President Donald Trump declared Monday that the United States has complete control of the Strait of Hormuz and insisted negotiations with Iran are continuing, even as Tehran denied any talks...

Seafarer morale declined sharply in the second quarter of 2026 as the immediate shock of conflict in the Persian Gulf gave way to the grinding pressures of everyday life at...

Shipbroker and maritime services giant Clarksons reported record first-half earnings on Monday, saying disruption caused by the Strait of Hormuz crisis helped fuel exceptional trading conditions across global shipping markets...

Iran said on Monday there were no talks under way with the United States and no plans for any meetings, contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump who had cited talks he said would take place that afternoon as justification for calling off attacks.

The key Saudi export port of Yanbu in the Red Sea appeared to have its busiest day since Houthi threats upended shipping in the region, while more ships transited dark through the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint.

By Zoltan Simon Aug 2, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Hungary is fully shutting down its sole nuclear power plant for the first time due to the record low levels of the Danube River,...

By Firat Kozok, Patrick Sykes and Khalid Al-Ansary Aug 1, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Turkey reached an agreement with Iraq to extend an expired oil pipeline deal by one year and increase flows...

By Sarah Morland MEXICO CITY, July 31 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Mexican hotel workers, tractor operators and specialized Navy personnel are heading out to the beach each day at dawn to clean record masses of...

A GasLog-operated LNG carrier sustained damage while exiting the Strait of Hormuz on Friday as maritime security authorities reported two separate security incidents near the strategic waterway, highlighting the continued...

China's coast guard conducted patrols it described as routine law enforcement in waters east of Taiwan on Friday, angering Taipei, which condemned the move as a political operation aimed at expanding Beijing's control.

New energy data shows the crude cushion that has been built up will be shrinking in the next 2-3 months unless geopolitics improve. In a webinar, Vortexa explained, with Atlantic Basin inflows already slowing and China drawing inventories at up to ~1 mb/d, they see a high risk of significant tightening within the next 2–3 months and estimate that China’s extra crude buffer built since 2025 could be largely worked down within about four months if current draw rates persist.

A sanctions-hit tanker is leaking oil off the coast of Oman and the spill has spread in recent days, increasing concern about possible environmental damage to coastal areas, according to an analysis of satellite imagery and shipping specialists.