For decades, China’s maritime pressure on Taiwan centered on the major shipping strait separating the two neighbors. Now, Beijing is piling unprecedented pressure on its… Weiterlesen »China Expands Patrols of Taiwan’s Pacific Coast, Raising Maritime Tensions

Russia has begun loading crude from its giant Vostok Oil development onto tankers at the newly built Bukhta Sever terminal on the Kara Sea, marking… Weiterlesen »Russia Launches Massive Vostok Oil Project, Marking New Arctic Shipping Era

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Sept 7 (Reuters) – An average of 10 commodity ships transited the Strait of Hormuz per day over the past 10 days, the… Weiterlesen »Hormuz Traffic Dips To Lowest Since May After US, Iranian Strikes On Ships

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and María Paula Mijares Torres Sep 6, 2026 (Bloomberg) –US Navy escorts that are helping tankers cross the Strait of Hormuz are… Weiterlesen »US Energy Chief Says Navy To Defend Hormuz Until Iran Backs Down

By Andreo Calonzo Sep 6, 2026 (Bloomberg) –For decades, China’s maritime pressure on Taiwan centered on the major shipping strait separating the two neighbors. Now, Beijing… Weiterlesen »China Mounts Fresh Campaign To Encircle Taiwan With Patrols

SEOUL, Sept 7 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country’s newest destroyer would be part of a nuclear response system and could deliver… Weiterlesen »North Korea’s New Destroyer Will Be Part Of Nuclear Response System

Sept 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln left Thailand on Sunday after a five-day port visit, ending a respite from an extended deployment that included operations in the… Weiterlesen »US Carrier Abraham Lincoln Departs Thailand After Respite Visit

By Eltaf Najafizada and Weilun Soon Sep 6, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Iran said it targeted three oil tankers using an unauthorized route through the Strait of Hormuz,… Weiterlesen »Iran, US Trade Tit-for-Tat Tanker Attacks As War Drags On

U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy warships, marking another… Weiterlesen »U.S. Destroys Iranian Tanker, Disables Two Others After Missile Attacks on Navy Warships

By Alexandra Valencia and Yury Garcia QUITO, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Ecuador defended on Friday U.S. operations that intercepted and sank three Ecuadorean vessels this week, while… Weiterlesen »Ecuador Says US Sinkings Of Vessels Were Part Of Joint Anti-Drug Probe