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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) kicked off its second extraordinary meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC ES.2) today,

China announced sanctions on Tuesday against five U.S.-linked subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean amid trade tension between the world's

The United States and China on Tuesday will begin charging port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil, making the

DHT Holdings, Inc. says that its fleet should not be subject to new Chinese port fees on US-linked vessels that are set to take effect on Tuesday, based on

Bearish signs are cropping up across the oil market after US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats fanned fears of an imminent

In July 1989, coal miners in Russia’s Kuzbass Basin walked off the job in what would become one of the most significant labor strikes in Soviet history,

U.S. container import volumes declined sharply in September 2025, falling 8.4% from August to 2,307,933 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), according to

The latest U.S. sanctions on a major Chinese crude oil terminal have forced refining group Sinopec to divert a supertanker and ask some plants to cut crude

DNV has launched the first public tender portal for e-methanol procurement across the European Union and United Kingdom, connecting industrial offtakers with a

The European Union has reaffirmed its support for the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework ahead of a critical vote this week,

Chinese containership Istanbul Bridge arrived at the UK’s largest terminal Felixstowe early on October 13. The Panamax vessel completed the 7,500 nautical

By Weilun Soon Oct 12, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The European Union and US have squared off over a proposal to slash the global shipping industry’s carbon

Oct 10 (Reuters) – The United States on Friday threatened to use visa restrictions and sanctions to retaliate against nations that vote in favor of a

By Weilun Soon and Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — Some China-bound ships carrying crude oil and other commodities to Asia’s top consumer are facing

Venture Global's loss in a massive arbitration case with BP is a black eye for the wider U.S. LNG industry, whose breakneck growth looks set to contribute to a

Container spot freight rates saw another week of moderate decline on the main east-west routes amid subdued trading activity due to the Golden Week holiday,

Vessels owned or operated by U.S. firms and individuals, or those built in the United States or that fly the U.S. flag, will be charged additional port fees

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has intensified efforts against Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical

Freight rates are likely to see limited impact when the US starts charging Chinese vessels for calling at its ports next week, as shipping firms find several

Maersk shares fell on Thursday on expectations a Gaza ceasefire deal could eventually restore container shipping routes through the Red Sea and Suez Canal,