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Navigator Equator
Tankers

Middle East shipping chaos drives Navigator Holdings Q2 profit gain

Alan Bosworth
Port of Ras Tanura
Tankers

Oil prices slide as markets anticipate restored Strait of Hormuz shipping

Reuters
Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Iran and Oman map out Hormuz route, but safety guarantees remain off the table

Reuters
New Amity, an Aframax tanker owned by China Merchants Energy Shipping (representative photo)
Tankers

China Merchants Energy Shipping orders five Aframax tankers for $368m

Alan Bosworth
Black Sea
Shipping

FEATURE | Escalating Black Sea attacks threaten global grain and oil trade

Reuters
Increase in bauxite orders from China to drive surge in capesize bulker demand, shipping exec claims
Bulkers

Baltic dry bulk index surges to fresh high as vessel rates firm

Reuters
Ain Sukhna terminal
Tankers

Persian Gulf crude exports resist wider collapse despite July slowdown

Reuters
The dive support vessel Mermaid Asiana
Offshore Support & Maintenance

Thailand's Mermaid Maritime establishes US subsidiary to target offshore market

Alan Bosworth
greece, turkey, cyprus map
Marine Infrastructure

French group takes majority stake in Greece-Cyprus subsea power cable project

Reuters
Caspian Pipeline Consortium single-point mooring
Tankers

Drone strikes leave Kazakh crude pipeline stranded without tankers

Reuters
Oil tankers
Tankers

Iran war market turmoil drives 66-fold leap in Glencore's profits

Reuters
Orlen marine transshipment terminal, Gdansk, Poland
Ports & Terminals

Poland's Orlen launches $127m Gdansk marine terminal

Alan Bosworth
The Taiwan Coast Guard joined forces with the Ministry of National Defense and the Air Service Corps to carry out the Haian 12 military exercises in June 2025
Naval

Inside Taiwan's new military drills: Limited internet and wartime simulations

Reuters
Map showing both the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Shipping

Key Middle Eastern waterways see unchanged shipping levels as US-Iran peace talks remain vague

Reuters
Ningbo Daxie Development Zone
Refining & Processing

China unexpectedly eases refined fuel export limits in August

Reuters
Front Vosso, a Frontline VLCC (representative photo)
Tankers

Frontline to sell two 2017-built VLCCs for $270m

Alan Bosworth
Port of Singapore
Tankers

Shippers face higher refueling costs in Singapore amid supply pinch

Reuters
Port of Quequen, Argentina
Ports & Terminals

Grain exports flow again as Argentina reaches deal with striking pilots

Reuters
Progress – Bunker barge to supply LNG to ships on US East Coast
Shipping

US Jones Act waiver may be extended in effort to tame gas prices

Reuters
Tanker News Roundup | August 5 – Asian yards focus: Chinese LCO2 carrier delivery to Norway, Greek owner's new Korean-built shuttle vessel and more
Tankers

Tanker News Roundup | August 5 – Asian yards focus: Chinese LCO2 carrier delivery to Norway, Greek owner's new Korean-built shuttle vessel and more

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