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Saturday, November 1, 2025
Brazilian President Lula inaugurates the redeveloped Port of Outeiro ahead of COP30
Cruise Ships

Brazil Offers Free Cruise Cabins As Poorer Nations Struggle For Rooms At COP30

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Kate Abnett BRASILIA/BRUSSELS, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Dozens of countries have yet to secure accommodation for their delegations

November 1, 2025
Total Views: 1487

U.S. Navy destroyer USS Gravely sails off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago
Defense

Russia Denounces US Military Force In Caribbean Sea

Nov 1 (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry denounced on Saturday “excessive military force” by the United States in the Caribbean

November 1, 2025
Total Views: 812

Handout footage shows smoke rising from what Ukrainian military intelligence said is the Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship Sergey Kotov that was damaged by Ukrainian sea drones, at sea, at a location given as off the coast of Crimea, in this still image obtained from a video released on March 5, 2024. Ministry of Defence of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS
Ports

Ukrainian Drone Attack Sets Oil Tanker, Tuapse Port Infrastructure Ablaze

Nov 2 (Reuters) – An oil tanker and port facilities in the Russian Black Sea port of Tuapse were damaged and set

November 1, 2025
Total Views: 1201

ASEAN-United States Defence Ministers Hi-Tea
Defense

Hegseth Says US Ready To Share Tools To Counter China In South China Sea

By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Saturday took aim at Beijing over an increase in “destabilizing

November 1, 2025
Total Views: 979

An aerial view of a China Coast Guard ship navigating near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists patrols the area
Defense

China’s Military Says It Tracked Philippine Patrol In South China Sea

BEIJING, Nov 1 (Reuters) – China’s military said on Saturday it monitored and tracked a joint patrol organized by the Philippines in the disputed

November 1, 2025
Total Views: 508

Friday, October 31, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping react as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea
News

What Did Trump, Xi Agree to on Tariffs, Export Controls and Fentanyl?

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday took steps to de-escalate their trade war, swapping some U.S. tariff reductions

October 31, 2025
Total Views: 1063

A Narrow Pacific Waterway is at the Heart of U.S. Plans to Choke China’s Vast Navy
News

A Narrow Pacific Waterway is at the Heart of U.S. Plans to Choke China’s Vast Navy

Marilyn Hubalde still remembers the first time she heard the thunderous chop of military helicopters swooping over this northernmost outpost of the

October 31, 2025
Total Views: 2871

Thursday, October 30, 2025
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Lukoil to Sell Foreign Assets to Gunvor After U.S. Sanctions

Lukoil said on Thursday it had accepted an offer from global commodity trader Gunvor to buy its foreign assets, which Russia's second-largest oil company is

October 30, 2025
Total Views: 1322

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping react as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea
Shipping

Trump Shaves China Tariffs in Trade Truce With Xi

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the

October 30, 2025
Total Views: 529

LNG Carrier 'Perle' and "CCH Gas' conducting a STS transfer off the coast of Malaysia
Shipping

US-Sanctioned Tanker Conducts LNG Transfer in Malaysian Waters, Kpler and Vortexa Confirm

A sanctioned liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker made a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer off the coast of Malaysia after picking up a cargo from a Russian export

October 30, 2025
Total Views: 548

Wednesday, October 29, 2025
trump meeting with President xi in china after g20 summit
News

Trump Seeks Trade-War Truce With China’s Xi in South Korea Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off a meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping at a South Korean air base on Thursday optimistic about striking a

October 29, 2025
Total Views: 766

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (not pictured) on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 29, 2025
News

Trump Announces Trade Breakthrough With South Korea on Asia Trip

GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung finalized details of

October 29, 2025
Total Views: 516

LNG carrier
Shipping

Another Tanker Set Off From Russia’s Sanctioned Portovaya LNG Plant

A second gas carrier has departed from Russia's U.S.-sanctioned Portovaya LNG plant on the Baltic Sea after a hiatus, in search of a foreign buyer, showing

October 29, 2025
Total Views: 401

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Trump Talks up Trade Deal Prospects as Asia Tour Hits South Korea
News

Trump Talks up Trade Deal Prospects as Asia Tour Hits South Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump began the final leg of his Asia trip in South Korea on Wednesday, optimistic about striking a trade war truce with Chinese

October 28, 2025
Total Views: 638

The 'Wonder of the Seas' cruise ship leaves a port in Malaga. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Cruise Ships

Royal Caribbean Forecasts Quarterly Profit Below Estimates as Expenses Surge

Royal Caribbean forecast fourth-quarter profit below expectations on Tuesday, as the cruise operator faces higher costs, sending its shares down about 8% in

October 28, 2025
Total Views: 1128

An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa)
Shipping

Iran, Russia and The New Zealand Insurer That Kept Their Sanctioned Oil Flowing

Last Christmas, the tanker Yug cruised out of the Chinese port of Qingdao after offloading 2 million barrels of sanctioned Iranian oil. Near the Arctic, a

October 28, 2025
Total Views: 3030

Monday, October 27, 2025
Indian Refiners Pause New Russian Oil Orders, Await Clarity, Sources Say
Energy

Indian Refiners Pause New Russian Oil Orders, Await Clarity, Sources Say

Indian refiners have not placed new orders for Russian oil purchases since sanctions were imposed, as they await clarity from the government and suppliers,

October 27, 2025
Total Views: 495

FILE PHOTO: An American flag flutters over a ship and shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro California
Shipping

Tariffs Anxiety Prompts US Importers to Place Spring Orders Early

Small importers for large U.S. retailers rushed in China-made strollers and wares meant for spring and are storing the goods in their own warehouses to avoid

October 27, 2025
Total Views: 519

trump meeting with President xi in china after g20 summit
News

US, China Talks Sketch Out Rare Earths, Tariff Pause for Trump and Xi to Consider

Top Chinese and U.S. economic officials on Sunday hashed out the framework of a trade deal for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping

October 27, 2025
Total Views: 974

Sunday, October 26, 2025
South Korea's shipbuilding sector woos Trump, offering carrot in tariff negotiations.
Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Heavy, Huntington Ingalls To Jointly Build U.S. Navy Ships

SEOUL, Oct 26 (Reuters) – South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries 329180.KS and U.S. military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls HII.N have

October 26, 2025
Total Views: 3086