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Monday, October 20, 2025
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News

Global Crude in Transit Reaches Record 1.24 Billion Barrels as Supply Surges

A flotilla of crude oil on the world’s oceans expanded to a fresh high as producer nations keep adding barrels and the tankers sail further for

October 20, 2025
Total Views: 507

Saturday, October 18, 2025
Putin Takes Hybrid Warfare To The Sea
Navy

Putin Takes Hybrid Warfare To The Sea

by Admiral James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) As a retired admiral and former supreme allied commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, I was

October 18, 2025
Total Views: 2474

Superyacht with deck lights on docked at sunset
News

Spy Games and Superyachts: Inside the Italy-China Power Struggle Rocking Luxury Shipyards

By Daniele Lepido and Haze Fan (Bloomberg) The battle between Italian luxury yacht maker Ferretti SpA’s management and its top Chinese investor is once

October 18, 2025
Total Views: 1939

Friday, October 17, 2025
Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign to Derail  Global Shipping Emissions Tax
Environment

Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign to Derail Global Shipping Emissions Tax

The world’s shipping regulator postponed a decision on adopting a landmark charge on vessel emissions, a shock move that highlights the Trump

October 17, 2025
Total Views: 2278

Thursday, October 16, 2025
imo headquarters
Shipping

Washington Moves to Weaken IMO Climate Plan with Last-Minute Rule Change

The US made a proposal at talks held by the global shipping regulator to introduce another step in adopting a charge on vessel emissions if countries vote for

October 16, 2025
Total Views: 696

Aerial front view of a loaded container cargo vessel traveling over calm ocean
Shipping

Top Shipping Nation Greece Shies Away From Maritime Carbon Tax

Greece, home to the world’s second-largest merchant fleet, is walking back from supporting a global maritime carbon tax that has drawn backlash from

October 16, 2025
Total Views: 580

Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Top US Admiral Visits Caribbean Nations Amid Venezuela Tensions
Incidents

Top US Admiral Visits Caribbean Nations Amid Venezuela Tensions

The head of the US Southern Command is visiting key Caribbean nations this week, as President Donald Trump’s administration surges forces into the region in

October 15, 2025
Total Views: 1481

oil tanker
Shipping

China Port Fees Jack-Up Oil Tanker Costs and Cause Market Chaos

China’s retaliatory port levies are exposing oil shipping companies to hefty fees, making them scramble for relevant paperwork, and contributing to delays,

October 15, 2025
Total Views: 1190

Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
Shipping

Russia’s Crude Flows Surge to the Highest in More Than Two Years

Russia’s seaborne crude shipments rose to a 28-month high in the past four weeks, amid rising production and Ukrainian attacks on refineries that are forcing

October 14, 2025
Total Views: 859

Aerial top view of a containership underway
News

Shipping Braces for Carbon Tax That Fueled US Tariffs Threat

The world’s shipping regulator is on the verge of green-lighting a global charge on the industry’s emissions, something that has prompted the Trump

October 14, 2025
Total Views: 856

Monday, October 13, 2025
tanker at sea
Shipping

Oil Contango Deepens for 2026 as Trade Tensions Stoke Glut Fears

Bearish signs are cropping up across the oil market after US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats fanned fears of an imminent

October 13, 2025
Total Views: 780

port of corpus christi
Environment

Texas Water Crisis Threatens Key U.S. Energy Export Hub

Water shortages in South Texas are posing major risks to a fast-growing industrial hub that’s crucial to President Donald Trump’s twin goals of dominating

October 13, 2025
Total Views: 1296

Sunday, October 12, 2025
ship emissions
Shipping

US And EU Spar Ahead Of Vote To Cut Global Shipping Emissions

By Weilun Soon Oct 12, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The European Union and US have squared off over a proposal to slash the global shipping industry’s carbon

October 12, 2025
Total Views: 1815

Water cannon incident in the South China Sea
Defense

Philippines Says Chinese Ship Rammed Government Vessel At Sea

By Karl Lester M. Yap Oct 12, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The Philippines accused a Chinese ship of deliberately ramming a government vessel in the disputed

October 12, 2025
Total Views: 3332

Saturday, October 11, 2025
South Korea's shipbuilding sector woos Trump, offering carrot in tariff negotiations.
Shipbuilding

US Ends LNG Ship Penalty, Sets Tariffs In Escalating Feud With China

By Laura Curtis and Ruth Liao Oct 10, 2025 (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration scrapped penalties for US liquefied natural gas companies that were

October 11, 2025
Total Views: 1204

Friday, October 10, 2025
Berlin Maersk
Ports

Maersk Loses South Africa Court Bid Blocking Key Port Deal

A South African court dismissed a case brought by A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S against a port-expansion deal awarded to a firm headed by Filipino billionaire Enrique

October 10, 2025
Total Views: 1305

Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
Shipping

Oil Tankers to China Face Cancellations After Beijing Targets U.S. Ships

By Weilun Soon and Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — Some China-bound ships carrying crude oil and other commodities to Asia’s top consumer are facing

October 10, 2025
Total Views: 12014

Thursday, October 9, 2025
Port Los Angeles container terminal
Shipping

Freight to Dodge Worst of US Port Fees Thanks to Workarounds

Freight rates are likely to see limited impact when the US starts charging Chinese vessels for calling at its ports next week, as shipping firms find several

October 9, 2025
Total Views: 1100

Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Tankers are lining up at Lake Maracaibo
Shipping

Shell Nears U.S. License to Export Venezuelan Gas to Trinidad

Shell Plc is preparing to resume preliminary work on a Venezuelan offshore gas field to supply neighboring Trinidad and Tobago, as its confidence grows that

October 8, 2025
Total Views: 945

Aerial of Liquified Natural Gas LNG carrier moored to a small gas terminal
Shipping

New Fortress’ Puerto Rico Gas Cargoes at Risk Amid Dispute

By Jim Wyss and Ruth Liao (Bloomberg) — New Fortress Energy has reached a tentative deal that may allow it to deliver liquefied natural gas to its

October 8, 2025
Total Views: 726