promise Cleaner, Faster Transport

(Bloomberg) — The commercial shipping industry is chasing a novel carbon-free propulsion technology as it pursues a lofty climate goal: nuclear power.

June 18, 2025
Total Views: 1704

A gas flare on an oil production platform is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Gulf.REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi//File Photo
Energy

Iran’s Oil Exports Soar as Israel Attack Prompts Cargo Clearout

Iran’s oil exports have jumped since the nation came under attack from Israel on Friday, according to a firm that specializes in monitoring clandestine

June 18, 2025
Total Views: 1714

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Oil Freight Rates Jump in Mideast as Iran Conflict Fans Risk

Oil-shipping rates for Middle Eastern routes have spiked after some tanker owners and managers paused offering vessels as they assess risks from Israel’s

June 17, 2025
Total Views: 533

Ship-to-ship transfer of Russian LNG from Yamal LNG near Honningsvåg on February 19, 2019. (Source: Courtesy of Kystverket / Norwegian Coastal Administration)
News

EU Proposal to Ban Russian Gas Set for Heated Negotiations

The European Union’s proposed ban on all Russian gas by the end of 2027 sets the stage for heated debate, with some member states nervous it will boost

June 17, 2025
Total Views: 520

Monday, June 16, 2025
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Hormuz Oil Flows Show Muted Impact From Iran-Israel Conflict

Cargo movement through the Strait of Hormuz has marked a small decline, but there’s been no major disruption to key oil infrastructure so far, easing some of

June 16, 2025
Total Views: 881