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U.S. Senator Demands Russian Diesel Tanker Turn Around as Legal Fight Escalates

28 October 2026 at 17:29
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is demanding that a tanker reportedly carrying Russian diesel to the United States reverse course, warning its owner that delivering the cargo would violate federal...

MARAD Approves $8.2 Billion Texas LNG Export Port in Record-Time Review

28 October 2026 at 17:24
The Trump administration has approved an $8.2 billion offshore liquefied natural gas export project off the Texas coast, marking a major milestone for its effort to speed up deepwater port...

Russia Turns to Arctic WW2 Route to Export Grain

28 October 2026 at 16:32
Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, has turned to an Arctic World War II shipping route to export grain for the first time as the conflict in Ukraine stalls Black Sea trade and officials warn of risks in the NATO-controlled Baltic Sea.

Scorpio Tankers Reports $181,000-a-Day LR2 Rates as Middle East War Upends Oil Trade

28 October 2026 at 16:05
Scorpio Tankers is reporting a sharp surge in tanker earnings as the war in the Middle East disrupts global oil flows, with its LR2 product tankers securing bookings averaging $181,000...

Drones Hit Container Ship off Bulgaria, Crew Safe and Ashore

28 October 2026 at 14:05
Sea drones struck a container ship off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast on Wednesday, the ship's owner and the government said, the latest in a string of attacks that have raised concerns about the growing scope of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Russia To Begin Year-Round Arctic Northern Sea Route Shipping in Early 2027

28 October 2026 at 09:37
Russia expects to begin regular year-round eastbound shipping along the Northern Sea Route in early 2027, as additional nuclear icebreaker capacity, newer ice-class LNG carriers and pressure to redirect energy exports toward Asia bring the long-delayed ambition closer to reality.

Saudi Tanker Giant Posts 10-Fold Profit Jump as Ship Rates Surge

28 October 2026 at 09:27
Saudi Arabia’s main shipping firm Bahri reported a 10-fold jump in third-quarter profit as its oil tanker business benefited from surging freight rates amid the Iran war.
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