Fresh offshore, shipping and crewing updates in a format that feels more like a modern editorial hub and less like an old archive list.
In 2025, ship traffic in the Arctic hit a new high, with 1,812 unique vessels navigating within the Polar Code area. This information comes from the Arctic Council Working Group on the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME). This marks a 40% incre...
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By Patrick Sykes and Arsalan Shahla February 17, 2026 (Bloomberg) - Parts of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial oil shipping route, will be closed for “...
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U.S. forces have boarded the oil tanker VERONICA III, which is under sanctions, in the Indian Ocean. This event marks the ninth ship either seized or...
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Hapag-Lloyd AG is in the final stages of negotiations to buy its Israeli rival Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd, as announced by the German compa...
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February 15, 2026 – Gasoline supplies from the United States are being shipped to California through a lengthy route via the Bahamas. This unusual sh...
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By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT, Feb 16 (Reuters) – The container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd is in talks to acquire its Israeli competitor, ZIM Integra...
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Feb 16, 2026 – A significant shift is happening in the oil market, driven by a South Korean businessman who is making major moves in the tanker indus...
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Operations at the floating LNG import facility Mukran, located off the Baltic coast of Germany, restarted this week after the multipurpose vessel Neu...
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By Nicole Jao, Shariq Khan, Marianna Parraga and Arathy Somasekhar NEW YORK (Reuters) – Valero Energy is planning to purchase up to 6.5 million barre...
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By Alastair Gale and Gareth Allan (Bloomberg) – Japan has taken action against a Chinese fishing vessel that entered its exclusive economic zone (EE...
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