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Friday, March 20, 2026
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Shipping

Tanker Carrying Fuel Originally Bound for Cuba Diverts to Trinidad

A tanker carrying fuel originally bound for Cuba on Friday changed its destination to Trinidad and Tobago, according to LSEG ship-tracking data, a blow for

March 20, 2026
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France Boards Tanker it Says Is Linked to Russian Shadow Fleet in Mediterranean
Energy

France Boards Tanker it Says Is Linked to Russian Shadow Fleet in Mediterranean

The French Navy seized an oil tanker on Friday in the Western Mediterranean that President Emmanuel Macron said belonged to Russia's shadow fleet, a network of

March 20, 2026
Total Views: 245

Thursday, March 19, 2026
Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
News

Tanker Markets Break Loose as Physical Barrels Vanish from Global Trade

Surging oil prices in physical markets - the trading place for oil on ships, rail cars or in storage tanks - have outpaced the already dizzying increases in

March 19, 2026
Total Views: 2434

Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, in Muscat
Shipping

U.S. May Remove Sanctions on Iranian Oil Stranded at Sea

The U.S. may soon remove sanctions from Iranian oil that is stranded on tankers to help lift global supplies and reduce prices, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott

March 19, 2026
Total Views: 517

Qatar Energy LNG terminal at Ras Laffan with liquefaction trains and export facilities
News

Iran Attack Wipes Out 17% of Qatar’s LNG Capacity for up to Five Years

Iranian attacks have knocked out 17% of Qatar's liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity, causing an estimated $20 billion in lost annual revenue and

March 19, 2026
Total Views: 200

A drone view shows containers docked at Panama Ports Company (PPC) terminal at the Panama Canal
News

CK Hutchison Says Still in Talks Over Ports Assets Sale

CK Hutchison said on Thursday it remained in talks with a consortium to sell the majority of its ports business, a deal that has been overshadowed by a legal

March 19, 2026
Total Views: 286

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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News

Gulf Energy Infrastructure Under Attack as Conflict Enters Dangerous New Phase

Iran's huge Pars gas field was hit on Wednesday, a major escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war, prompting Tehran to announce it would respond with attacks on oil

March 18, 2026
Total Views: 885

Oil tanker Kerala, chartered by Chevron, is loaded in the Bajo Grande oil terminal at Maracaibo Lake, in the municipality of San Francisco, Venezuela, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia
News

Washington Issues Broad Waiver Reopening Venezuela Oil Sector to U.S. Companies

The U.S. issued a waiver on Wednesday broadly authorizing U.S. companies to do business with Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA, a key step that could

March 18, 2026
Total Views: 467

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Oil Tankers ‘Starting to Dribble Through’ Strait of Hormuz, says White House
News

Oil Tankers ‘Starting to Dribble Through’ Strait of Hormuz, says White House

Oil tankers are crossing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's actions to choke traffic through the shipping route have not hurt the U.S. economy, White House

March 17, 2026
Total Views: 1016

Monday, March 16, 2026
EUNAVFOR warship escorts a containership in the Red Sea as part of the EU's Operation ASPIDES
Shipping

U.S. Allies Rebuff Trump’s Request for Support in Strait of Hormuz

Several U.S. allies said on Monday they had no immediate plans to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, rebuffing a request by President Donald Trump

March 16, 2026
Total Views: 2612

CArnival Ship Long Beach
Cruise Ships

US Cruises Sail Into Higher Costs as Oil Prices Rally; Carnival Could be Hardest Hit

Cruise operators face choppy waters as rising oil prices lift fuel costs, with analysts warning Carnival Corp CCL.N could take the biggest hit to its 2026

March 16, 2026
Total Views: 524

Sunday, March 15, 2026
F/A-18F aircrafts are seen on the deck of USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz
News

Trump Demands Other Countries Help Secure Vital Strait Of Hormuz

By Maya Gebeily, Emily Rose and Jarrett Renshaw DUBAI/JERUSALEM/PALM BEACH, Florida, March 15 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Sunday his

March 15, 2026
Total Views: 1215

Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, in Muscat
Defense

EU To Discuss Bolstering Mideast Naval Mission Amid Iran War Turmoil

By Andrew Gray and Lili Bayer BRUSSELS, March 15 (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers will discuss on Monday bolstering a small naval

March 15, 2026
Total Views: 643

Saturday, March 14, 2026
An aerial view Port of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates in the strait of Hormuz
Ports

Why Does The Port Of Fujairah Matter To The Oil Market?

LONDON, March 14 (Reuters) – Some oil-loading operations have been suspended in the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah port, a major global hub

March 14, 2026
Total Views: 1617

Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Indian Sailors Stranded Off Iran Just Want To Go Home

By Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, March 14 (Reuters) – Stranded for two weeks at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas as drones and

March 14, 2026
Total Views: 826

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

UAE’s Fujairah Port Stops Some Oil Loading Operations After Drone Attack

By Sarah El Safty and Nidhi Verma DUBAI, March 14 (Reuters) – Some oil-loading operations have been suspended in the United Arab

March 14, 2026
Total Views: 602

Friday, March 13, 2026
Lured by Profits, Some Shipowners Brave Mines and Missiles to Sneak Oil Past Iran
Shipping

Lured by Profits, Some Shipowners Brave Mines and Missiles to Sneak Oil Past Iran

A handful of Greek shipowners have sent crude oil and dry bulk tankers through the Strait of Hormuz during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, risking destruction

March 13, 2026
Total Views: 1998

European Allies Riled as US Loosens Russia Oil Sanctions
News

European Allies Riled as US Loosens Russia Oil Sanctions

Ukraine and its European allies hit out on Friday at a U.S. temporary waiver to allow countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products stranded

March 13, 2026
Total Views: 747

A Russian LNG tanker, Arctic Metagaz, damaged earlier this month and currently adrift without crew, floats in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea
Incidents

Italy Weighs Options as Damaged Russian LNG Tanker Drifts in the Mediterranean

Italian authorities are weighing how to deal with a Russian liquefied natural gas tanker left adrift in the Mediterranean after what Moscow described as

March 13, 2026
Total Views: 2960

Thursday, March 12, 2026
Iran’s Supreme Leader, in First Remarks, Vows to Avenge ‘Martyrs’, Keep Strait Closed
Shipping

Iran’s Supreme Leader, in First Remarks, Vows to Avenge ‘Martyrs’, Keep Strait Closed

Iran will avenge the blood of its martyrs, keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and attack U.S. bases, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday in a

March 12, 2026
Total Views: 969