U.S. LNG Is Temporarily Covering a Qatar-Sized Global Supply Gap
U.S. LNG exporters have, for now, offset the sharp drop in shipments from Qatar after Iranian attacks damaged Qatari LNG facilities and…
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Golden Pass LNG Ships First Export Cargo From Texas
Golden Pass LNG has now shipped its first export cargo from the Sabine Pass terminal in Texas, moving the long-delayed project from…
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Iran Tightens Hormuz Control as Ship Seizures, Tolls Claims, and Tanker Intercepts Escalate
Over the last 24 hours, the Hormuz crisis has shifted into a harder and more coercive phase. Iran has publicly displayed commandos…
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Russia Strikes Odesa Port Infrastructure Again as Ukraine’s Black Sea Export Lifeline Stays Under Pressure
Russia struck infrastructure at Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa overnight, damaging berths, warehouses, railway infrastructure and port operators’ facilities, according to…
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Gunfire in Hormuz and the Biggest Daily Oil Supply Shock on Record
At least three commercial vessels were hit by gunfire in the Strait of Hormuz on April 22, according to maritime security sources…
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EU 20th Russia Sanctions Package Targets Full Maritime Services Ban on Russian Oil
The European Union’s 20th sanctions package now includes a plan for a full maritime services ban covering Russian crude and refined products,…
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Bourbon’s $180 Million Fleet Push Signals a Bigger Offshore Vessel Reset
Bourbon has added 13 vessels since the start of 2026 in an expansion worth more than $180 million, combining acquisitions, reactivations, and…
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Golden Pass Texas Prepares for First LNG Export as Train 1 Moves Into Cargo Phase
Golden Pass LNG in Sabine Pass, Texas is now at the point where its first export cargo is about to leave the…
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Singapore, Los Angeles and Long Beach Renew Green Shipping Corridor With a More Operational Next Phase
Singapore, Los Angeles and Long Beach have renewed their Green and Digital Shipping Corridor agreement for another three years, extending a trans-Pacific…
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Hormuz Crisis Update: Traffic Back Near Zero After Ship Seizure Shocks the Strait
In the last 24 hours, the Strait of Hormuz has shifted further away from any meaningful restart and back toward emergency-level movement…
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Hormuz Reopening Will Not Restore Oil and LNG Flows Quickly
Even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens to commercial navigation, the return of oil and LNG flows will lag far behind the…
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Expands Into Repair and Conversion in a Major Yard Market Shift
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has moved into ship repair and conversion by establishing a new wholly owned subsidiary, Jiangsu Yangzi Hongda Shipbuilding and Repair,…
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Hormuz Traffic Near Zero Again After U.S. Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship
Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen back to near-zero levels after a brief, uneven pickup over the weekend ended…
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Pakistan-Flagged Tanker Exits Hormuz With UAE Crude in Rare Breakthrough
A Pakistan-flagged Aframax tanker has successfully exited the Strait of Hormuz carrying a cargo of UAE crude, giving the market one of…
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Container Spot Rate Rally Ends as Drewry Index Slips and Negotiations Reset
The six-week container spot-rate rally has ended, giving the market its clearest sign yet that the Middle East fuel shock may be…
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Yangzijiang Maritime’s Eight VLCC Bet Signals a Bigger Push Into the Crude Tanker Cycle
Yangzijiang Maritime has moved decisively into the large crude tanker segment with an eight-ship VLCC newbuilding program, pairing it with the sale…
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Fujairah Bunker Market Deteriorates Sharply as Sales Crash and Supply Tightens
Fujairah’s bunker market has moved from stressed to clearly impaired. Fresh data published today showed marine fuel sales at the UAE hub…
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Europe Eyes Canadian LNG via the Panama Canal as Hormuz Risk Reshapes Supply
European buyers are exploring whether future LNG cargoes from Canada’s Pacific coast could be sent through the Panama Canal to Europe as…
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Japan Shipbuilding Slots Are Effectively Sold Out Through 2029, Pushing Orders Into 2030
Japan’s shipyards have now built up enough committed work to keep export berths effectively occupied through 2029, with industry data showing about…
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Hormuz Blockade Lines Redraw Gulf Shipping
The latest U.S. update is that the blockade is now live and being enforced against maritime traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports,…
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