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A U.S. submarine torpedoed Iranian warship IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka, killing 87 sailors returning from Indian naval exercises. A second Iranian vessel is now in

Global container shipping rates edged higher this week as Asian export activity begins to rebound following the Lunar New Year holiday, with carriers

Hundreds of thousands of containers are in limbo after ocean carriers suspend cargo bookings to Arabian Container

Companies in the United States and Australia, two of the top global liquefied natural gas producers, have little spare capacity to offset lost supply

The global shipping industry is raising urgent warnings about the safety of civilian seafarers as escalating conflict in the Middle East halts commercial

War risk insurance for vessels transiting the Persian Gulf and Red Sea remains available despite a wave of cancellations tied to the escalating conflict in the

Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 export network is showing early signs of disruption after an explosion sank one of its shadow fleet carriers in the

France has reached out to the governments of Italy and Greece to coordinate efforts in the Eastern Mediterranean as tensions over the war in Iran flare, a

The U.S. attack on an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean this week was the first time since World War Two that the United States has sunk an enemy vessel

A tanker anchored off Kuwait reported a large explosion late Tuesday followed by the departure of a small craft from the area, raising fresh concerns about

The U.S. Court of International Trade has ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection to begin unwinding tariffs imposed under the International Emergency

It’s never been more expensive to ship crude from the US to Asia, though some deals are starting to fall through already with rates

Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to a near standstill as missile attacks, drone threats, and widespread electronic interference

An LNG carrier central to Russia’s sanctioned Arctic gas trade was rocked by an explosion around 4 a.m. on March 3 roughly 150 nautical miles southeast of

The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled sweeping new strategies aimed at strengthening Europe’s maritime industrial base and modernizing its ports, as

Qatar declared force majeure on LNG exports amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, shutting down facilities that supply 20% of global liquefied natural gas. The

A containership transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by a projectile on Wednesday, damaging the vessel and forcing the crew to abandon ship in the latest

Belgium detained Russian oil tanker Ethera and imposed a €10 million bail after discovering 45 violations including sailing under a false Guinean flag. The

Iranian drone attack forces Qatar to shut down Ras Laffan LNG facility for first time in 30 years, threatening a fifth of global supply. European gas prices

An Iranian Navy warship has been sunk by a U.S. Navy attack submarine in the Indian Ocean, marking what U.S. officials say is the first time since World War

The world’s largest shipping association says a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to provide political risk insurance for vessels operating in the

President Donald Trump says the US will ensure the free flow of energy through the Persian Gulf with insurance guarantees and even naval escorts. But the

An Iranian warship has sunk off the coast of Sri Lanka, with the Sri Lankan authorities saying on Wednesday they had rescued 32 people who were on board and

The crew of the sanctioned Russian LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz have been located alive after abandoning ship following a reported fire in the central

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has directed the U.S. government to provide political risk insurance and financial guarantees for maritime trade