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Saturday, April 12, 2025
Tanker EVENTIN adrift in the Baltic Sea
Shipping

Russian Oil Shipments Shift To Western Tankers As Prices Slump

By Julian Lee and Lucia Kassai Apr 11, 2025 (Bloomberg) –A slump in oil prices is allowing Russia’s crude to be carried on tankers owned and

April 12, 2025
Total Views: 6629

ship emissions
Shipping

Landmark Climate Regulation Approved By Shipping’s Global Regulator

By Jack Wittels Apr 11, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Shipping’s international regulator agreed new rules to slash the industry’s future greenhouse gas

April 12, 2025
Total Views: 1096

Friday, April 11, 2025
Trump’s Tariff Shift Still Has Markets, Industry Groups Panicked
Shipping

Trump’s Tariff Shift Still Has Markets, Industry Groups Panicked

President Donald Trump is casting his latest tariff plan as a strategic win. Markets and business leaders only see more chaos ahead. Stock plunged on

April 11, 2025
Total Views: 739

Thursday, April 10, 2025
A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs.
Shipping

Trump Tariffs on China Now at Least 145% as Trade War Ramps Up

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports are now at least 145%, far above the level many economists said could decimate US-China

April 10, 2025
Total Views: 707

Containers are seen stacked at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port
Shipping

Trump Is Already Slowing Global Trade as Companies Pause Orders

US President Donald Trump may have announced a delay in some of his tariff plans, but the first signs of an economically-damaging slowdown in global trade are

April 10, 2025
Total Views: 918

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Yangshan Port south of Shanghai, China.
News

China Raises Tariffs on US Goods to 84% as Trade Rift Worsens

China retaliated against new tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump by announcing it would raise duties on US goods, roiling markets and deepening a trade

April 9, 2025
Total Views: 696

Tuesday, April 8, 2025
FILE PHOTO: A ship sails near the Balboa Port after Hong Kong's CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd 0001.HK agreed to sell its interests in a key Panama Canal port operator to a BlackRock Inc-backed consortium, amid pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to curb China's influence in the region, Panama City
Shipping

Panama Alleges Port Concession Violations, Increasing Pressure on CK Hutchison

Panama’s top auditor accused port operator CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. of wrongdoing, providing a potential pathway for the Central American country to wrest

April 8, 2025
Total Views: 1846

The busy container port and natural scenery in Shanghai, China
Shipping

Chinese Shipping Earnings Face ‘Harder-Than-Expected’ Tariff Hit as Recession Risks Rise

(Bloomberg) — Chinese shippers may see an outsized hit on earnings as the latest tariffs from US President Donald Trump risk hammering global trade.

April 8, 2025
Total Views: 722

Santos Brasil is the leading terminal operator in Brazil with 8 strategic assets in container, liquid, and vehicle handling and logistics services across Brazil. Photo courtesy CMA CGM
Ports

Key Brazil Port Bustles as China Poised to Shift Away From US

Donald Trump’s trade war may have crushed global commodity prices, but it’s good news for one of Brazil’s largest ports, which is seeing an uptick in

April 8, 2025
Total Views: 2111

Monday, April 7, 2025
Trump Administration’s Progress Against Resilient Houthi Militants Remains Murky
News

Trump Administration’s Progress Against Resilient Houthi Militants Remains Murky

President Donald Trump has boasted that he’s “decimated” the Houthis, the Iran-backed militants who have attacked commercial ships transiting the Red Sea

April 7, 2025
Total Views: 1514

An aerial view of vessels in the Singapore Strait
Shipping

Ship Carbon Charge Edges Closer With Optimism US Won’t Derail It

Governments from across the world are gathering in London this week to thrash out a landmark global carbon charge for the shipping

April 7, 2025
Total Views: 904

Saturday, April 5, 2025
Tugboats help tow the Greek-registered MT Sounion, which was attacked by Yemen's Houthi militants last year in the Red Sea
Shipping

Greek Ships Go Thousands Of Miles Further To Deliver Russian Oil

By Julian Lee Apr 4, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Three Greek oil tankers are going on detours of thousands of miles to deliver crude from Russia’s Baltic

April 5, 2025
Total Views: 3800

A drone view of three berths able to load vessels with oil is seen after their construction at Westridge Marine Terminal, the terminus of the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Energy

Canada Minister Wants LNG Canada Doubled, Eyes Western Pipeline Upgrade

By Thomas Seal Apr 4, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Canada’s government supports doubling the scale of an already-huge natural gas project on the west coast

April 5, 2025
Total Views: 8096

Friday, April 4, 2025
Russian Oil Stuck On India-Banned Ship Finds New Tanker
Energy

Russian Oil Stuck On India-Banned Ship Finds New Tanker

A cargo of Russian crude that was on a ship rejected by Indian port authorities is now being transferred to another tanker, ship-tracking data show, a sign of

April 4, 2025
Total Views: 3676

Thursday, April 3, 2025
crude oil import terminal vlcc tanker china
Shipping

Oil Traders Shun China-Made Ships for US Flows on Trump Levies

Oil traders looking to book ships that call at US ports are trying to avoid Chinese-built vessels, after President Donald Trump proposed hefty fees on them

April 3, 2025
Total Views: 997

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Svitzer harbor tug
Shipping

Maersk Family Bids $1.3 Billion to Reclaim Full Control of Svitzer

The Maersk billionaire family offered to buy Svitzer Group A/S in a deal valuing the tug operator at about 9 billion kroner ($1.3 billion), just one year after

April 2, 2025
Total Views: 2926

rongsheng heavy
Shipbuilding

China Ship Sales Collapse as Industry Sweats Over US Ports Plan

Shipping companies have all-but stopped buying dry bulk commodity carriers that were built in China as the industry waits to see if President Trump will press

April 2, 2025
Total Views: 20534

Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Arctic LNG 2 employee overlooking the Belokamenka construction yard. (Source: Novatek)
News

Sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG Plant Flares Gas After Long Lull

Russia’s Arctic liquefied natural gas plant appears to have flared fuel last week, satellite images show, a move that could indicate the restart of a

April 1, 2025
Total Views: 2191

Aircraft carrier Shandong from a video released by China's PLA Eastern Theatre Command
Defense

China Kicks Off More Drills Near Taiwan, Pushing Back at US

China held military exercises around Taiwan that involved the most naval vessels in nearly a year — a move that comes days after the US vowed to deter

April 1, 2025
Total Views: 963

Monday, March 31, 2025
FILE PHOTO: A ship sails near the Balboa Port after Hong Kong's CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd 0001.HK agreed to sell its interests in a key Panama Canal port operator to a BlackRock Inc-backed consortium, amid pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to curb China's influence in the region, Panama City
Ports

Showdown Over CK Hutchison’s $22.8B Port Sale Threatens China’s Pro-Business Push

President Xi Jinping is seeking to paint China as a steady partner to investors roiled by a global trade war. A spat over a shipping lane coveted by Donald

March 31, 2025
Total Views: 4170