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Friday, November 21, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan (not pictured) attend a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, November 19, 2025
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Kyiv Under Pressure as Trump Sets One-Week Deadline for Peace Deal

 President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned on Friday that Ukraine risked losing its dignity and freedom — or Washington’s backing — over a U.S. peace plan

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Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
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Russian Oil Risks Being Stuck at Sea Amid US Sanctions

US sanctions that came into force on Friday are set to leave almost 48 million barrels of Russian crude stranded on the water, pushing dozens of tankers to

4 hours ago
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File photo of an LNG carrier in the Suez Canal
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Sanctioned Russia LNG Cargo Heads to Suez on Shadow-Fleet Vessel

A liquefied natural gas tanker that’s part of a shadow fleet of vessels that helps Russia skirt sanctions is heading toward the Suez Canal, after sailing

4 hours ago
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Port of Rotterdam. Photo Credit: Aerovista Luchtfotografie / Shutterstock.com
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Carriers Push December FAK Increases as Asia–Europe Demand Holds

Mid-November FAK [freight all kinds] price hikes continued to strengthen container freight spot rates on the Asia-Europe trades this

7 hours ago
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Thursday, November 20, 2025
A man walks at China's state-owned Cosco Shipping Chancay port inaugurated during the APEC Summit, in Chancay, Peru, November 14, 2024.
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Shipping Giants Race to Speed Up China-Peru Trade With New Route

Competition to accelerate maritime trade between China and Peru is heating up after a sprawling Chinese-owned port opened along the country’s Pacific

November 20, 2025
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Aerial view of a container terminal
News

Container Shipping Rates Hold Steady as Transpacific and Asia-Europe Routes Diverge

The Drewry World Container Index remained unchanged this week at $1,852 per 40-foot container, as declining rates on Transpacific routes were offset by

November 20, 2025
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Wednesday, November 19, 2025
LNG carrier in dense fog
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China Buying Sanctioned Russian LNG at Deep Discounts 

LONDON/SINGAPORE, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Russian liquefied natural gas producer Novatek has slashed the prices of its cargoes by 30% to 40% since August

November 19, 2025
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A containership berthed at the Port of New York and New Jersey
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US Trade Deficit Narrowed in August After Tariffs Set In

(Bloomberg) — The US trade deficit shrank in August as a slew of global tariff rates from President Donald Trump kicked in, official data showed

November 19, 2025
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FMC Secures $1.35 Million in Shipping Act Penalties from Two Carriers

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has concluded two enforcement actions resulting in $1.35 million in civil penalty payments from a major vessel operator

November 19, 2025
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Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
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Crude Tanker Order Book Hits Nine-Year High as Fleet Renewal Accelerates

The crude tanker sector is experiencing its most significant shipbuilding boom in nearly a decade, with the order book-to-fleet ratio climbing to 14.1

November 19, 2025
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Full view of ship Dali entangled in Baltimore bridge
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Single Loose Wire Caused Dali’s Catastrophic Bridge Strike, NTSB Concludes

A labeling band on a single signal wire caused the electrical blackout that led to the containership Dali’s collision with Baltimore’s Francis

November 18, 2025
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blue lng carrier at sea
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Atlantic LNG Freight Rates Surge to Highest Since Early 2024

The cost of transporting liquefied natural gas across the Atlantic Ocean surged to the highest in almost two years, as expanding exports from North America

November 18, 2025
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Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
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Fear of Sanctions Stymies Russia-to-China Oil Flows for Now

Expanding sanctions on Chinese ports and refiners are choking flows of Russian and Iranian oil to the world’s No. 1 importer, although emerging workarounds

November 18, 2025
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Monday, November 17, 2025
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CMA CGM Reports Mixed Q3 Results Amid Trade Tensions and Red Sea Disruptions

French shipping giant CMA CGM on Friday reported declining revenues and profitability for the third quarter of 2025, as the global container shipping industry

November 17, 2025
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A Russian state flag flies on the top of a diesel plant in the Irkutsk Oil Company-owned Yarakta Oil Field in Irkutsk Region. Picture REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
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Russian Oil Plunges With Top Producers Days Away From Sanctions

Russia’s flagship oil price plunged to the lowest in over 2 1/2 years last week, with days to go until US sanctions are due to hit the nation’s two largest

November 17, 2025
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Strait of Hormuz tankers and a military helicopter
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Tanker Crew Safe After Iran Seizure, Vessel Manager Says

The crew of an oil products tanker are safe and the vessel is anchored off Iran's Bandar Abbas port, its manager said on Monday, after Tehran said it seized

November 17, 2025
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CMA CGM ship in the Suez Canal
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Suez Canal Authority Urging Carriers to Resume Red Sea Transits

The Suez Canal Authority is intensifying efforts to bring large containerships back through the strategic waterway following improved security conditions in

November 17, 2025
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Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Confirms Seizure Of Tanker in Gulf, Citing ‘Unauthorized Cargo’

Iran confirmed on Saturday that its Revolutionary Guards had seized a tanker in Gulf waters carrying a cargo of petrochemicals bound for Singapore over alleged

November 17, 2025
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Sunday, November 16, 2025
Greece To Supply Ukraine With US Natural Gas For Winter
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Greece To Supply Ukraine With US Natural Gas For Winter

By Sotiris Nikas Nov 16, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Ukraine said it’s reached an agreement with Greece that will help secure the supply of natural gas for

November 16, 2025
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Friday, November 14, 2025
Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
News

Ukraine Hits Novorossiysk, Knocking Out 2% of Global Oil Supply

Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk temporarily suspended oil exports - equivalent to 2.2 million barrels per day, or 2% of global supply - on Friday,

November 14, 2025
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