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By Dan Strumpf and Sudhi Ranjan Sen (Bloomberg) — The US sinking of an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka’s coast expands the deepening Middle East war to India’s doorstep, unsettling …

By Samy Adghirni Mar 5, 2026 (Bloomberg) –France has reached out to the governments of Italy and Greece to coordinate efforts in the Eastern Mediterranean as tensions over the war …

By Alex Longley and Christopher Charleston (Bloomberg) –It’s never been more expensive to ship crude from the US to Asia, though some deals are starting to fall through already with …

By Stephen Stapczynski, Ruth Liao, and Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) — Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi is facing the biggest crisis of his career. As energy minister for Qatar, the tiny Gulf …

By Weilun Soon, Ruth Liao and Serene Cheong Mar 4, 2026 (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump says the US will ensure the free flow of energy through the Persian Gulf with …

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) – The Iran conflict has thrust container shipping from an industry bracing for a capacity glut to another potential “black swan” supply crunch. That paradigm shift …

By Bloomberg News Mar 3, 2026 (Bloomberg) –China has called on all sides of the Iran war to ensure the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, the …

(Bloomberg) – Qatar shut down liquefied natural gas production at the world’s largest export facility after it was targeted in an Iranian drone attack, sending European gas prices surging more …

By Alex Longley, Serene Cheong, Weilun Soon and Yongchang Chin Mar 2, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A venture that’s taken a dominant position in the global market for oil supertankers is asking …

By Paul Burkhardt, Anthony Di Paola and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) – President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran creates new risks for a significant chunk of the world’s oil supply. …

By Gerry Doyle (Bloomberg) — The ability of the US, Israel and Gulf Arab states to weather Iran’s retaliatory strikes will depend on how many missile interceptors they have — …

By Julian Lee, Alex Longley, Weilun Soon and Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) – Oil and gas tankers are increasingly avoiding the Hormuz shipping strait that links the oil-rich Persian Gulf to …

(Bloomberg) The US and Israel began striking targets across Iran, with President Donald Trump urging Iranians to overthrow the government in a conflict that threatens to spiral across the oil-rich …

By Julian Lee, Alex Longley, Weilun Soon and Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) — A number of oil tankers are avoiding sailing through Hormuz shipping strait that links the oil-rich Persian Gulf …

By Charles Gorrivan (Bloomberg) – A tanker believed to be carrying Russian oil to fuel-starved Cuba diverted away, a move that’s likely to worsen shortages on the Caribbean island. The …

By Alex Longley and Weilun Soon Feb 26, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A shipowner’s once-in-a-generation wager on oil tankers has made it so powerful that it controls an overwhelming majority of supertankers …

By Alex Longley and Weilun Soon (Bloomberg) — A shipowner’s once-in-a-generation wager on oil tankers has made it so powerful that it controls an overwhelming majority of supertankers that can …

By Rong Wei Neo (Bloomberg) – Russian and Iranian oil producers are offering deepening discounts as they compete for the same limited group of Chinese buyers after India retreated from …

By Weilun Soon and Julian Lee Feb 25, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Iran has been loading oil onto tankers at a rapid pace in recent days, a potential sign of the Persian …

By Alex Longley and Weilun Soon (Bloomberg) – Saudi Arabia’s biggest oil shipper provisionally hired at least five supertankers, adding to demand for the giant ships at a time when …

By Weilun Soon and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) – Iran has been loading oil onto tankers at a rapid pace in recent days, a potential sign of the Persian Gulf state’s …

By Sing Yee Ong Feb 25, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Australia is shipping LNG much further than its main buyers in Asia as demand for the super-chilled fuel in the region falters. …

By Alex Wickham Feb 24, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The UK government announced new sanctions on Russia’s so-called shadow oil fleet as it ramped up efforts to squeeze energy revenues funding the …

(Bloomberg) – A tanker carrying diesel from India has moored in Europe’s largest port, a notable arrival after some traders had expressed caution about falling foul of new sanctions on …

(Bloomberg) – West African crude traders are being forced into offering deep discounts by soaring freight costs and an unfavorable price spread that is eroding Asian buyers’ appetite for the …

By Bloomberg News Feb 23, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Russia’s flagship crude is selling at the deepest discount in the international marketplace in almost three years as western sanctions deter trade with …

By Antonia Mufarech and Carolina Gonzalez (Bloomberg) – The US government is barring a Chilean cabinet minister and two other officials from being able to enter the country, part of …

By Lucia Kassai Feb 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A ship believed to be carrying Russian fuels is on its way to Cuba, putting US President Donald Trump’s sanctions to the test …

By Julian Lee and Rong Wei Neo (Bloomberg) — Chinese refiners are snapping up Russian oil that India is shunning, helping Moscow to overcome a dip in purchases by the …

By Weilun Soon and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — The cost to hire oil supertankers could be headed for the highest levels this decade on the growing risk of a major …

By Rakesh Sharma Feb 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) –India temporarily extended permission for four Russian insurers to cover tankers calling at its ports, as the government seeks to sustain crude imports …

(Bloomberg) — The US trade deficit widened in December, capping a turbulent year of erratic tariff policy. The goods and services trade gap expanded from the prior month to $70.3 …

By Ott Ummelas Feb 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Leaders from two Nordic states expressed skepticism over ambitions to seize vessels linked to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, signaling that proposals among allies …

By Alexander Weber and Mark Schroers Feb 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Donald Trump’s trade levies aren’t the main reason why China is exporting more to other parts of the world, a …

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — The most extensive sea ice in 15 years around Russia’s key Baltic Sea commodity ports could curb a chunk of the nation’s vast exports program …

By Patrick Sykes and Arsalan Shahla Feb 17, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Parts of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil-shipping lanes, will be closed for “several hours” …

By Andras Gergely and Thomas Escritt Feb 15, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Mol Group Nyrt, Hungary’s largest energy company, asked the government to release strategic oil reserves to keep its refineries operating …

By Alex Longley, Weilun Soon and Alaric Nightingale Feb 16, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A niche but crucial part of the oil market is being rocked by a huge bet from a …

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) – Russia’s Black Sea coastal region came under heavy drone attack overnight, with damage reported to infrastructure at the Taman seaport and fuel tanks. Air defenses …

By Will Kubzansky and Lucia Kassai Feb 15, 2026 (Bloomberg) –US supplies of gasoline are being shipped out of the country to travel thousands of miles via the Bahamas before …

By Galit Altstein (Bloomberg) — Hapag-Lloyd AG is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli competitor Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd, the German company said on Sunday. Discussions with Israeli financial …

By Alastair Gale and Gareth Allan (Bloomberg) – Japan said it seized a Chinese fishing vessel and arrested its captain after the ship entered the nation’s exclusive economic zone and …

By Weilun Soon Feb 13, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Three US-sanctioned tankers have arrived for demolition on India’s west coast in under a month, an unusually strong start to the year for …

By Foster Wong and Shirley Zhao Feb 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. has warned A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S of legal action should the Nordic company’s terminal unit try to …

By Sing Yee Ong and Stephen Stapczynski Feb 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A liquefied natural gas shipment reloaded from China — the world’s top buyer of the fuel — is heading …

By Marcelo Rochabrun (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration warned that Peru is losing sovereignty over a Chinese-owned port near its capital city, after a local judge ruled that the port …

By Andrea Palasciano and Sanne Wass (Bloomberg) — NATO will bolster its Arctic presence with a new mission after US President Donald Trump triggered an alliance crisis over his attempts …

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 plant is expected to receive two more domestically constructed ice-class liquefied natural gas carriers in 2026, further unlocking the project’s …

By Anthony Di Paola Feb 11, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.’s shipping arm plans to order as many as six liquefied natural gas tankers as the state producer …