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Kuwait is pumping oil at about 75% of the level seen before the Iran war as more tankers take the risk of navigating the Strait of Hormuz.

FBI and US Coast Guard investigators have found evidence that hackers accessed the propulsion system of an oil supertanker as it was approaching the Texas coast this summer, according to US officials familiar with the matter, an extraordinary breach that highlights the growing physical risks from cyberattacks.

Middle East crude exports recently climbed to their highest levels since the start of the Iran war as more Gulf producers resume transit through the Strait of Hormuz – despite the continued threat of Iranian attacks. Yet oil prices remain stubbornly elevated, suggesting logistical problems are proving as disruptive as outright supply losses.

Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have secured effective control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen's Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani told Reuters on Monday, though fighting continues with Houthi forces in the area.

Strong freight markets kept aging vessels trading through the third quarter despite rising scrap prices and strong demand from ship recyclers, according to a new market review from GMS, the...

The security situation in the Strait of Hormuz deteriorated further over the weekend as UK Maritime Trade Operations reported several additional tanker attacks and a separate incident in which Iran’s...

By Mark Smith, Director – Decarbonisation, NorthStandard While corn, sugarcane, wheat, or vegetable oils can be converted into fuel, their use for foodis driving demand to develop waste or bi-products from agricultural, forestry, food-processing and other biological industries as more prudent alternatives. Bio-residues can, for example, be used to derive fuels or fuel...

The number of shadow-fleet vessels carrying Russian oil and LNG through the Northern Sea Route has surged this summer, according to a new analysis by the Bellona Environmental Transparency Center, raising concerns about the ability to respond to accidents in one of the world's most remote shipping environments.

By Sheila Dang Oct 3 (Reuters) – A medical transfer aircraft carrying six people was reported missing on a flight from Bermuda to Boston, the US Coast Guard said on Saturday. The Federal Aviation...

By Tony Capaccio Oct 3, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Pentagon is deploying an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, according to a US official, a move...

KYIV, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Russia has attacked a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in one of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports in the Odesa region, killing one person and injuring three, the Ukrainian sea ports administration...

By Nandita Bose and Timothy Gardner Oct 2 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Friday he did not “jump the gun” on announcing a South Korean investment in Alaska LNG, a liquefied...

Another tanker has been struck in the Strait of Hormuz, bringing the number of vessels reported hit in the strategic waterway since Sunday to at least six. UK Maritime Trade...

Three seafarers have died and two remain missing after a rescue boat capsized during an emergency response from the South African emergency towing vessel Umkhuseli. The incident occurred Wednesday, September 30,...

Global shipping is not running short of ships. The bigger problem is that a growing share of them are getting caught in congestion. Roughly 12% of global container ship capacity...

Saudi Arabia is planning an offensive against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, with options being considered including a coastal push to secure the Red Sea shipping route or an assault on multiple fronts, regional and Western officials told Reuters. 

The Group of Seven nations and its partners are to release as much as 100 million barrels of emergency oil and diesel stocks amid pressure from the Trump administration to quell rising fuel prices.

The Pentagon is deploying an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, according to a US official, a move that gives American commanders more options if President Donald Trump chooses to escalate attacks on Iran.

The U.S. Coast Guard has intercepted a vessel carrying fuel to Cuba after an international enforcement operation found large quantities of fuel concealed inside the ship’s ballast tanks. The Coast Guard...

The tanker captain summoned his years of experience when he saw the blast in front of him. He veered his 300-meter-long ship around the vessel ahead and could see a fire had started. He called the US Navy to tell them of the attack.