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Winter chill set to keep oil prices near $80/barrel

Oil prices will hold near $80 as the year ends, as tight supplies and higher gas bills encourage a switch to crude for power...

OPEC+ misses target again, as some members struggle to raise oil output

OPEC+ compliance with oil cuts fell slightly to 115% in September, sources said, indicating that as the alliance raises production targets, some members are...

China crude imports down 15% on yr, gas imports at 9-mth high

China’s September crude oil imports fell 15.3% from a year earlier, data showed on Wednesday, as companies drew on inventories amid rising global prices...

Energy Crunch Stokes Inflation, Economic Recovery Concerns

Authorities from Beijing to Delhi scrambled to fill a yawning power supply gap on Tuesday, triggering global stock and bond market wobbles on worries...

Brent Rises to Highest Since 2018 on Global Energy Crunch

Brent approached $80-a-barrel on signs that the crude market is rapidly tightening amid a global energy crunch. The global benchmark crude surged as much...

Goldman expects oil prices to hit US$90 by year-end as supply tightens

Goldman Sachs raised its forecast for year-end Brent crude oil prices to US$90 per barrel from US$80, as a faster fuel demand recovery from...

Strong domestic demand sees US oil product imports growing

Recovering demand for US oil products has caused a 25.9% rise in US seaborne imports of oil products in the first seven months of...

U.S. Energy Exports Show First Surplus Since at Least the 1970s

Trade deficits have been a stubborn feature of the U.S. economy for decades now, but energy has started to buck that trend, helped by...

Petrobras commits to net-zero carbon emissions

Brazilian state-controlled Petrobras is the latest national oil company to commit to becoming carbon neutral, in line with the 12-member global oil and gas...

Saudi retains top spot in oil supplies to China

Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, kept its ranking as China’s top crude supplier for a ninth straight month in August as major...

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CMB.TECH NV has provided a market update regarding its fleet rejuvenation efforts in Q3 and Q4 2025.

Castor Maritime announces $50.0 million Debt Financing and Full Redemption of the 8.75% Series E Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Shares

Castor Maritime, a diversified global shipping and energy company, announces the signing of a $50.0 million sustainability-linked senior term loan facility with a European...

Konstantakopoulos issued special stock by Costamare

Costamare announced that it has entered into a Stock Subscription Agreement with Konstantinos Konstantakopoulos, pursuant to which Mr. Konstantakopoulos will purchase 1,200 shares of...

C3is Inc. announces closing of $2 million registered direct offering

C3is Inc., a ship-owning company providing dry bulk and tanker seaborne transportation services, today announced the closing of its previously announced registered direct offering...

Panama Canal posts $5.7 bln in FY2025 revenue, transits jump 19%

The Panama Canal said revenues rose around 14.4% in its fiscal year 2025 to $5.7 billion, based on preliminary and unaudited figures, authorities said...

Travlou: The postponement of the Net Zero Framework an opportunity for sustainable, green transition

The decision to postpone the vote for one year on the proposed roadmap for...

Seaspan strengthens fleet efficiency through comprehensive vessel retrofits and upgrades

Seaspan provides an update on its SAVER (Seaspan Action on Vessel Energy Reduction) program launched in...

Baltic Index steady on minimal gain across vessel segments

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving...

INTERTANKO to continue its focus on practical pathways in the absence of an agreement...

After an intense week ending in a vote, the International Maritime Organization’s Net Zero...

ABS to acquire MetaSHIP assets to expand immersive maritime training

American Bureau of Shipping has agreed to acquire the MetaSHIP intellectual property and vessel...

Global Ship Lease issues statement regarding China-Specific port fees and US ownership

Global Ship Lease, a containership owner and lessor, issued the following statement in response to the Implementation Measures on the Special Port Charges for...

Port of Los Angeles strategies continue to deliver clean air gains

The Port of Los Angeles is furthering its progress in reducing pollution from all sources that move cargo through its gateway. In 2024, when...

Pacific basing takes measures to comply with port fee regulations

Pacific Basin Shipping has issued a trading update for the third quarter of 2025.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen suspends 2025 Outlook on US port fees impact

On October 10, 2025, a proposed modification of Annex III in the USTR section 301 on port fee regulations was released. In the proposal,...

First “Special Port Fee” reportedly charged in China – report

According to information circulating within industry channels, the U.S.-flagged container ship MV MANUKAI, operated by Matson, has reportedly become the first vessel to be...