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Friday, August 15, 2025
The first offshore wind turbine is installed at Revolution Wind
Offshore

Orsted ‘Surprise’ Credit Downgrade Caps Worst Week on Record

Orsted A/S’s debt was downgraded by S&P Global Ratings to the lowest tier of investment grade, surprising some analysts days after the Danish wind turbine

August 15, 2025
Total Views: 1175

LNG carrier at dusk
Energy

Chinese LNG Buyers Snap Up Imports as Prices Fall to Refill Storage

China’s liquefied natural gas buyers are boosting imports as falling prices and the need to replenish inventories end months of sluggish

August 15, 2025
Total Views: 530

China Coast Guard patrol cutter CCG 3104 collided with People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Type 052D Destroyer (164, Guilin) while pursuing Philippines Coast Guard vessel BRP Suluan in the South China Sea
Incidents

China, Philippines Trade Blame Over Collision in Contested Sea

China and the Philippines are trading blame over an incident earlier this week in which two Chinese ships collided in the South China Sea, where both nations

August 15, 2025
Total Views: 1481

Thursday, August 14, 2025
The Balboa Port is pictured after Hong Kong's CK Hutchison agreed to sell its interests in a key Panama Canal port operator to a BlackRock Inc-backed consortium, in Panama City.
News

CK Hutchison Profit Plunges 92% on One-Off Loss From Merger

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.’s profit fell 92% in the first half of the year, due to a one-time and non-cash loss on account of the merger of its

August 14, 2025
Total Views: 879

India’s Trade Gap Widens to 8-Month High as Imports Rise
News

India’s Trade Gap Widens to 8-Month High as Imports Rise

India’s trade deficit widened to an eight-month high in July, as the rise in inbound shipments outpaced the growth in exports.  The gap between exports and

August 14, 2025
Total Views: 412

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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
News

Ukraine Claims Attack on Hub for Major Russian Oil Pipelines

Ukraine claimed a strike on an important hub for Russia’s network of crude-exporting pipelines, though flows from the system to Europe seem to remain

August 13, 2025
Total Views: 1120

golar seal lng carrier klaipeda
News

Venture Global Triumphs Over Shell in LNG Arbitration Fight

Venture Global Inc., one of the largest US exporters of liquefied natural gas, has prevailed over oil giant Shell Plc in an arbitration case over the sale of

August 13, 2025
Total Views: 484

An aerial view of the USS Cincinnati combat ship navigates near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as a Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists patrols the area
Incidents

China, US Clash Over Naval Incident Near Scarborough Shoal

The Chinese navy said it expelled a US Navy ship that entered its territorial waters in the South China Sea, while the US defended the operation as legal under

August 13, 2025
Total Views: 4676

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
oil and gas refinery
Shipping

Sanctions Choke Crude Shipments to Indian Refiner Nayara

(Bloomberg) — Indian refiner Nayara Energy is set to receive the lowest-ever amount of crude this month, as oil imports and product exports buckle under

August 12, 2025
Total Views: 657

Russia Keeps Crude Exports Flowing Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit
Energy

Russia Keeps Crude Exports Flowing Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit

Russia’s oil shipments nudged down for a third week, but remain comfortably within the range seen so far this year. Threats of additional tariffs are having

August 12, 2025
Total Views: 478

Monday, August 11, 2025
Ships under construction at Cochin Shipyard India aerial
Shipping

India State-Run Shipper to Buy Local Vessels in $2 Billion Deal

State-owned Shipping Corp. of India, the country’s largest shipping line, is working on a plan to purchase 26 India-made ships for 198.2 billion rupees ($2.3

August 11, 2025
Total Views: 937

FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen on the Maersk's Triple-E giant container ship Majestic Maersk, one of the world's largest container ships, as it sails in the Strait of Gibraltar towards the port of Algeciras, Spain January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo
Shipping

Record Short Against Maersk Backfires in Trade-War Defying Rally

Shorting the stock of the world’s largest listed shipping company during a global trade war may seem like a sure bet. But the investors who’ve loaded up on

August 11, 2025
Total Views: 4538

Sunday, August 10, 2025
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems Shipyard. Photo courtesy ThyssenKrupp.
Shipbuilding

Thyssenkrupp Gets Nod For Naval Spinoff To Tap Defense Boom

By William Wilkes (Bloomberg) –Thyssenkrupp AG is moving to cut loose its warship unit, hoping to ride a surge in European defense spending while

August 10, 2025
Total Views: 1712

Saturday, August 9, 2025
The Christophe de Margerie, an ice-class tanker fitted out to transport liquefied natural gas, is docked at the Yamal LNG facility in Arctic port of Sabetta, Yamalo-Nenets district, Russia March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova/File Photo
Shipping

Fourth Restricted Gas Ship Seen Near Sanctioned Arctic LNG Plant

By Bloomberg News Aug 9, 2025 (Bloomberg) –A fourth sanctioned liquefied natural gas tanker has arrived near Russia’s Arctic export plant, also

August 9, 2025
Total Views: 2329

Friday, August 8, 2025
LNG carrier with letters L N G on side.
Shipping

Canada Eyes Arctic Ocean Port to Ship Gas, Commodities to Europe

The Canadian government is looking hard at developing a remote northern port on Hudson Bay as a conduit for exporting natural gas, potash, canola and other

August 8, 2025
Total Views: 1006

China Defends Buying Russian Oil After Trump’s Tariff Threat
Energy

China Defends Buying Russian Oil After Trump’s Tariff Threat

China said its imports of Russian oil are justified, pushing back against US threats of new tariffs after Washington slapped secondary levies on India for

August 8, 2025
Total Views: 836

Thursday, August 7, 2025
oil and gas refinery
News

Sanctioned Refiner Nayara Asks New Delhi for Shipping Help

EU-sanctioned refiner Nayara Energy, part-owned by Russian oil major Rosneft PJSC, has asked the Indian government for help securing vessels to transport

August 7, 2025
Total Views: 919

First cargo departs LNG Canada in Kitimat, June 30, 2025
News

Canada Eyes Arctic Ocean Port to Ship Gas, Commodities to Europe

The Canadian government is looking hard at developing a remote northern port on Hudson Bay as a conduit for exporting natural gas, potash, canola and other

August 7, 2025
Total Views: 1183

Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Yang Ming containership
Shipping

Asian Container Lines Set for Profit Drop as Tariff Boom Fades

A sharp drop in shipping rates could be on the cards later this year after tariff-driven demand in the second quarter pulled forward volumes from the

August 6, 2025
Total Views: 471

File photo of an oil tanker at sea
News

U.S. Weighs Options for Penalizing Russia Beyond India Tariffs

President Donald Trump’s additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil could be just the first shot he aims at Moscow’s energy revenues

August 6, 2025
Total Views: 259