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Venezuela oil sector braces for loss of US license

Venezuela’s loss of a key U.S. license that allowed it to freely export and increase investment in its oil sector will hit the volume and quality of...

Russian oil and products trapped on tankers hit by new Iran-related sanctions

Russian oil and products have become trapped at sea on four tankers after the United States hit the vessels with fresh Iran-related sanctions, LSEG...

OPEC keeps forecasts for oil demand unchanged

Crude Oil Price Movements In March, the OPEC Reference Basket (ORB) value increased by $2.99, or 3.7%, m-o-m, to average $84.22/b. Oil futures prices averaged...

Saudi Aramco reviewing its production operational plans

Energy firm Saudi Aramco is potentially reviewing operational strategies as the oil giant engages in discussions with drilling companies to suspend its offshore processes...

OPEC+ unlikely to change output policy before June meeting

OPEC+ is unlikely to make any oil output policy changes until a full ministerial gathering in June, three OPEC+ sources told Reuters ahead of...

Russia remains China’s top crude supplier in Jan-Feb

Russia remained China’s top oil supplier in the first two months of this year, data showed on Wednesday, as Saudi supply cuts continued. China’s imports...

Russian Oil Squeeze Tightens as Sovcomflot Admits Difficulties

Russia’s state oil tanker company PJSC Sovcomflot said that US sanctions are putting pressure on its operations, the latest sign that the measures are...

Asian oil demand growth in focus as OPEC+ move carves out supply roadmap

Asian crude buyers are unlikely to face a supply squeeze following extended production cuts by OPEC+ and Russia’s move to slash output by an...

China’s crude oil imports rise on-year, but softer trend remains

China’s imports of crude oil rose in the first two months of the year compared with the same period in 2023, but they were...

Russian Oil Tankers Behave Strangely After Latest US Sanctions

Two oil tankers appeared to stop what they were doing off the coast of Greece just a few days after the US Treasury imposed...

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Costamare reports results for the first quarter ended march 31, 2026

Costamare Inc. reported unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 (“Q1 2026”).

NORDEN raises full-year guidance

On the back of additional vessel sales and a stronger tanker market, NORDEN upgrades the 2026 full-year net profit guidance to USD 70 –...

Wärtsilä’s Interim Report January–March 2026

Wärtsilä’s announced its interim report for the period January–March 2026. January–March 2026 highlights Total order intake increased by 10% to EUR 2,099 million (1,902), while the...

KCC: Solid start to the year; even stronger Q2 outlook

Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA reported EBITDA of USD 29.3 million and Profit after tax of USD 15.6 million for the first quarter of 2026,...

Noble Corporation announces first quarter 2026 results

Noble Corporation plc reported first quarter 2026 results. Three Months Ended(in millions, except per share amounts)March 31, 2026March 31, 2025December 31, 2025Total Revenue$                786$                874$                764Contract Drilling Services Revenue743832705Net...

Tamara de Gruyter, President, Wärtsilä Energy Storage and Executive Vice President to continue her...

Tamara de Gruyter, President, Wärtsilä Energy Storage and Executive Vice President, and a member...

Celestyal launches ‘The Iconic Sale’ with fares from €499

Celestyal has launched its new ‘Iconic Sale’, offering savings across its full Mediterranean and...

Seafarer shares first-hand account with IMO about being stranded in the Persian Gulf

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has called on all Member States to support efforts to...

Columbia Group names Andreas Hadjipetrou new CEO

Columbia Group has appointed Andreas Hadjipetrou as its new Chief Executive Officer, with Demetris...

ABS and PIL to advance maritime decarbonisation with alternative marine fuel emissions verification

ABS and Pacific International Lines (PIL) have announced a formal collaboration through the signing...

Piraeus Port is resilient – Record performance and investments of 1.4 billion euros

The resilience and growth prospects of the Port of Piraeus, despite heightened geopolitical turbulence affecting shipping and transport, were highlighted by the Deputy CEO...

Panama Canal says $1 million-plus auction slots reflect temporary surge in demand

The Panama Canal Authority said on Thursday that some ships had recently paid more than $1 million for crossing slots at auction, but ​said...

Throughput in the port of Rotterdam remains stable, with a slight decline of 0.7%

Throughput at the port of Rotterdam fell slightly by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year. Throughput...

High-level meeting on European strategies for the maritime industry and ports

A high-level meeting on the implementation of the European Maritime Industrial Strategy and the European Ports Strategy will be hosted in Athens on April...

Piraeus Port maintains its strategic role as key logistics hub for Eastern Mediterranean and SE Europe

The Port of Piraeus is resilient to the disruptions caused by the conflict in the Middle East on global supply chains. However, downward pressure is...