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Friday, May 15, 2026
Aerial view of a heavy loaded crude oil tanker traveling over open ocean during sunset time
Featured

Greek-Operated Tanker Breaks Through Hormuz Gridlock

A Greek-operated tanker sailed from the Gulf to India on Friday after crossing the Strait of Hormuz in one of the few crude sailings through the waterway this

5 hours ago
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An LNG carrier transits through the Panama Canal. Photo credit: Flystock/Shutterstock
Shipping

Panama Canal Aims to Avoid Repeat of 2023 Drought Crisis as El Niño Looms

The Panama Canal is not planning vessel passage restrictions for the remainder of 2026 even if an El Niño weather pattern begins in the second half of the

7 hours ago
Total Views: 249

FILE PHOTO: China's President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May 14, 2026.
News

Trump Says Patience With Iran ‘Running Out’ After Xi Talks on Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump said his patience with Iran was running out and that Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed that Tehran must reopen the Strait

7 hours ago
Total Views: 283

China Wants Strait of Hormuz Open Free of Curbs, USTR Greer Tells Bloomberg News
News

China Wants Strait of Hormuz Open Free of Curbs, USTR Greer Tells Bloomberg News

China wants to see the Strait of Hormuz reopen without curbs or tolls, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Bloomberg News in a live interview on

16 hours ago
Total Views: 537

Thursday, May 14, 2026
FILE PHOTO: China's President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May 14, 2026.
News

New Attacks Hit Ships Near Hormuz as Trump Discusses Iran With Xi

U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the Iran war with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, while new attacks on vessels near the Strait

May 14, 2026
Total Views: 919

Second Japan-linked Oil Tanker Sails Via Strait of Hormuz as PM Asks Iran to Help Out
Energy

Second Japan-linked Oil Tanker Sails Via Strait of Hormuz as PM Asks Iran to Help Out

A Panama-flagged crude oil tanker managed by Japanese refining group Eneos 5020.T has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, ship-tracking data from LSEG

May 14, 2026
Total Views: 630

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
China-Linked Supertanker Makes Rare Strait of Hormuz Transit Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit
Energy

China-Linked Supertanker Makes Rare Strait of Hormuz Transit Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

A Chinese supertanker carrying two million barrels of Iraqi crude was attempting to sail through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, according to LSEG and Kpler

May 13, 2026
Total Views: 2123

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in an arrival ceremony at Beijing Capital International Airport during his visit to the country, in Beijing, China, May 13, 2026
News

Trump Heads to Beijing as Iran Expands Control Over Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he does not expect to need China's help to end the war in Iran and ease Tehran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz, in

May 13, 2026
Total Views: 663

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4, 2026
News

U.S. and China Agree: No Shipping Tolls in Strait of Hormuz

Senior U.S. and Chinese officials agree that no country can be allowed to exact shipping tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department told Reuters on

May 13, 2026
Total Views: 954

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Aerial view of a heavy loaded crude oil tanker traveling over open ocean during sunset time
Featured

Iraq and Pakistan Strike Iran Transit Deals to Move Oil and LNG Through Hormuz

Both Iraq and Pakistan have cut deals with Iran to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from the Gulf, according to five sources with knowledge of the matter, in

May 12, 2026
Total Views: 80917

The cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife, Spain May 11, 2026
News

Planes With Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Land in the Netherlands; Hospital Quarantines 12

Two planes with 28 passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak, landed in the Netherlands on Tuesday and a Dutch

May 12, 2026
Total Views: 664

Monday, May 11, 2026
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026
News

Trump Says Iran Ceasefire on ‘Life Support’ as Hormuz Crisis Deepens

The US and Iran remain far apart on a framework to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with President Donald Trump calling the Islamic Republic’s

May 11, 2026
Total Views: 1224

The cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife, Spain May 11, 2026
Cruise Ships

Deadly Hantavirus Cruise Saga Nears End as Final Passengers Leave Ship

The last six passengers and some of the crew of the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius anchored off Tenerife were readying to disembark on Monday as the ship's captain

May 11, 2026
Total Views: 559

Second Qatari LNG tanker Heads Through Hormuz to Pakistan as Iran War Continues, Data Shows
Energy

Second Qatari LNG tanker Heads Through Hormuz to Pakistan as Iran War Continues, Data Shows

A second Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker is transiting the Strait of Hormuz days after the first such cargo crossed under an arrangement involving Iran and

May 11, 2026
Total Views: 1519

Sunday, May 10, 2026
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during military operations in Iran, at Trump's Mar-a-Lago
Navy

Trump Says Iran’s Response to U.S. Peace Proposal is Unacceptable

By Nayera Abdallah (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Sunday rejected Iran’s response to a U.S. proposal for peace talks to end the war, as

May 10, 2026
Total Views: 1640

Saturday, May 9, 2026
HMS Dragon at Portsmouth Harbour after the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that Britain would deploy the naval vessel
Defense

UK Deploys Warship To Middle East For Potential Hormuz Mission

LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) – Britain said on Saturday it was deploying its warship HMS Dragon to the Middle East in preparation for a potential

May 9, 2026
Total Views: 1110

A Spanish Civil Guard boat in the port of Granadilla de Abona in Tenerife
Cruise Ships

Countries Prepare To Evacuate Hantavirus Ship Passengers

TENERIFE/MADRID, May 9 (Reuters) – Countries prepared to evacuate their citizens from the luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly strain of hantavirus that

May 9, 2026
Total Views: 577

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

Qatari LNG Tanker Sailing Towards Hormuz Strait

May 9 (Reuters) – Qatari LNG tanker Al Kharaitiyat was sailing towards the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday after departing Qatar’s Ras Laffan en

May 9, 2026
Total Views: 3372

Friday, May 8, 2026
Cruise ship MV Hondius docks off Cape Verde port, as passengers were not allowed off the ship, while health authorities investigated suspected cases of hantavirus aboard the vessel, in Praia Port, Cape Verde
Cruise Ships

Antarctica’s Cruise Boom Sparks Alarm After Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak

Tourism in the Antarctic Peninsula is a niche but booming industry powered by deep-pocketed adventure-seekers traveling thousands of miles to marvel at

May 8, 2026
Total Views: 750

Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran
Shipping

China Confirms Attack on Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz Earlier This Week

China's foreign ministry confirmed on Friday that an oil products tanker carrying Chinese crew was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, and expressed deep concern

May 8, 2026
Total Views: 2365