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Thursday, March 26, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump launches military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis
Maritime Security

Houthis Signal Red Sea Revival as Bab al-Mandab Emerges as Next Flashpoint

Yemen's Houthi forces stand ready to strike the Bab al-Mandab Strait in solidarity with Iran, threatening to revive Red Sea shipping chaos. The move could

March 26, 2026
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Hapag-Lloyd Faces $40 Million to $50 Million Weekly Costs Due to Middle East Conflict
News

Hapag-Lloyd Faces $40 Million to $50 Million Weekly Costs Due to Middle East Conflict

German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd HLAG.DE is incurring additional costs of $40 million to $50 million per week due to the ongoing conflict in the

March 26, 2026
Total Views: 398

Wednesday, March 25, 2026
The Kozmino oil port in eastern Russia
News

Ukraine Strikes Knock Out 40% of Russia’s Oil Export Capacity

At least 40% of Russia's oil export capacity is at a halt following Ukrainian drone attacks, a disputed attack on a major pipeline and the seizure of tankers,

March 25, 2026
Total Views: 4004

Monday, March 23, 2026
Strait of Hormuz tankers and a military helicopter
Defense

Bahrain Pushes UN Vote to Authorize Force in Strait of Hormuz

Bahrain has put forward a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would authorize countries to use "all necessary means" - diplomatic language

March 23, 2026
Total Views: 2286

FILE PHOTO: Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates
News

Oil Prices Have Not Climbed Enough to Cause Demand Destruction, US Energy Secretary Says

Global oil prices have not climbed enough to cause demand destruction, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Monday at the CERAWeek energy conference

March 23, 2026
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on a flight back to Washington March 15, 2026
News

Trump Postpones Iran Power Plant Threat as Hormuz Crisis Hangs in Balance

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had given orders to postpone any military strikes against Iranian power plants for five days, hours ahead of a

March 23, 2026
Total Views: 1487

China Urges US, Israel to Stop Military Action in Middle East, Warns of ‘Vicious Cycle’
News

China Urges US, Israel to Stop Military Action in Middle East, Warns of ‘Vicious Cycle’

China has urged all parties involved in the Middle East conflict, particularly the U.S. and Israel, to cease military operations, warning of a "vicious

March 23, 2026
Total Views: 1086

Sunday, March 22, 2026
MT Mount Fuji, a Russian oil tanker carrying Russian oil, waits to unload near Narara Marine National Park in the Arabian Sea
Energy

Philippines Allows Use Of Dirtier Fuel Amid Middle East Crisis

MANILA, March 22 – The Philippines has allowed the temporary and limited use of a cheaper but dirtier type of fuel to ensure supply as it finds ways to

March 22, 2026
Total Views: 1239

Swedish police, coast guard head to boarded tanker off Trelleborg
News

Zelenskiy Urges Allies To Keep Up Pressure On Russia Ahead Of Talks With US

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV, March 22 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday urged allies to keep up sanctions pressure on Russia

March 22, 2026
Total Views: 563

The Callisto tanker sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, in Muscat
Shipping

Iran Says Hormuz Open To All But ‘Enemy-Linked’ Ships

DUBAI, March 22 (Reuters) – The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping except vessels linked to “Iran’s

March 22, 2026
Total Views: 2000

Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, in Muscat
News

Trump’s 48-Hour Hormuz Ultimatum to Iran Raises Stakes in Gulf War

U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war by attacking energy and desalination facilities in the Gulf, a potential widening of

March 22, 2026
Total Views: 2132

Saturday, March 21, 2026
A British nuclear Astute-class submarine HMS Ambush is seen docked in a port while it is repaired in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar
Defense

UK Nuclear Powered Submarine Positioned In Arabian Sea Amid Regional Tensions

March 21 (Reuters) – A British nuclear-powered submarine equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles has taken position in the Arabian Sea, giving Britain

March 21, 2026
Total Views: 2596

Nuestra America Convoy flotilla departs from Mexico with aid for Cuba
News

Flotilla Departs From Mexico With Aid For Cuba

By Lorenzo Hernandez PROGRESO, Mexico, March 20 (Reuters) – Volunteers in Mexico loaded a fleet of modest boats bound for Cuba with rice, baby wipes

March 21, 2026
Total Views: 1313

Rust, dust and superyachts as America's Cup lands in Naples
Interesting

Rust, Dust And Superyachts As America’s Cup Races Into Naples

By Crispian Balmer BAGNOLI, Italy, March 21 (Reuters) – Rusted factory skeletons loom over a shoreline poisoned by decades of heavy industry on the

March 21, 2026
Total Views: 2316

Friday, March 20, 2026
Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, in Muscat
Shipping

Indian Gas Tankers Getting Ready to Sail Through Hormuz

Two Indian-flagged liquefied petroleum gas tankers are preparing to sail through the Strait of Hormuz in coming days after a pause in voyages, with no crude

March 20, 2026
Total Views: 326

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

Fire-Damaged LNG Tanker Arctic Metagaz Could Reach Libyan Coast Within Days, Officials Warn

A damaged Russian LNG tanker that has been drifting unmanned in the Mediterranean for more than two weeks, risking a major ecological disaster, is four to

March 20, 2026
Total Views: 648

vlcc tanker u-turn
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
Total Views: 3183

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: 2438

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: 521