Venezuela was loading crude only for U.S. major Chevron CVX.N on Tuesday, while operations by state-run oil firm PDVSA to load cargoes for its main customers in… Weiterlesen »Chevron Stands Alone as Venezuela’s Oil Exports Collapse

The drama that began with Operation Absolute Resolve on January 3 reached Manhattan federal court on Monday, where Venezuela’s captured President Nicolás Maduro declared “I… Weiterlesen »Manhattan Courtroom to Caribbean Sea Lanes: Venezuela Crisis Escalates Maritime Risk Landscape

Magnet Defense has completed its acquisition of Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark, a move the company says will give it the production muscle needed to deliver… Weiterlesen »Magnet Defense Acquires Metal Shark to Power U.S. ‘Golden Fleet’ Program

By Rakesh Sharma (Bloomberg) — Two tankers carrying Russian Urals crude, both of which had signaled India’s Sikka port as their destination last week, have updated… Weiterlesen »Russia Oil Cargo Earlier Linked to Reliance Discharges Elsewhere

Venezuela’s main oil ports on Tuesday entered their fifth day without delivering crude for state-run PDVSA’s customers in Asia, which are the OPEC country’s main… Weiterlesen »Venezuela’s Oil Deliveries to Asia At Standstill, Chevron’s Exports Flowing -Shipping Data

Chinese buyers shunned offers for Venezuelan crude this week, as a US blockade on the South American producer constrains exports and pushes up prices.

The newly delivered Arc7 ice-class liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Alexey Kosygin has departed the Russian Far East on its maiden voyage and is heading… Weiterlesen »Russia’s New Arc7 LNG Carrier ‘Alexey Kosygin’ Steams North Toward Arctic LNG 2

A catastrophic collision between two tankers in the South China Sea in 2024 has revealed a troubling chain of failures involving crew fatigue, disabled safety… Weiterlesen »Fatal South China Sea Collision: Fatigue and Disabled Alarms Behind Deadly Tanker Crash

Over a weekend that will reshape the southern Caribbean for years to come, commercial shipping in the region entered uncharted waters.  Paul Morgan (gCaptain) –… Weiterlesen »Caribbean Shipping Confronts New Era of Risk After U.S. Raid in Venezuela

The Trump administration is revamping how offshore oil and gas export terminals are approved, handing control of the deepwater port licensing process from the U.S.… Weiterlesen »White House Shifts Deepwater Port Licensing to MARAD in Bid to Accelerate Energy Exports