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Friday, September 4, 2026
Two tankers with Saudi oil exit Red Sea over weekend, data shows
News

‘We Are Stalled’: US-Iran War Stuck With No End in Sight

The US and Iran have intensified tit-for-tat military strikes in recent days, remaining locked between ceasefire and all-out war as the White House struggles

September 4, 2026
Total Views: 1428

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News

Korea Paving Way to Send Naval Ship to Hormuz, Reports Say

South Korea has begun preparations for a possible deployment of a naval support ship and troops to the Strait of Hormuz, local media reports said, as President

September 4, 2026
Total Views: 952

Thursday, September 3, 2026
Fuga Bluemarine crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay
Shipping

Ukraine Attacks Ship Used to Repair Key Black Sea Oil Moorings

Ukraine attacked a small service ship involved in planned  repair works at the key CPC oil terminal in the Black Sea, a person with knowledge of the matter

September 3, 2026
Total Views: 1262

Dry bulk coal shipping. ImagineStock/Shutterstock
Shipping

Dry Bulk Shipping Rates Surge on Tight Capesize Vessel Supply

A key measure of bulk-shipping rates has touched a two-year high and risks climbing further, according to analysts, as bad weather crimps the availability of

September 3, 2026
Total Views: 624

Japan’s Mitsui OSK Sees Risk to Hormuz Shipping Through Year-End
Shipping

Japan’s Mitsui OSK Sees Risk to Hormuz Shipping Through Year-End

The head of Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. expects disruption in the Strait of Hormuz to last longer than previously assumed, with recent

September 3, 2026
Total Views: 727

Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Traffic at Yemen's southern port of Aden steady after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tankers
Shipping

Saudi Oil Exports Dive as Tankers at Risk From Hormuz to Red Sea

Saudi Arabia’s observed crude exports last month slumped to the lowest in at least nine years, as tankers were attacked following rising tensions in the

September 2, 2026
Total Views: 1112

Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Ship-to-ship transfer of Russian LNG from Yamal LNG near Honningsvåg on February 19, 2019. (Source: Courtesy of Kystverket / Norwegian Coastal Administration)
Energy

Russia Doubles Its LNG Dark Fleet in Race to Boost Gas Exports

Russia has almost doubled the fleet of tankers ferrying liquefied natural gas from its US-sanctioned Arctic project in less than a year, as the country pushes

September 1, 2026
Total Views: 1019

Monday, August 31, 2026
Traffic at Yemen's southern port of Aden steady after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tankers
Shipping

Oil Tankers Make Fortunes During War as Sinokor Dominates

By Alex Longley and Archie Hunter (Bloomberg) — The world’s oil supertankers are making unprecedented sums sailing from the Persian Gulf as Iran keeps

August 31, 2026
Total Views: 1938

US and Iran Exchange Attacks for First Time in About a Month
News

US and Iran Exchange Attacks for First Time in About a Month

The US and Iran exchanged strikes for the first time in about a month as American forces hit Iranian rocket launchers and the Islamic Republic responded by

August 31, 2026
Total Views: 1065

Sunday, August 30, 2026
Wilfire on the island of Salamina near Athens
Incidents

At Least Six People Dead In Northern Cyprus Ferry Capsizing

By Baris Balci Aug 30, 2026 (Bloomberg) — At least six people died after a high-speed ferry carrying about 267 capsized while sailing from Kyrenia in

August 30, 2026
Total Views: 1905

Saturday, August 29, 2026
Panama Canal to cap daily transits, anticipating severe El Niño
Shipping

Panama Canal Congestion Drives Gas Tankers To Unusual Routes

By Nicholas Lua Aug 28, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Growing congestion at the Panama Canal is forcing some gas tankers into unusual journeys, from a rare

August 29, 2026
Total Views: 6262

Friday, August 28, 2026
File image shows the Chinese-flagged VLCC Cosnew Lake supertanker
Shipping

Gulf Oil Tankers Near $650,000 a Day as Iran War Disrupts Flows

Earnings for ships on the world’s benchmark oil tanker route approached $650,000 a day as the Iran war and a bold bet by a South Korean tycoon continue to

August 28, 2026
Total Views: 1796

US Commander Declares Hormuz Shipping Lanes Are Mine-Free
Security

US Commander Declares Hormuz Shipping Lanes Are Mine-Free

The top US commander for the Middle East said that American forces have cleared Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, after Washington’s allies expressed

August 28, 2026
Total Views: 1489

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas
Shipping

Hormuz Oil Flows Rising as Gulf Giants’ Ramp Up Accelerates

(Bloomberg) — The flow of crude through the Strait of Hormuz is creeping higher as producers across the Middle East boost exports in the face of Iran’s

August 27, 2026
Total Views: 2933

angshan Deep-Water Port
Shipping

Chinese Container Liners Head for Profit Jump as Rates Surge

Chinese container liners are set for an earnings windfall, echoing regional and global peers, as a rush to get ahead of shifting tariffs and persistent

August 27, 2026
Total Views: 1099

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas
Shipping

Iran, Oman Agree to Share Strait of Hormuz Revenue

Iran’s military said it reached a revenue-sharing agreement with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran and Washington’s standoff over control of the

August 26, 2026
Total Views: 1262

FILE PHOTO: A worker checks an oil pipeline at Nahr Bin Umar oil field
News

Japan Energy Plan Seeks to Back Pipelines Bypassing Hormuz

Japan plans to support the construction of pipelines that bypass the Strait of Hormuz after the US-Iran war laid bare the country’s vulnerability to

August 26, 2026
Total Views: 756

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Liquified natural gas tanker crossing suez channel
Shipping

Turkey Braces For Potential Gas Squeeze as U.S. Targets Iran Trade

Turkey, a key US ally and Iran’s third-largest trading partner, is at risk of losing a key energy supplier if Washington makes good on a threat to

August 25, 2026
Total Views: 936

An aerial view of vessels in the Singapore Strait
News

Malacca Strait States Will Keep Waters ‘Free, Open and Safe’

Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore — countries that share the primary stewardship of the Strait of Malacca — said on Tuesday they were committed to keeping

August 25, 2026
Total Views: 794

Monday, August 24, 2026
Shipping Tycoon Kuehne, Germany’s Richest Person, Dies at 89
Shipping News

Shipping Tycoon Kuehne, Germany’s Richest Person, Dies at 89

Klaus-Michael Kuehne, the shipping heir and Germany’s wealthiest individual, who expanded Kuehne + Nagel International AG into one of the world’s biggest

August 24, 2026
Total Views: 1297