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Friday, September 4, 2026
COSCO Denies Its Ships Collected Intelligence for Beijing
News

COSCO Denies Its Ships Collected Intelligence for Beijing

China's state-owned shipping giant COSCO rejected allegations it used concealed equipment on its vessels to collect intelligence for Beijing, calling the

September 4, 2026
Total Views: 822

China-Russia Arctic Shipping Push Accelerates With New Ice-Class Container Ships
News

China-Russia Arctic Shipping Push Accelerates With New Ice-Class Container Ships

China’s NewNew Shipping Line and Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom are advancing plans to build five large ice-class container ships aimed at

September 4, 2026
Total Views: 5410

Tuesday, September 1, 2026
china cosco ship
Featured

Chinese Shipper COSCO Collects Intel for Beijing With Concealed Equipment

WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) – China’s state-owned shipping giant COSCO uses concealed equipment on board its ships to spy on military

September 1, 2026
Total Views: 13456

Ship-to-ship transfer of Russian LNG from Yamal LNG near Honningsvåg on February 19, 2019. (Source: Courtesy of Kystverket / Norwegian Coastal Administration)
Energy

Russia Doubles Its LNG Dark Fleet in Race to Boost Gas Exports

Russia has almost doubled the fleet of tankers ferrying liquefied natural gas from its US-sanctioned Arctic project in less than a year, as the country pushes

September 1, 2026
Total Views: 919

Friday, August 28, 2026
LNG carrier Alexey Kosygin sea trials
News

Russian Arctic LNG Carrier ‘Alexey Kosygin’ May Be Awaiting Repairs at Chinese Shipyard

Russia’s newly delivered Arc7 ice-class LNG carrier Alexey Kosygin has spent nearly two weeks circling off China’s eastern coast after delivering a cargo

August 28, 2026
Total Views: 1409

File image shows the Chinese-flagged VLCC Cosnew Lake supertanker
Shipping

Gulf Oil Tankers Near $650,000 a Day as Iran War Disrupts Flows

Earnings for ships on the world’s benchmark oil tanker route approached $650,000 a day as the Iran war and a bold bet by a South Korean tycoon continue to

August 28, 2026
Total Views: 1752

Thursday, August 27, 2026
angshan Deep-Water Port
Shipping

Chinese Container Liners Head for Profit Jump as Rates Surge

Chinese container liners are set for an earnings windfall, echoing regional and global peers, as a rush to get ahead of shifting tariffs and persistent

August 27, 2026
Total Views: 1038

Friday, August 21, 2026
China’s NewNew Shipping Line Pushes Deeper Into Arctic With First Murmansk Container Run
News

China’s NewNew Shipping Line Pushes Deeper Into Arctic With First Murmansk Container Run

Chinese container carrier NewNew Shipping Line has expanded its footprint in Russia’s Arctic with the first delivery of containerized cargo to Murmansk via

August 21, 2026
Total Views: 1641

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
vlcc tanker u-turn
Shipping

Three Chinese Tankers U-Turn in Hormuz as Risks Remain High

Three China-linked supertankers have U-turned in the Strait of Hormuz as risks to shipping remain elevated, with prospects for a normalization of traffic

August 19, 2026
Total Views: 1273

U.S., Canada Monitor Chinese Icebreaker in Arctic as It Deploys Dozens of Observation Buoys
Security

U.S., Canada Monitor Chinese Icebreaker in Arctic as It Deploys Dozens of Observation Buoys

A U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker and Canadian warship have spent nearly a month monitoring a Chinese research icebreaker in the Arctic as it conducts an unusually

August 19, 2026
Total Views: 3659

China Completes First Stage of Work at Disputed South China Sea Reef, Images Show
Security

China Completes First Stage of Work at Disputed South China Sea Reef, Images Show

China has completed the first phase of construction on Antelope Reef in the Paracels archipelago, building a man-made island in the hotly-disputed South

August 19, 2026
Total Views: 3339

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
Shipping

Oil Supertanker Earnings on Mideast Route Near $510,000 a Day

Earnings for a supertanker procuring crude oil from within the Persian Gulf to Asia are nearing a two-month high, as exporters hunt for more vessels to deliver

August 18, 2026
Total Views: 1155

Thursday, August 13, 2026
Maersk container ships berthed at Bremerhaven’s North Sea Terminal, with rows of ship-to-shore cranes loading containers along the quay.
News

Maersk Raises Outlook for Second Time This Year After Second-Quarter Profit Surge

Danish shipping group Maersk MAERSKb.CO on Thursday smashed profit forecasts and raised its full-year earnings guidance for a second time this year as

August 13, 2026
Total Views: 540

Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Taiwan Condemns ‘Dangerous’ Planned Chinese Navy Drill with Indonesia to Its East
News

Taiwan Condemns ‘Dangerous’ Planned Chinese Navy Drill with Indonesia to Its East

Taiwan's government condemned planned Chinese navy drills with an Indonesian warship off its east coast, saying they were dangerous and showed Beijing was

August 12, 2026
Total Views: 633

Monday, August 10, 2026
Chinese Operators Gear Up for Busy Arctic Shipping Season
Shipping

Chinese Operators Gear Up for Busy Arctic Shipping Season

Chinese shipping companies are preparing for their busiest season yet on the Northern Sea Route, with at least six operators planning a mix of container and

August 10, 2026
Total Views: 1489

Sunday, August 9, 2026
A satellite image shows Typhoon Dolphin approaching Japan's Okinawa
Defense

Taipei Condemns China’s Traffic Control Order For Taiwan Strait During Typhoon

TAIPEI, Aug 8 (Reuters) – China’s attempt to implement traffic control measures on shipping heading into the Taiwan Strait during Typhoon

August 9, 2026
Total Views: 1456

Saturday, August 8, 2026
Crew member secures boats at Nanyue Pier as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, in Yueqing Bay.
Ports

Typhoon Dolphin Hits Japan’s Okinawa, China Shuts ports Ahead Of Landfall

By Satoshi Sugiyama and Eduardo Baptista TOKYO/BEIJING, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Typhoon Dolphin lashed Japan’s southern Okinawa prefecture on

August 8, 2026
Total Views: 1211

Friday, August 7, 2026
Chinese container ship NewNew Polar Bear in a convoy on the Northern Sea Route during an eastbound voyage in October 2023. (Source: Rosatomflot)
Shipping

Rosatom Says Seven Chinese Vessels Will Sail to Europe via Russia’s Arctic Route

Russia's state nuclear giant Rosatom, operator of the Northern Sea Route via the Arctic, said on Friday it had issued permits for seven Chinese transit

August 7, 2026
Total Views: 1518

Monday, August 3, 2026
Russia Assembles Unprecedented Arctic Oil Convoy to Bypass Global Shipping Hotspots
Shipping

Russia Assembles Unprecedented Arctic Oil Convoy to Bypass Global Shipping Hotspots

Russia has assembled an unprecedented fleet of oil tankers in the Arctic as it accelerates crude exports to Asia via the Northern Sea Route, with vessels

August 3, 2026
Total Views: 9901

Friday, July 31, 2026
China Coast Guard Patrols Waters East of Taiwan, Angering Taipei
Incidents

China Coast Guard Patrols Waters East of Taiwan, Angering Taipei

China's coast guard conducted patrols it described as routine law enforcement in waters east of Taiwan on Friday, angering Taipei, which condemned the move

July 31, 2026
Total Views: 797