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Panama Ports See 3.6% Rise In TEU Container Traffic In 2025
PANAMA CITY, Jan 16 – Panama’s port traffic rose 3.6% in 2025 to 9.9 million TEU containers compared to the previous year, the country’s Maritime Authority said on Friday. The Central American nati...
Jan 17, 2026
The Gradual Return of Ships to the Red Sea Hits a Key Milestone
Jan 16, 2026 (Bloomberg) –After more than two years of avoiding the Red Sea, the world’s leading container lines are inching back to the vital lane for east-west trade and indicating it looks safe ...
Jan 16, 2026
Europeans Prepare Military Exercises in Greenland, Trump’s Ambitions Undeterred
NUUK, Jan 15 (Reuters) – European countries were sending small numbers of military personnel to Greenland on Thursday as Denmark and its allies prepared for exercises to try to assure U.S. Presiden...
Jan 15, 2026
Venezuelan Oil Exports to China Set to Drop as US Blockade Limits Cargoes
SINGAPORE, Jan 14 (Reuters) – China’s oil imports from Venezuela are expected to slump starting from February as fewer tankers have managed to leave for Caracas’ top crude buyer after the U.S. clai...
Jan 14, 2026
Suez Shows Signs of Life as Major Ocean Carriers Cautiously Return After Two-Year Red Sea Exodus
Containership traffic through the Suez Canal is finally inching higher. In the week ending January 11, 26 containerships transited the canal, the highest weekly total in more than a month, accordin...
Jan 13, 2026
China-Flagged Supertankers Abort Venezuela Run as U.S. Oil Embargo Tightens
HOUSTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Two China-flagged supertankers that were sailing to Venezuela to pick up debt-paying crude cargoes amid the U.S. oil embargo on the OPEC country have made u-turn and are...
Jan 12, 2026
Vitol To Load First Diluent Cargo Under Venezuela Supply Deal
NEW YORK/HOUSTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Commodities trader Vitol is expected to load the first cargo of naphtha from the U.S. to Venezuela this weekend under a new supply agreement announced just days...
Jan 11, 2026
Four Tankers That Left Venezuela In ‘Dark Mode’ Are Back In Its Waters
Jan 10 (Reuters) – At least four tankers, most of them loaded, that had departed from Venezuela in early January in ‘dark mode‘ – or with their transponders off amid a strict U.S. blockade – are no...
Jan 10, 2026
How a Quiet Regulatory Power Shift Could Supercharge U.S. Energy Exports
A new policy hands MARAD the lead role in approving offshore ports, a move officials say will streamline environmental reviews and unlock billions in stalled energy export projects. Paul Morgan (gC...
Jan 9, 2026
October Surprise: U.S. Trade Deficit Shrinks to 15-Year Low on Import Collapse
(Bloomberg) — The US trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in October to the smallest since 2009 on a sharp pullback in imports, notably pharmaceuticals. The goods and services trade gap shrank 39% f...
Jan 8, 2026
Washington Moving to Take Control of Venezuelan Oil Sales, Energy Secretary Says
Jan 7 (Reuters) – The United States needs to control Venezuela’s oil sales and revenue to drive the changes it wants to see in the country, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday. Wright...
Jan 7, 2026
Trump Says Venezuela Will Turn Over 30–50 Million Barrels of Oil to the U.S.
President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday that Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to hand over between 30 and 50 million barrels of sanctioned crude oil to the United States—with the p...
Jan 6, 2026