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February 10, 2025
Shiptracking data revealed on Monday that at least three LNG vessels from Oman and Australia were heading west to deliver the gas, one of which was sailing through the Red Sea. This is because higher prices in Europe are continuing to attract more supplies.
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February 8, 2025
The governor of Russia's Sakhalin Region said that a district has been placed on high alert following the stranding of a cargo vessel off the southwest coast Sakhalin Island. The governor of Ukraine, Valery Limarenko said in a Telegram message…
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February 6, 2025
According to preliminary drilling results, officials from the energy ministry said that South Korea may not be able to afford a large oil and gas project near its east coast. Officials told telephone that recent drilling had shown some gas potential, but the amount wasn't considered significant.
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February 6, 2025
Mitsubishi Corp., a Japanese company, announced on Thursday that it had taken a 66.8-billion-yen ($438.61-million) impairment charge for its domestic offshore wind project in the nine months ended in December. The trading house announced on…
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February 4, 2025
Goldman Sachs said on Tuesday that it expected Beijing's retaliatory duties in response to the new U.S. sanctions against Chinese products to have a limited impact on energy costs. The 10% tariff imposed by President Donald Trump on Chinese products went into effect at 12:01 am.
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February 2, 2025
A spokesperson for the State Department said that U.S. Secretary Marco Rubio informed Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino during talks on Sunday that Donald Trump had determined that China's influence threatened the Panama Canal, and that urgent changes were required or the U.S. might act.
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February 5, 2025
Two trade sources who have direct knowledge of this matter say that China has delayed the imports of up 600,000 metric tonnes of wheat, mostly Australian, and offered some of those cargoes to buyers other than itself as domestic supplies are reducing demand in the top grain buyer in the world.
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February 2, 2025
Marco Rubio, the top Trump administration diplomat, began his first overseas visit to Panama on Sunday. He was scheduled to meet Panamanian president Jose Raul Mulino and discuss U.S. concern about Chinese companies that could affect U.S. shipping…
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January 31, 2025
Mauricio Clever-Carone, U.S. Special Envoy for Latin America said that China's presence near the Panama Canal was a concern to Panama's national security, just days before the top U.S. diplomat Marco Rubio visited the country. Rubio is scheduled to depart for his first overseas trip on Saturday.
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January 30, 2025
Officials said that an American Airlines regional passenger plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk chopper crashed into the icy Potomac River on Wednesday night after colliding in midair near Reagan Washington National Airport. The Sikorsky UH-60…
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January 24, 2025
The Philippines announced on Saturday that it had suspended its scientific survey of the South China Sea following "harassment and aggressive behavior" by China's coastguard and navy. Manila and Beijing are involved in a series escalating clashes over the disputed waters of South China Sea.
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January 27, 2025
France is facing its worst wheat exports for decades due to a rift between Algeria and the European Union, a slump in Chinese demand, as well as a poor harvest. The French farmers who protested in the beginning of this year against falling incomes…
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January 24, 2025
China's coastguard said that the Philippines sent a civilian ship to deliver supplies to its warship, which was "illegally anchored" on Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. In a press release, the coast guard said that it "questioned"…
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January 23, 2025
According to a stock exchange filing, German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp, along with its Indian partner, has cleared field trials in order to build six advanced conventional subs for the Indian Navy. An Indian defence source claimed that their potential competitor…
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January 24, 2025
This week, exporters rushed to load and ship containers from Shenzhen’s Yantian Port - one of the largest container ports in the world - before an eight day Lunar New Year break and ahead of potential U.S. duties on Chinese products. Yantian…
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January 22, 2025
Sea coast, Houthiowned Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday. Palestinian militant group Hamas. Council as saying. car provider's owner Galaxy Maritime. Houthi forces at sea on Nov. of war in Gaza. agreement. criminal activities and siege of the Gaza Strip, he said.
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January 20, 2025
Choi Sangmok, acting president of South Korea, said that he hopes bilateral relations between the United States and South Korea will develop more mutually under the Trump administration. Choi, citing the slogan "We Go Together", said that the…
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January 20, 2025
purchases from other crucial providers, led by Australia, throughout a. record year for coal imports, customs data revealed on Monday. Purchases by China last year reached an all-time high of. 547.2 million tons, or a record 41% of worldwide traded coal,.
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January 17, 2025
The Philippine Navy said that on Friday, its ships were conducting drills near an disputed shoal in South China Sea. This comes a day after Manila agreed with Beijing to find common ground and ways to work together despite the ongoing disputes.
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January 16, 2025
The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office on Thursday stated that China's dominance in the global shipbuilding and maritime sectors, as well as logistics, is "unreasonable". It is also "actionable" according to U.S. Trade Law. The USTR investigation…
