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Monday, August 17, 2026
Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund L’imad’s Ports Deal Signals Growing Role
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Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund L’imad’s Ports Deal Signals Growing Role

Abu Dhabi wealth fund L’imad Holding is offering to buy out minority shareholders in the city’s port operator valuing the firm at 31.8 billion dirhams

August 17, 2026
Total Views: 505

Asian Refiners Ask to Pick Up Saudi Oil Outside Risky Red Sea
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Asian Refiners Ask to Pick Up Saudi Oil Outside Risky Red Sea

Some Asian refiners are pushing back against Saudi Aramco’s request that they pick up their oil at Yanbu on the Red Sea, due to the difficulty of finding

August 17, 2026
Total Views: 1087

Sunday, August 16, 2026
USS Abraham Lincoln supports Operation Epic Fury
Navy

US Commander Says Mental Health A Priority Aboard USS Lincoln

By Tony Czuczka Aug 16, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A top US military commander said mental health is a valid concern after meeting crew deployed on the USS

August 16, 2026
Total Views: 2033

Aerial view of oil spilling from the oil tanker Caroline Bezengi into the water, off Al-Qibliyyah island, Hallaniyat Group Of Islands
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Covert Mideast Oil Flows Are Keeping Global Prices In Check

By Alex Longley, Anthony Di Paola, Grant Smith and Weilun Soon Aug 16, 2026(Bloomberg) –Middle Eastern oil producers are pressing ahead with

August 16, 2026
Total Views: 3761

Protesters back Wild Coast communities in court fight against Shell
Offshore

Shell Loses Lengthy Legal Fight With South African Activists

By Paul Burkhardt Aug 16, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Shell Plc lost the latest round of a five-year legal fight with environmental activists over a South

August 16, 2026
Total Views: 2904

Saturday, August 15, 2026
LPG carrier, Shivalik, arrives at Mundra Port via the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Hormuz Ship Attacks Mount As US Vows To Cripple Iran Economy

By Arsalan Shahla, Catherine Lucey and Sara Gharaibeh Aug 15, 2026 (Bloomberg) –More ships have come under attack in the Strait of Hormuz as talks

August 15, 2026
Total Views: 1750

A satellite image shows the tropical storm Lala over the Pacific Ocean
Marine Weather

Hawaii Faces Rare Hurricane Strike Threatening Flooding Rain

By Brian K. Sullivan Aug 15, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Pacific storm Lala strengthened into a hurricane as it edged closer to Hawaii’s Big Island, where

August 15, 2026
Total Views: 735

Friday, August 14, 2026
PYXIS PIONEER LPG tanker, registered in Singapore, leaves the Miraflores Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama December 17, 2023. REUTERS/Roberto Cisneros
Shipping

Supertanker Pays Record $4.6 Million to Skip Panama Canal Line

An empty gas supertanker paid a record $4.6 million to skip the line at the Panama Canal next week as the Iran war and an intensifying El Niño upend global

August 14, 2026
Total Views: 16155

Thursday, August 13, 2026
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury
Defense

Trump Orders US Aircraft Carriers to Go Back to Steam Catapults

President Donald Trump ordered the Navy to return to using steam catapults to launch planes off of aircraft carriers, acting on a longtime complaint despite

August 13, 2026
Total Views: 5442

blue lng carrier at sea
News

Korea’s SK Shipping, H-Line Swap Tankers to Create LNG Giant

South Korean shipping companies SK Shipping Co. and H-Line Shipping Co. — both owned by private equity firm Hahn & Co. — will swap tankers and contracts to

August 13, 2026
Total Views: 575

Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Russian drone attack in Odesa
Shipping

Black Sea Oil Tanker Rates Surge to Record on Drones Barrage

(Bloomberg) — Freight costs for oil tankers shipping crude from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean have risen to a record after a flurry of drone

August 12, 2026
Total Views: 972

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas
Shipping

UAE Shuttles Iraqi Oil Exports Through the Strait of Hormuz

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.’s trading arm is offering to shuttle exports of Iraqi oil through the Strait of Hormuz, using its dark-transit playbook to

August 12, 2026
Total Views: 971

Trump Claims Hormuz Control as US, Iran Harden Their Stances
News

Trump Claims Hormuz Control as US, Iran Harden Their Stances

President Donald Trump claimed the US had “total control over the Hormuz Strait,” as Washington and Tehran hardened their positions in deadlocked

August 12, 2026
Total Views: 882

Tuesday, August 11, 2026
panama canal tonnage record
Featured

Ship Pays $4 Million to Cut the Line at Panama Canal

By Lucia Kassai and Ruth Liao (Bloomberg) — A container ship paid $4 million to cut the line at the Panama Canal, where wait times are stretching more

August 11, 2026
Total Views: 26725

A drone picture shows the banks of the river Rhine during a period of low water level in Cologne, Germany
News

Rhine River Hits Record Low, Deepening Shipping Crisis

Water levels on the Rhine river are dwindling further, with no relief in sight, forcing companies that rely on the waterway to adjust rapidly to keep goods

August 11, 2026
Total Views: 1776

FILE PHOTO: President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026
News

Trump Hardens Stance on Iran, Clouding Hopes for Hormuz Deal

US President Donald Trump hardened his stance toward Iran as negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz continue, pronouncing that the Islamic Republic must

August 11, 2026
Total Views: 1397

Monday, August 10, 2026
Sandbanks emerge from the water due to the low water level of the Danube.
Shipping

Black Sea Grain Exports Squeezed as Danube Hits Record-Low Levels

Black Sea grain exports are facing fresh constraints as record-low Danube levels restrict flows through Romania just as escalating Russian strikes

August 10, 2026
Total Views: 1145

Sandbanks emerge from the water due to the low water level of the Danube.
News

Record-Low Danube Strains Vital Route for Black Sea Grain

Black Sea grain exports are facing fresh constraints as record-low Danube levels restrict flows through Romania just as escalating Russian strikes

August 10, 2026
Total Views: 565

Sunday, August 9, 2026
Ukrainian forces operate in the Black Sea near what the Ukrainian military said was a Russian tanker, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an unknown location
Shipping

Turkey Resumes Black Sea Ship Transits Via Straits After Delays

By Patrick Sykes Aug 9, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Turkey resumed allowing ships to transit its straits on the way to the Black Sea, following unexplained

August 9, 2026
Total Views: 1649

Saturday, August 8, 2026
Smoke and flames rise from a Turkish cargo ship after a drone attack
Shipping

Turkey Restricts Black Sea Ship Traffic After Surge In Attacks

By Patrick Sykes and Weilun Soon Aug 8, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Turkey is restricting commercial ship traffic into the Black Sea, according to people

August 8, 2026
Total Views: 2891