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Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018

UAE Ban on Cargoes From Sudan in Focus as Crude Tanker Idles

By Nicholas Lua and Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) — A ban by the United Arab Emirates on port access for cargoes from Sudan has started to...

Aug 26, 2025 Read more →
The Northern Lights Carbon Capture and Storage facilities at Øygarden, outside of Bergen

World's First Commercial CO2 Storage Facility Now Operational in North Sea

The world’s first third-party CO2 transport and storage facility is now operational, marking a significant milestone in Europe’s efforts ...

Aug 25, 2025 Read more →
Port of Seattle

Coast Guard Arrests Drunk Containership Captain Six Times Over Legal Limit in Seattle

The U.S. Coast Guard has arrested the captain of a 333-meter Liberian-flagged containership in Seattle after he was found to be severely ...

Aug 24, 2025 Read more →
A view of the turbines at Orsted's offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark

US Orders Orsted To Halt Offshore Wind Project, Deepening Industry Woes

Aug 22 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Friday ordered Denmark’s Orsted ORSTED.CO to stop far-advanced construction on an offshore...

Aug 23, 2025 Read more →
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Container Spot Rates Fall for 10th Week After Early Peak

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Container spot rates have experienced their tenth consecutive week of declines – albeit with indic...

Aug 22, 2025 Read more →
Port of Long Beach

Container Shipping Rates Keep Dropping as Tariff Surge Runs Out of Steam

Drewry’s World Container Index decreased 4% to $2,250 per 40ft container this week, marking the tenth consecutive week of decline as the ...

Aug 21, 2025 Read more →
Golden Ocean Group

Golden Ocean Shareholders Approve Merger with CMB.TECH, Creating Maritime Giant

Shareholders of Golden Ocean Group Limited (NASDAQ: GOGL & Euronext Oslo Børs: GOGL) have approved the stock-for-stock merger with CMB.TE...

Aug 20, 2025 Read more →
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Hurricane Erin Threatens Atlantic Shipping Routes with Massive 16-Meter Waves

Hurricane Erin is generating dangerous sea conditions across the western Atlantic with forecasted significant wave heights reaching extre...

Aug 19, 2025 Read more →
From Alaska With Love: Russia's Shadow LNG Fleet Set Sail for China As Trump-Putin Summit Unfolded

From Alaska With Love: Russia's Shadow LNG Fleet Set Sail for China As Trump-Putin Summit Unfolded

Five sanctioned LNG carriers, part of Russia’s shadow fleet, got underway as the Trump-Putin meeting took place in Alaska, or changed cou...

Aug 18, 2025 Read more →