By Weilun Soon and Samy Adghirni (Bloomberg) — A French container ship and a Japanese-owned tanker have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, in what appear to… Weiterlesen »French and Japanese-Owned Ships Make First Hormuz Crossings

Container spot freight rates on the main east-west trades largely flatlined this week as excess capacity and uneven demand failed to further spur recent pricing… Weiterlesen »Container Rates Stall as Capacity Glut Offsets Hormuz Shock

A Japanese-linked liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier has successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first such passage by a Japan-affiliated vessel since the… Weiterlesen »First Japanese LNG Carrier Passes Through Hormuz Since Iran Conflict Began

By Erik Wasson and Gregory Korte (Bloomberg) President Donald Trump is preparing to release a fiscal year 2027 budget plan on Friday that will frame his… Weiterlesen »Trump’s 2027 War Department Budget Plan Could Exceed $1.5 Trillion

The Swedish Coast Guard said on Friday it had seized an oil tanker in the Baltic Sea that is believed to be part of the… Weiterlesen »Sweden Seizes Sanctioned Oil Tanker Suspected of Being Source of Spill

Iran targeted more sites in Arab Gulf states overnight and into Friday, hours after US President Donald Trump issued fresh threats against Iranian infrastructure to… Weiterlesen »Iran Strikes Gulf Energy Sites as Trump Warns of Further Attacks

A container ship signaling French ownership has exited the Strait of Hormuz, in what appears to be the first known transit by a vessel linked… Weiterlesen »French-Owned Container Ship Exits Hormuz in First Since Iran War

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday they planned to boost defense cooperation and work together to address… Weiterlesen »South Korea, France Agree to Deepen Defense Cooperation Amid Middle East Conflict

Detentions of Panama-flagged vessels by China that followed a Panamanian court ruling raise serious concerns about efforts to undermine rule of law in the Latin American country, U.S.… Weiterlesen »China’s detentions of Panama-flagged vessels raise concerns, Rubio says

The U.S. trade deficit widened in February as a rebound in imports offset strong growth in exports, which increased to a record high, potentially keeping… Weiterlesen »US Trade Deficit Widens in February As Imports Offset Record Exports