- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: Middle East Crude-Benchmarks extend gains to one-month high over supply fears—Middle East crude benchmark spot premiums of Oman, Dubai and Murban rose for a second session on Thursday, hitting a more than one-month high as Russi...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: Oil, copper slide as Trump tariffs rattle markets; gold hits record high—Commodities including oil, copper and agricultural products fell on Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trumps aggressive tariffs on key trading partner...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: US oil producers face new challenges as top oilfield flags—U.S. oil producers are grappling with geological limits to production growth as the countrys top oilfield ages and produces more water and gas and les...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: U.S. natural gas consumption set new winter and summer monthly records in 2024—In 2024, U.S. natural gas consumption averaged a record 90.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) and set new winter and summer monthly records in Janua...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: OPEC+ to discuss Kazakhstan output at Thursday’s meeting, sources say—Eight OPEC+ countries meeting on Thursday will focus debates on how to convince Kazakhstan to stop exceeding its output quota and its plans to compens...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: US crude and distillate inventories rise, gasoline stocks fall, EIA says—U.S. crude oil and distillate inventories rose while gasoline inventories fell last week, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Cru...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: US crude inventories rise as imports jump ahead of new tariffs, EIA says—U.S. crude oil stockpiles rose sharply last week as refinery utilization declined and imports rose and the market braced for new tariffs from the Trum...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: Sinopec Discovers Record Amounts of Shale Oil in Its East China Shengli Oilfield—China Petroleum Chemical Corporations (HKG: 0386, Sinopec or the Company) announced the discovery of over 140 million tonnes of proven geological res...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: OPEC: What does ‘green’ really mean?—Some energy sources get called green. Such a term or slogan can obscure energy realities. It is important we explore what green actually means. If gre...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: US LNG exports soar in March on ramp up of Plaquemines plant—The U.S. exported a record amount of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in March, selling more than 9 million metric tons (MT) of the superchilled gas, accor...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: Ukraine’s Jan-Feb grain exports through Romania’s Constanta drop to 226,000 tons—Ukraine shipped 226,000 metric tons of grain through the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta in the first two months of the year, down sharply from 1...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: India’s March palm oil imports rise but stay below normal levels, dealers say—Indias palm oil imports in March increased from the previous month but remained below normal levels for the fourth consecutive month, as its premium o...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: China’s aluminum scrap imports seen declining in coming months amid US tariffs: participants—Chinas aluminum scrap imports are likely to decline in the next few months as higher prices due to tariffs weaken arbitrage opportunities, industry so...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: Russian crude exports hit four-month high, but buyers under US scrutiny—Seaborne Russian crude exports reached a four-month high in March, according to ship-tracking data, but when those barrels will reach end-buyers remai...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: Venezuela’s oil exports fall 11.5% over US tariffs and sanctions, shipping data show—Venezuelas exports of crude oil and fuel fell 11.5% in March month-on-month as Washingtons imposition of secondary tariffs and the cancellation of key...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: Ukraine April wheat exports seen at 1 million tons, producers union says—Ukraines wheat exports are expected to remain high at 1 million metric tons in April, against 1.1 million tons in March, Ukrainian farm producers unio...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: Canada’s propane exports to Asia are growing, making up more than 40% of exports in 2024—Canada’s propane exports have steadily increased over the last decade, reaching record highs in 2024 as new marine export terminals streamlined the fl...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: ECB’s March meeting minutes confirm diverging views on the timing of further cuts—The most important passage of the European Central Banks latest minutes was the discussion on the monetary policy outlook. It is obvious that at the M...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall As Labor Market Stays Stable For Now—The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to continued labor market stability ahead of potent...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: US trade deficit narrows in February—The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in February, but the level of imports remained elevated after businesses front-loaded goods to avoid higher prices fro...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Asia takes big tariffs hit: Vietnam, Thailand most affected, while exemptions ease impact for India, Singapore—APAC hit by tariffs in the range of 10-49% US President Trump announced a blanket tariff of 10% on US imports, though most APAC countries are being hi...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Barclays sees ‘high risk’ of US recession this year—There is a high risk of the U.S. economy falling into a recession this year after President Donald Trumps sweeping new tariffs, Barclays said on Thurs...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: World leaders condemn Trump’s tariffs, some pledge retaliation—Countries across the world, including some of Americas closest allies, condemned President Donald Trumps announcement of reciprocal tariffs and some p...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Tariffs: Europe’s worst economic nightmare just came true—Wednesdays tariff announcements by Donald Trump should be the final reminder for Europe that the Transatlantic relationship has changed for good. And ...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Euro zone factories show signs of recovery but Asia weakens as US tariffs sap confidence—Factory activity showed early signs of a meaningful recovery in the euro zone in March but mostly weakened around Asia as an intensifying U.S. tariff ...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Global deal activity disappoints, M&A revenue falls as Trump pursues tariffs—A global trade war kicked off by U.S. President Donald Trump and the ensuing market turmoil soured bankers predictions for a robust start to a blockbu...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: German economy expected to recover only slowly, banks association says—The German economy will recover from its prolonged period of weakness very slowly, growing by only 0.2% this year, according to the new forecasts of G...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Trump tariff liberation means endless complication—Donald Trump is calling it Liberation Day. The president claims prospective tariffs on trillions of dollars of U.S. imports, which he is preparing to ...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: India March factory activity expands at its fastest pace in eight months, PMI shows—Indias manufacturing activity expanded at the fastest pace in eight months in March, rebounding from a more than one-year low due to strong domestic d...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Ahead of US tariffs, Taiwan says it is ‘indispensable’ to global supply chain—Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday ahead of an announcement of sweeping import tariffs by the United States that the island is an indispe...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Buffeted by Trump, WTO hunkers down to plot future—From its sleek headquarters on the shores of Lake Geneva, the World Trade Organization hopes to quietly ride out the after-shocks of Trump administrat...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Make in India could do with a dose of MAGA energy—Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of his mission to Make India Great Again when he met Donald Trump in February, leaning on the U.S. presidents motto...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: China’s banks head towards new lending woes—Fresh trouble is brewing for Chinas banks. The state is injecting 520 billion yuan ($72 billion) of capital into four big lenders, hoping to spark con...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Tariff shock less worrying than slow burn—The still mysterious U.S. tariff sweep coming on Wednesday makes it tough for investors to see much beyond this week, but the real risk is more of a s...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: US factory orders rise solidly in February—New orders for U.S.-manufactured goods increased solidly in February, likely as businesses front-loaded orders ahead of tariffs. Factory orders rose 0...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Greece to spend 25 billion euros as part of multi-year defence plan—Greece aims to spend 25 billion euros ($26.99 billion) as part of a multi-year defence plan, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told parliament on Wed...
- + Shipping News Marine Insurance: The importance of PEME—Filipino seafarers play a crucial role in global trade, facing occupational hazards that demand strict health standards. Ensuring medical readiness be...
- + Shipping News Marine Insurance: The Swedish Club Enhances TELP with New Seasonal Iceberg Advisory—The Swedish Club is proud to introduce a new seasonal iceberg and sea ice Advisory feature within its Trade Enabling Loss Prevention (TELP) system. Th...