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Monday, January 12, 2026
Sweden Urges EU Ban on Support to Russian oil, Gas-Shipping Fleet
Energy

Sweden Urges EU Ban on Support to Russian oil, Gas-Shipping Fleet

The European Union should ban companies from providing any support to Moscow's oil and gas-shipping fleet, introduce sanctions against Russian fertilizers and

January 12, 2026
Total Views: 521

Sunday, January 11, 2026
2026 RORC Transatlantic Race
Interesting

Sailing-Speed Demons Argo And Zoulou Lead Atlantic Charge As Fleet Sets Sail

By Ossian Shine ARRECIFE, Lanzarote, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Two sleek MOD70 trimarans burst out of Lanzarote on Sunday with their sights set on a

January 11, 2026
Total Views: 2212

Tanker
Shipping

Cuba Defiant After Trump Says No More Venezuelan Oil Or Money

By Dave Sherwood and Marianna Parraga HAVANA/HOUSTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said no more Venezuelan oil or money

January 11, 2026
Total Views: 3252

Denmarks Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visits Nuuk
Defense

Nordics Reject Trump’s Claim Of Chinese And Russian Ships Around Greenland

Jan 11 (Reuters) – Nordic diplomats rejected U.S. President Donald Trump‘s claims of Russian and Chinese vessels operating near Greenland, the

January 11, 2026
Total Views: 1386

hellespont protector
Shipping

Vitol To Load First Diluent Cargo Under Venezuela Supply Deal

By Shariq Khan and Marianna Parraga NEW YORK/HOUSTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Commodities trader Vitol is expected to load the first cargo of naphtha

January 11, 2026
Total Views: 1922

Saturday, January 10, 2026
Rotor blades and other parts for for the ongoing construction of the Revolution Wind in New London
Offshore

New York Sues Trump Administration Over Pause Of Offshore Wind Projects

By Nichola Groom and Nate Raymond Jan 9 (Reuters) – New York’s attorney general sued the Trump administration on Friday for suspending

January 10, 2026
Total Views: 982

Cubans brace for more hardship as US pressure on Venezuela chokes off oil
Shipping

Four Tankers That Left Venezuela In ‘Dark Mode’ Are Back In Its Waters

By Marianna Parraga Jan 10 (Reuters) – At least four tankers, most of them loaded, that had departed from Venezuela in early January in ‘dark

January 10, 2026
Total Views: 5959

Friday, January 9, 2026
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth look on during a press conference following a U.S. strike on Venezuela where President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured, from Trump's Mar-a-Lago club
News

U.S. Oil Executives Head to White House as Investors Question Cost of Rebuilding Venezuela

U.S. oil executives being summoned to the White House on Friday to discuss potential investment plans in Venezuela will be carefully weighing

January 9, 2026
Total Views: 620

Thursday, January 8, 2026
Russian-Bound Tanker Hit by Drone in Black Sea, Maritime Sources Say
Shipping

Russian-Bound Tanker Hit by Drone in Black Sea, Maritime Sources Say

A Russia-bound oil tanker suffered a drone attack in the Black Sea that prompted it to request Turkish coastguard assistance and divert from its course,

January 8, 2026
Total Views: 9703

Wednesday, January 7, 2026
U.S. Captures Russian-Flagged Tanker Linked to Venezuela as Trump Widens Oil Push
Incidents

U.S. Captures Russian-Flagged Tanker Linked to Venezuela as Trump Widens Oil Push

The United States is attempting to seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker after a more than two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic, two U.S. officials told

January 7, 2026
Total Views: 4441

Chevron-chartered oil tanker Ionic Anax is seen near the Bajo Grande port in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo after loading for export
News

Washington Moving to Take Control of Venezuelan Oil Sales, Energy Secretary Says

Jan 7 (Reuters) – The United States needs to control Venezuela’s oil sales and revenue to drive the changes it wants

January 7, 2026
Total Views: 482

Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Venezuela’s Oil Deliveries to Asia At Standstill, Chevron’s Exports Flowing -Shipping Data
Energy

Venezuela’s Oil Deliveries to Asia At Standstill, Chevron’s Exports Flowing -Shipping Data

Venezuela's main oil ports on Tuesday entered their fifth day without delivering crude for state-run PDVSA's customers in Asia, which are the OPEC country's

January 6, 2026
Total Views: 693

Monday, January 5, 2026
Finland seizes ship sailing after suspected cable sabotage in Baltic Sea
News

Latvia Finds No Link Between Ship and Baltic Cable Breach, Probe Goes On

OSLO, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Latvian police have found no evidence linking a ship docked in the port of Liepaja to damage to an underwater

January 5, 2026
Total Views: 385

A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers
Shipping

Dark Mode Exodus: Sanctioned Venezuelan Tankers Slip Past U.S. Oil Blockade

About a dozen tankers loaded with Venezuelan crude oil and fuel have left the country's waters in dark mode since the start of the year, according to documents

January 5, 2026
Total Views: 1689

Sunday, January 4, 2026
Two people arrested in cable breach investigation
Defense

Latvia Police Board Vessel After Baltic Sea Telecom Cable Breach

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS, Jan 4 (Reuters) – An underseatelecoms cable was damaged in the Baltic Sea on Friday and Latvian investigators on Sunday

January 4, 2026
Total Views: 2531

Oilfield workers hold a flag with the corporate logo of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA, in a drilling rig at an oil well operated by them, in the oil rich Orinoco belt, near Cabrutica at the state of Anzoategui
Energy

Venezuela’s PDVSA Asks Some Joint Ventures To Cut Back Oil Output

By Marianna Parraga Jan 4 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA is asking some joint ventures to cut back crude production amid an

January 4, 2026
Total Views: 1465

Finland seizes ship sailing after suspected cable sabotage in Baltic Sea
Shipping

Timeline Of Suspected Underwater Sabotage In Baltic Sea

Jan 2 (Reuters) – The Baltic Sea region is on high alert after a string of power cable, telecom link and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded

January 4, 2026
Total Views: 1606

Russian-flagged oil tanker MIDVOLGA-2 transits Bosphorus in Istanbul
Energy

OPEC+ Keeps Oil Output Steady Amid Turmoil Among Members

By Ahmad Ghaddar, Alex Lawler and Olesya Astakhova DUBAI/LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – OPEC+ kept oil output unchanged on Sunday after a

January 4, 2026
Total Views: 396

Saturday, January 3, 2026
A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard
Shipping

Venezuela’s Oil Exports Paralyzed Amid Political Turmoil

Jan 3 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil exports, which had fallen to a minimum amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s announced blockade of all

January 3, 2026
Total Views: 616

The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima underway during a photo exercise, May 21, 2021. Iwo Jima is underway in the Atlantic Ocean with Amphibious Squadron 4 and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jessica Kibena)
Navy

Maduro Arrested Aboard USS Iwo Jima, Bound For Trial In New York

by Andrew Cawthorne (Reuters) The U.S. attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday,

January 3, 2026
Total Views: 2468