BERLIN, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister on Sunday criticised what he called the “aggressive behaviour” of China in the Taiwan Strait ahead of a trip to Japan… Weiterlesen »Germany Condemns China’s ‘Aggressive Behaviour’ In South China Sea

By Brian K. Sullivan Aug 16, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Hurricane Erin strengthened on Saturday into a “catastrophic” Category 5 hurricane north of the Caribbean islands, reaching the… Weiterlesen »Hurricane Erin Surges To Category Five, First Of 2025 Atlantic Season

By Marwa Rashad and Anna Hirtenstein LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) – The United States has had internal discussions on using Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker vessels to support the development… Weiterlesen »US Mulled Use Of Russia Icebreakers For Gas Development Ahead Of Summit

The Panama Canal will soon begin consultations with companies about launching a competitive tender in the first quarter of next year offering two new ports for construction and operation within its zone, a source… Weiterlesen »Panama Canal to Launch Tender for Construction, Operation of Two Ports

China’s liquefied natural gas buyers are boosting imports as falling prices and the need to replenish inventories end months of sluggish deliveries.

Orsted A/S’s debt was downgraded by S&P Global Ratings to the lowest tier of investment grade, surprising some analysts days after the Danish wind turbine… Weiterlesen »Orsted ‘Surprise’ Credit Downgrade Caps Worst Week on Record

X-Press Feeders, former operator of the container ship X-Press Pearl, has issued a strong statement challenging a recent Sri Lankan Supreme Court ruling that orders… Weiterlesen »X-Press Feeders Blasts ‘Extraordinary’ Sri Lanka Court Ruling Over X-Press Pearl Disaster

On the ocean freight rates front, it was more of the same this week; a slowdown in the speed of decline seemingly the best carriers… Weiterlesen »Muted Peak Season Hopes as Tariffs, Overcapacity Weigh on Ocean Carriers

Ukraine struck the Syzran oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region in an overnight attack and also hit a Caspian Sea port and cargo vessel used… Weiterlesen »Ukraine Reports Strikes on Russian Oil Refinery, Caspian Port Hub

China and the Philippines are trading blame over an incident earlier this week in which two Chinese ships collided in the South China Sea, where… Weiterlesen »China, Philippines Trade Blame Over Collision in Contested Sea