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US Plans To Allow Russian Oil Tanker Into Cuba, Easing Crisis
By Eric Martin and Scott Squires Mar 29, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Trump administration is planning to let a Russian oil tanker dock in Cuba, alleviating an energy crisis triggered when the...
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Russia’s Ust-Luga Port Takes New Damage In Ukraine Drone Attack
By Bloomberg News Mar 29, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Russia’s Ust-Luga port sustained fresh damage from a Ukrainian drone attack, as Kyiv steps up strikes on Russian oil export infrastructure. The Leningrad region...
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Two India Bound LPG Tankers Clear Strait Of Hormuz
BENGALURU, March 29 (Reuters) – Two India-bound liquefied petroleum gas tankers carrying about 94,000 metric tons of the cooking gas have safely transited the Strait of Hormuz and are heading towards India,...
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USS Tripoli Arrives In Middle East
By Dan Williams, Kateryna Kadabashy and Dana Khraiche Mar 28, 2026 (Bloomberg) —Houthi militants launched ballistic missiles at Israel on Saturday morning, marking their entry into the month-long Iran war that...
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China Urges Philippines To Stabilize Ties Amid Maritime Row
By Bloomberg News Mar 28, 2026 (Bloomberg) –China called on the Philippines to help create the conditions needed to stabilize and improve bilateral relations as officials concluded two days of talks...
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Two Humanitarian Aid Boats Safely Reach Havana After Being Located By Mexican Navy
By Dave Sherwood and Lizbeth Diaz HAVANA, March 28 (Reuters) – Two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid from Mexico arrived safely in Havana on Saturday, the Mexican Navy said, concluding a journey in which the...
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Tankers Deliver Russian Crude to India Despite US, EU Pressure
At least four tankers discharged millions of barrels of Russian crude at Indian refineries at the weekend, a sign the closely scrutinized deliveries are continuing as normal, even as the US ramps up pressure on the South Asian country to stop purchases.
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At Least 54 Die As Boat Sinks Off Yemen, Dozens Missing
ADEN, Aug 3 (Reuters) – At least 54 died when a boat carrying around 150 people sank off Yemen’s coast in bad weather on Sunday, with dozens still unaccounted for, health officials said....
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Russia Cancels Tsunami Warning After Dormant Volcano Erupts
Aug 3 (Reuters) – Russia’s Ministry for Emergency Services lifted a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands. The ministry had...
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Russian and Chinese Navies Carry Out Drills In Sea Of Japan
MOSCOW, Aug 3 (Reuters) – The Russian and Chinese navies are carrying out artillery and anti-submarine drills in the Sea of Japan as part of scheduled joint exercises, the Russian Pacific Fleet...
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India To Maintain Russian Oil Imports Despite Trump Threats
NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (Reuters) – India will keep purchasing oil from Russia despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of penalties, two Indian government sources told Reuters on Saturday, not wishing to be identified due to...
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Shipping Tycoon Aponte’s TiL Gets $2.5 Billion In Private Debt
By Kat Hidalgo and Silas Brown Aug 1, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Terminal Investment Ltd., the port operator controlled by Italian billionaire Gianluigi Aponte, raised $2.5 billion through a privately-placed bond sale. The...
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Panama Closes Ship Registry to Older Oil Tankers and Bulkers Amid Shadow Fleet Concerns
The Panama Ship Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers or bulk carriers that are more than 15 years old. This decisive action aims to optimize fleet...
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Trump Orders Nuclear Submarines Moved After Russian ‘Provocative Statements’
By Phil Stewart, Jonathan Landay and Ryan Patrick Jones WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in “the...
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Fishing Companies Fined $1.2 Million for Illegal Bilge Dumping in Alaska Waters
A federal district court in Anchorage has imposed civil penalties exceeding $1.18 million against three Kodiak-based commercial fishing companies and their manager for Clean Water Act violations. The judgment, entered...
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Markets Dive After Trump Hits Countries with Steep Tariffs
By John Revill and Trevor Hunnicutt ZURICH/WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest wave of tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners sent global stock markets...
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Trump Yanks Millions of Acres Designated for Offshore Wind
By Ari Natter (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is revoking approval for millions of acres of ocean to be set aside for offshore wind development amid an escalating attack on...
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SeaLead Terminates Charters on Sanctioned Ships Linked to Iran
Singapore carrier SeaLead Shipping yesterday terminated charters on 16 ships caught up in the US Office of Foreign Asset Control’s (OFAC) sanctions on an Iranian political adviser.