U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has contacted seven maritime shipping companies as part of an inquiry into cartel-linked fuel smuggling between the United States and Mexico, asking the… Weiterlesen »U.S. Senator Questions Major Tanker Operators in Expanding Cartel Fuel Smuggling Crackdown

By By Ron Bousso LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Oil prices slumped below $60 a barrel this week as investors try to make sense of U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to end the war in Ukraine and force… Weiterlesen »Opinion: Surging Barrels at Sea Spook Oil Markets More Than Russia or Venezuela

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has secured a landmark lease extension through 2063 with Maher Terminals, the largest and busiest container… Weiterlesen »Port of New York-New Jersey Locks in 33-Year Lease Extension at Largest Container Terminal

The U.S. Navy announced Friday a strategic shift in its surface combatant procurement, unveiling plans for a new frigate class based on Huntington Ingalls Industries’… Weiterlesen »Navy Turns to Proven Cutter Design for New Frigate Class

The U.S. Senate confirmed Stephen Carmel as Administrator of the Maritime Administration on Thursday ending months of uncertainty over leadership at the agency tasked with… Weiterlesen »Senate Confirms Stephen Carmel as Maritime Administrator

Ukraine struck a Russian “shadow fleet” oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea with aerial drones for the first time, an official said on Friday, reflecting… Weiterlesen »Ukraine Hits Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker in Mediterranean

Danish shipping company Maersk MAERSKb.CO announced on Friday that one of its vessels successfully navigated the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait for the first time in nearly two… Weiterlesen »Maersk Completes First Red Sea Voyage in Nearly Two Years

A liquefied natural gas tanker linked to a Chinese company docked at a US-sanctioned Russian export project for the first time, the latest step by… Weiterlesen »China-Linked LNG Ship Docks at US-Sanctioned Russia Export Plant

Venezuela on Thursday authorized two very large crude carriers (VLCC) to set sail for China, according to two sources familiar with Venezuela’s oil export operations, which would… Weiterlesen »Venezuela Sends Two Supertankers to China Despite U.S. Blockade Threat

Improperly secured lithium-ion battery cargo triggered fires aboard the Genius Star XI during heavy weather on Christmas Day 2023, NTSB finds. Heavy weather and improperly secured lithium-ion… Weiterlesen »Improperly Secured Lithium-Ion Battery Cargo Nearly Dooms Ship in the Pacific, NTSB Finds