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The Russian oil exports to western ports will remain near record levels in October

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 10, 2025

The differential between Brent and Urals crudes dated Friday remained stable, but Russia's oil imports from western ports are expected to remain close to their record high for October, according both to industry sources as well as calculations.

CPC Blend crude loadings stable; urals little changed

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 9, 2025

The differentials between Brent and Urals crudes in Russia were not much changed on Tuesday, while the oil exports at the Caspian pipeline consortium (CPC) terminal remained stable despite a spill of oil that occurred late August. CPC Blend…

Marsa Maroc will operate a second terminal at Morocco’s Nador West Med Port

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 26, 2025

Marsa Maroc, Morocco’s largest port operator, announced on Wednesday that it had been awarded a contract for the operation of a second terminal in Nador West Med Port on the Mediterranean Coast. The terminal is 18 meters deep and extends along 1440 metres of quay.

Chairman: 47 ships have rerouted through the Suez Canal in this month.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 23, 2025

Osama Rabi, the chairman of Egypt's Suez Canal Authority, said that since February 1, 47 ships had been diverted from Cape of Good Hope into Suez Canal. Rabie stated earlier this month that the Red Sea Crisis did not create an alternative route for the canal…

In Libya, protesters disrupt oil loading at Ras Lanuf and Es Sidra ports

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 28, 2025

Five engineers at the facility said that local protesters stopped the loading of crude oil onto tankers in the ports of Es Sidra and Ras Lanuf, Libya, on Tuesday. In a letter addressed to the state-run National Oil Corporation of the country last week…

Tanger Med port in Morocco will handle 10.24 million containers by 2024

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 22, 2025

Tanger Med Port in Morocco said Wednesday that it retained its position as the Mediterranean’s leading port, handling 10,24 million containers. This is an increase of 18.8% compared to a year ago. In June, the port reported that it expected…

Sisi estimates that regional challenges will cost Egypt $7 billion in Suez Canal revenue by 2024.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 26, 2024

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egyptian president, said that the Red Sea events and regional challenges will cost Egypt $7 billion in revenue from the Suez Canal by 2024. Sisi, in a statement without giving any details, said that Egypt lost 60% of its canal revenues between 2024 and 2023.

Suez Canal revenues drop as some shippers avoid the Red Sea

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

The Suez Canal’s annual revenue fell by almost a quarter during its most recent financial year, as some shippers chose alternative routes in order to avoid being attacked by Houthis who are aligned with Iran in the Red Sea. Osama Rahbie, head…

Italy seizes Chinese military drones bound for Libya

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 2, 2024

Italian customs and police said that they intercepted two Chinese military drones disguised as wind-turbine equipment and bound for Libya. A joint statement stated that the drones had been disassembled and were hidden in six containers in the port of Gioia Tauro, in the southern region Calabria.

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