GULF CONFLICT GIVES A BOOST TO SANCTIONED OIL PRODUCERS
The conflict in the Arabian Gulf has given a lift to sanctioned crude oil producers, according to analysts at Vortexa. "High-risk" Russian, Venezuelan and Iranian barrels have been helping to fill the gap left...
TECHNIP ENERGIES IN THE CLEAR TO WORK ON $12.5B LNG PROJECT IN LOUISIANA
French-based engineering player Technip Energies has received clearance to move forward with efforts to breathe life into a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project under development in Louisiana, United States.
Technip Energies previously secured an...
TRAFFIC THROUGH STRAIT OF HORMUZ TICKS UP, BUT IRAN RETAINS CONTROL
Transit volume through the Strait of Hormuz remains a fraction of what it was before the Iran conflict, but there are signs that outbound movement is picking up, according to maritime data consultancy Windward....
EXIM RUBBER-STAMPS OVER $2 BILLION FOR US LNG EXPORT TO EGYPT
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), the United States government’s official export credit agency that supports American jobs by facilitating U.S. exports, has given the go-ahead for an export credit insurance authorization...
SOMALIA REGISTERS FIRST SHIP IN 30 YEARS WITH INTERNATIONAL REGISTRY LAUNCH
Somalia officially registered its first ocean-going ship in more than 30 years on Wednesday as part of what the government calls a revitalization of its maritime industry. The registry is being run by a...
ANOTHER 20-YEAR LNG OFFTAKE LANDS IN MEXICAN PROJECT’S BAG
International Resources Holding (IRH), the Abu Dhabi-based natural resources investment platform and a subsidiary of 2PointZero Group, has struck a multi-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply deal with Amigo LNG, a Mexican joint venture...
CLASS NEWS 07/2026: SOLAS AMENDMENTS – FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR RO-RO PASSENGER SHIPS
The IMO has introduced important updates to fire safety requirements through Resolutions MSC.550(108) and MSC.555(108), amending SOLAS II-2/20 and the FSS Code. These changes strengthen fire detection, monitoring and suppression measures on ro-ro and...
LITHUANIAN PORT HOME TO FIRST JOINT BIO-LNG BUNKERING IN EUROPE
Low-carbon fuel solutions provider Anew Climate and Avenir, a provider of LNG and bio-LNG for the maritime sector, have performed Europe’s first joint liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) bunkering operation.
During the operation performed at the LNG...
IRAN STRIKES SECOND TANKER AND THIRD SHIP IN NEW SURGE TARGETING SHIPPING
QatarEnergy confirmed reports coming from Iran that a chartered MR tanker was struck early on April 1. The vessel sustained minor damage above the waterline and a fire, while UK Maritime Trade Operations is...
RUSSIAN OIL TANKER ARRIVES OFF CUBA DESPITE U.S. ORDERED EMBARGO
After three weeks of transit and a “cat-and-mouse” game crossing the Atlantic, the Russian-flagged tanker Anatoly Kolodkin is ready to reach Cuban waters late on Sunday and dock by Monday or Tuesday. Sunday afternoon,...