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Trump Administration Moves Closer to Pacific Seabed Mining Lease Sale
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August 17, 2026
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Trump Administration Moves Closer to Pacific Seabed Mining Lease Sale

The Trump administration is moving closer to a potential offshore critical minerals lease sale near the Northern Mariana Islands, advancing another piece of its broader effort to develop seabed mineral...
Asian Refiners Ask to Pick Up Saudi Oil Outside Risky Red Sea
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August 17, 2026
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Asian Refiners Ask to Pick Up Saudi Oil Outside Risky Red Sea

Some Asian refiners are pushing back against Saudi Aramco’s request that they pick up their oil at Yanbu on the Red Sea, due to the difficulty of finding ships willing to sail through the dangerous waterway.
Covert Mideast Oil Flows Are Keeping Global Prices in Check
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August 16, 2026
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Covert Mideast Oil Flows Are Keeping Global Prices in Check

By Alex Longley, Anthony Di Paola, Grant Smith and Weilun Soon Aug 16, 2026(Bloomberg) –Middle Eastern oil producers are pressing ahead with shuttling large volumes of crude out of the Persian...
Smart Tugs And Trucks That Don’t Sleep. Automation Rewires US Transport
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August 15, 2026
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Smart Tugs And Trucks That Don’t Sleep. Automation Rewires US Transport

By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado, Aug 14 (Reuters) – U.S. transportation has steadily become more efficient through advances in engine technology, infrastructure upgrades and increasingly sophisticated logistics networks. The next wave is...
Hormuz Ship Attacks Mount As US Vows To Cripple Iran Economy
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August 15, 2026
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Hormuz Ship Attacks Mount As US Vows To Cripple Iran Economy

By Arsalan Shahla, Catherine Lucey and Sara Gharaibeh Aug 15, 2026 (Bloomberg) –More ships have come under attack in the Strait of Hormuz as talks to end the war in the...
UAE Says Iran Attacked Another ADNOC Vessel In Hormuz
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August 15, 2026
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UAE Says Iran Attacked Another ADNOC Vessel In Hormuz

CAIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday Iran had attacked an Abu Dhabi National Oil Company vessel while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz a day...
Supertanker Pays Record $4.6 Million to Skip Panama Canal Line
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August 14, 2026
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Supertanker Pays Record $4.6 Million to Skip Panama Canal Line

An empty gas supertanker paid a record $4.6 million to skip the line at the Panama Canal next week as the Iran war and an intensifying El Niño upend global trade routes.
Container Rates Extend Gains as Carriers Tighten Transpacific Capacity
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August 13, 2026
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Container Rates Extend Gains as Carriers Tighten Transpacific Capacity

Drewry’s World Container Index rose for a second straight week, with higher transpacific rates outweighing declines on Asia-Europe trades as carriers continue to manage capacity amid widespread supply chain disruption....
Iran, US Make Competing Claims Over Control of Strait of Hormuz
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August 13, 2026
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Iran, US Make Competing Claims Over Control of Strait of Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management," the recently appointed head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit said on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States had "total control" of the strategic waterway.
Black Sea Oil Tanker Rates Surge to Record on Drones Barrage
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August 12, 2026
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Black Sea Oil Tanker Rates Surge to Record on Drones Barrage

(Bloomberg) — Freight costs for oil tankers shipping crude from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean have risen to a record after a flurry of drone attacks, driving down prices...
UAE Shuttles Iraqi Oil Exports Through the Strait of Hormuz
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August 12, 2026
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UAE Shuttles Iraqi Oil Exports Through the Strait of Hormuz

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.’s trading arm is offering to shuttle exports of Iraqi oil through the Strait of Hormuz, using its dark-transit playbook to transport Basrah and other crude to refiners in Asia, according to people familiar with the matter.
Pakistan Says US and Iran Close to ‘Some Sort’ of Deal Despite Attacks on Shipping
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August 11, 2026
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Pakistan Says US and Iran Close to ‘Some Sort’ of Deal Despite Attacks on Shipping

Pakistan said on Tuesday the United States and Iran were close to "some sort" of deal, and fellow mediator Qatar said talks on managing the Strait of Hormuz were at an advanced stage, despite reports of new attacks on shipping in regional waters.