French Frigate Docks in Sweden as $5 Billion Defense Deal Heats Up
By Charlie Duxbury Feb 2, 2026 (Bloomberg) – The French navy sailed its new frigate Amiral Ronarc’h into Sweden’s Gothenburg harbor on Monday as
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By Charlie Duxbury Feb 2, 2026 (Bloomberg) – The French navy sailed its new frigate Amiral Ronarc’h into Sweden’s Gothenburg harbor on Monday as
President Donald Trump is set to launch a strategic critical-minerals stockpile with $12 billion in seed money, a bid to insulate manufacturers from supply
By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) US container imports ended 2025 in a four-month skid that’s likely to lengthen this year as trade shifts to other economies to
By Bloomberg News Jan 31, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Operations at Russia’s Murmansk Bulk Terminal and Commercial Seaport resumed late on Saturday after
Panama’s top court has ruled that the contract granted to Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. to operate two ports near the Panama canal is
(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration issued a general license expanding the ability of oil companies to operate in Venezuela, marking a significant
The arrival of a US aircraft-carrier strike group in the Middle East has given President Donald Trump new, more forceful options to carry out his threats to
Beijing is “watching very closely” how Canberra handles the status of a port currently leased to a Chinese firm that the Labor government has pledged to
The European Union’s energy chief said the bloc is growing increasingly concerned about its dependence on US liquefied natural gas, particularly in the wake
(Bloomberg) — A second Russia-linked oil tanker lost control as it was entering the Mediterranean Sea in under a week. The medium-range vessel Chariot
China, the world’s largest soybean importer, has ramped up orders for Brazilian cargoes of the oilseed after meeting an initial shipment volume from the US
India’s pullback from Russian oil imports is leaving Moscow with the dilemma of what to do with all the crude that it’s pumping onto tankers but is unable
A group of 14 European nations have issued an open warning to shadow-fleet tankers in the Baltic and North Seas, raising the stakes for vessels they say are
President Donald Trump has portrayed his takeover of Venezuela’s oil sales as a victory for America, but when his administration wanted to sell several
By Bloomberg News Jan 25, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Caspian Pipeline Consortium said an offshore mooring is back online, enabling crude to flow through
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and David Wethe Jan 24, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The US is in talks with Chevron Corp., other crude producers and the world’s
By Courtney McBride, Roxana Tiron and Hadriana Lowenkron Jan 23, 2026 (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump has dispatched naval assets to the Middle
By Philip J. Heijmans Jan 24, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A US warship docked at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base on Saturday for a five-day visit, signaling a
Countries including the UK, Germany and the Netherlands will pledge to jointly develop 100 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity in the North Sea and step up
(Bloomberg) — An oil tanker that’s under sanction for its role in transporting Russian oil appears to have run into trouble off the coast of Algeria
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