Maritime News & Industry Headlines

WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) – Trump administration officials on Sunday defended a decision to temporarily lift some sanctions on Russianoil and predicted that a sharp increase in gasoline prices ...

Mar 7, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Another bulk carrier signaled it was Chinese-owned as it sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf that’s been effectively c...

The Trump administration on Friday unveiled a $20 billion maritime reinsurance facility aimed at restoring confidence in commercial shipping through the Persian Gulf, moving to operationalize a fed...

The U.S. Treasury Department has issued a temporary sanctions waiver allowing Indian refiners to receive Russian crude oil cargoes already loaded on tankers, a narrowly targeted move aimed at preve...

Jan 24, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The US is in talks with Chevron Corp., other crude producers and the world’s biggest oilfield service providers about a plan to quickly revive output in Venezuela at a fra...

Jan 23, 2026 (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump has dispatched naval assets to the Middle East, prompting fresh speculation that he’ll follow through on threats to attack Iran’s senior leadership ...

The Port of Los Angeles handled 10.2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2025, cementing its position as America’s busiest seaport for the 26th consecutive year and delivering the third-...

Two Federal Maritime Commission commissioners confirmed Thursday that the Trump administration has begun implementing enforcement measures to close a decades-old tax loophole that allowed cargo rou...

The world’s busiest shipping lanes saw a dramatic surge in maritime piracy and armed robbery in 2025, with the Singapore Straits accounting for more than half of all reported incidents globally, ac...

By Weilun Soon (Bloomberg) — Tankers have begun discharging Venezuelan crude at Caribbean islands, publicly signaling their activity in a move that marks a new trade order after US exerted control ...

By Brian Platt (Bloomberg) — China and Canada are pushing to expand energy deals, with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government looking to sell more oil and gas to the Asian economic power while cou...

Jan 18 (Reuters) – Libya will on Sunday sign a strategic partnership with international firms to expand and develop the Misurata Free Zone, attracting an estimated $2.7 billion in investment, Prime...