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Atlantic LNG Shipping Costs Hit Two-Year High As North American Exports...

Transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) across the Atlantic has become significantly more expensive, with spot shipping rates hitting their highest level in nearly two...

Crude Tanker Order Book Hits Nine-Year High, Signalling A Potential Fleet...

The global crude tanker market is entering a critical transition phase as the order book-to-fleet ratio climbs to a nine-year high. According to BIMCO’s...

Geopolitical Flashpoints Raise Shipping Risks Worldwide

Black Sea Strikes Disrupt Energy and Grain Flows. Iran’s Targeted Seizure Highlights Hormuz Transit Risks. China Intensifies Pressure Around the Senkaku Islands. Commercial shipping...

LNG Stocks Reverse Losses as Market Sentiment Strengthens

LNG sentiment firm with spot rates above $82,000/day. Awilco LNG, COSCO Energy Transport, and TEN lead growth. NFE drops 21% after delaying results. The...

Sanctions on Russian Oil Drive Up Crude and Clean Tanker Rates

VLCC and Suezmax earnings surge amid rising ton-mile demand. China and India shift sourcing, boosting mainstream tanker activity. EU’s 2026 refined product ban...

Total Fujairah oil stocks fall 5.3% after recent highs

Heavy and light distillates register notable weekly declines. Middle distillates rise to a two-week high. Fuel oil availability remains ample despite lower inventories. Oil...

FMC Steps Up Tariff-Compliance Enforcement With Major Penalties

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has wrapped up two enforcement cases, leading to a hefty $1.35 million in civil penalties from a major shipping...

Oil Tanker Seized by Iran Released With Cargo Missing

An oil tanker that was seized by Iranian forces last week has been freed but without its cargo, reports Insurance Journal. Oil tanker released The crew...

Port of Savannah Container Volumes Up 4% Through October

The Port of Savannah handled 4.8 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in calendar year 2025 through October, up 183,250 TEUs or 4 percent. Monthly...

SWS Marks Milestone With Delivery of 158,000 DWT Tanker “Sea Phoenix”

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (SWS), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has delivered the 158,000 DWT crude oil tanker Sea Phoenix...