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Saturday, September 26, 2026
Smoke column rises from tanker El Gaia after incident in Strait of Hormuz
Defense

Trump Rejects Iran Proposal On Hormuz As Houthis Target Riyadh

By Courtney Subramanian Sep 26, 2026 (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump said Saturday he rejected a deal from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

September 26, 2026
Total Views: 1435

Friday, September 25, 2026
U.S. forces board the stateless tanker Tifani (IMO: 9273337) without incident inside the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility.
Featured

Seized Iranian Oil Tankers Head Toward U.S. With $600 Million Cargo

Two of the Iran-linked oil supertankers interdicted by American naval forces early in the war are just weeks away from reaching the US, where authorities have

September 25, 2026
Total Views: 9434

Oil tankers anchored near Strait of Hormuz after Iran conflict disrupts Persian Gulf shipping routes
Energy

Qatar Boosts LNG Traffic Via Hormuz as Global Shortage Bites

Qatar has ramped up liquefied natural gas tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to the highest in more than two months, a sign it’s becoming more

September 25, 2026
Total Views: 1667

Thursday, September 24, 2026
Installations of El Palito refinery of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, in Puerto Cabello
News

Venezuela Spot Oil Sales Snarled by Surging Freight Costs

Sales of Venezuelan oil for loading in October stalled after a surge in shipping costs muddled negotiations between the country’s state oil company and

September 24, 2026
Total Views: 771

File image shows the Chinese-flagged VLCC Cosnew Lake supertanker
Energy

Supertanker Rally Lures Investors as War Squeezes Vessel Supply

A supercharged rally in tanker earnings is attracting new investors to the global shipping industry, as the war in Iran points to how geopolitical crises can

September 24, 2026
Total Views: 599

Wednesday, September 23, 2026
FILE PHOTO: Nvidia logo is seen in this illustration
News

Shipping Magnate Worth $13.5 Billion Rides AI Boom With Nvidia

Maria Angelicoussis, the magnate behind Greece’s biggest shipping fortune, has scored big gains outside her maritime empire with a bet on technology giant

September 23, 2026
Total Views: 1328

US, Korea Hail ‘Significant Progress’ on $350 Billion Trade Deal
Trade

US, Korea Hail ‘Significant Progress’ on $350 Billion Trade Deal

Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hailed “significant progress” on implementing the two countries’ long-stalled investment deal, with

September 23, 2026
Total Views: 765

Tuesday, September 22, 2026
File photo of a product tanker underway at sea
News

Trump Pushing for Diesel Export Ban Amid Surging Fuel Prices

By Josh Wingrove and Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said he’s encouraged his advisers to support a ban on US diesel exports,

September 22, 2026
Total Views: 1533

Ukrainian coast guard patrols the "grain corridor" in the Black Sea. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Shipping

The Other Hormuz: Black Sea Blockade Threatens a Food Supply Shock

Tue Vuong had secured four cargoes of wheat harvested from fertile lands around the Black Sea, roughly a fifth of what his milling company 5,000 miles away in

September 22, 2026
Total Views: 1426

Kallas Urges EU to Bolster Red Sea Mission Against Houthi Threat
Security

Kallas Urges EU to Bolster Red Sea Mission Against Houthi Threat

The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, called for member states to send more naval vessels to protect commercial shipping in the Red

September 22, 2026
Total Views: 721

Monday, September 21, 2026
Ovation of the Seas inside Meyer Werft's building dock. Photo credit: Meyer Werft
Cruise Ships

MSC Said in Talks to Buy German State-Held Meyer Werft Stake

(Bloomberg) — MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. is in talks to acquire the roughly 80% stake in German cruise-ship builder Meyer Werft GmbH held by the

September 21, 2026
Total Views: 3214

aidanova keel laying
Shipbuilding

MSC Said in Talks to Buy German State-Held Meyer Werft Stake

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. is in talks to acquire the roughly 80% stake in German cruise-ship builder Meyer Werft GmbH held by the federal government and

September 21, 2026
Total Views: 1418

Sunday, September 20, 2026
QatarEnergy's liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facilities, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran
Shipping

Qatar Energy Chief Says Bessent ‘Wrong’ About Hormuz Future

By Kevin Whitelaw and Annmarie Hordern Sep 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) —Qatari Energy Minister Saad Al-Kaabi said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is

September 20, 2026
Total Views: 3819

ITS_Giuseppe_Garibaldi_(C_551)
Defense

Indonesia Got A Free Aircraft Carrier; Fixes Will Cost Millions

By Chandra Asmara Sep 17, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A retired Italian aircraft carrier built to launch Harrier fighter jets arrived at Indonesia’s busiest

September 20, 2026
Total Views: 2551

Port of New Orleans
Ports

Deluge Of Copper Arriving In US Leaves New Orleans With Logjam

By Yvonne Yue Li, James Attwood and Julian Luk Sep 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –There’s nothing outwardly remarkable about the journey of the Nord

September 20, 2026
Total Views: 4695

Saturday, September 19, 2026
port of deluth
Shipping

US Tariffs Threaten Great Lakes Shipping Tied To Canada Trade

By Brendan Murray Sep 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The American Century often draws a crowd when the ship pulls into the Port of Duluth-Superior to load

September 19, 2026
Total Views: 8317

Danish PM Frederiksen, EU President Leyen and Greenland's PM Nielsen visit Eutelsat OneWeb in Nuuk
Security

US Reaches Greenland Deal To End Row That Threatened NATO

By Sanne Wass Sep 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The US, Denmark and Greenland struck a security deal that expands Washington’s role on the Arctic island,

September 19, 2026
Total Views: 1343

Pipelines run down the deck of Hin Leong's Pu Tuo San VLCC supertanker in the waters off Jurong Island in Singapore
Shipping

World Running Short Of Supertankers Threatens Long-Haul Oil Flow

By Yongchang Chin, Sherry Su, Nathan Risser and Alex Longley Sep 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The soaring cost of moving oil around the world is making

September 19, 2026
Total Views: 1663

Friday, September 18, 2026
lng tanker
Shipping

Another Tanker Suffers Failure as Crew Suspect Cyber Attack

A liquefied natural gas tanker bringing fuel from the US to Europe suffered a systems failure that the crew reported as a suspected cyber attack, according to

September 18, 2026
Total Views: 6479

Oil tankers anchored near Strait of Hormuz after Iran conflict disrupts Persian Gulf shipping routes
Energy

More LNG Getting Through Hormuz as Producers Push for Transits

At least two liquefied natural gas shipments transited the Strait of Hormuz this week as producers look for ways to increase flows to a market struggling with

September 18, 2026
Total Views: 1367