European naval forces say a hijacked Iranian fishing dhow has been successfully freed after nearly two weeks under pirate control in the Western Indian Ocean,… Weiterlesen »Pirates Abandon Hijacked Iranian Dhow After EU Naval Pressure Off Somalia

Talks between the United States and Iran were at risk of being derailed following Tehran’s attacks on Saudi Arabian industrial facilities, two Pakistani sources with knowledge of… Weiterlesen »US-Iran Talks Continuing, But Strikes on Saudi Arabia May Derail Effort, Say Sources

The Kremlin said on Tuesday there were a huge number of requests for Russian energy from a range of different places amid a grave global… Weiterlesen »World is Lining Up for Russian Energy, the Kremlin Says

A container vessel was struck by an unidentified projectile in the Gulf, about 25 nautical miles south of Iran’s Kish Island, causing damage above the… Weiterlesen »Container Vessel Hit by Projectile South of Iran’s Kish Island, Crew Safe, UKMTO Says

Russian crude prices rose to the highest in more than 13 years as Moscow benefited from the Iran-linked global oil rally.

Oil prices rose on Tuesday ahead of a deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on power plants and other infrastructure.

Russia’s Yamal LNG project has dispatched its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to China since November, ship-tracking data showed on Tuesday, marking a tentative… Weiterlesen »Russia’s Yamal LNG Sends First Cargo to China Since November as EU Demand Dominated Q1

Japan is relying on ship?to?ship oil transfers far from the Middle East to secure crude supplies while keeping its tankers out of a conflict zone… Weiterlesen »Japan Relies on Offshore Oil Transfers as Middle East Risks Rise

The Liberian Registry is urging shipowners, managers, and crewing agencies to strengthen seafarer compliance frameworks as global sanctions enforcement intensifies. In a statement this week, the world’s… Weiterlesen »World’s Largest Ship Registry Calls for Stricter Seafarer Checks Amid Rising Sanctions Risk

U.S. President Donald Trump’s move allowing foreign-flagged cargo ships to move fuel and other goods between domestic ports has so far had little impact on American oil supply,according to… Weiterlesen »Trump’s Shipping Waiver Does Not Boost Oil Flows Within US; Fuel Exports Soar