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Bunkering Hubs Along African Coast See Surge as Vessels Reroute

Mar 23, 2026

Ship-refuelling companies along Africa's coast are seeing a surge in business as more vessels divert around the Cape of Good Hope, with war in the Middle East reshaping global shipping routes and boosting the continent's role as a bunkering hub.Carriers have been avoiding the Suez Canal and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait since late 2023, when Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping began. U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have reinforced the shift…

Freeport CEO Says Iran War Could Delay New US LNG Projects

Mar 25, 2026

Supply disruptions linked to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran could delay construction of liquefied natural gas projects slated for development in the U.S., Freeport LNG CEO Michael Smith said on Wednesday at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston…

Ports of Indiana Handles First Aluminum Shipment

Mar 24, 2026

Ports of Indiana has opened a new federally approved bonded storage facility at its Mount Vernon port, marking a major expansion of capabilities and enabling the port to handle its first barge shipment of aluminum.The shipment, totaling approximately 1…

African Bunkering Hubs Gain as Ships Reroute Around Cape

Mar 23, 2026

Ship-refuelling companies along Africa's coast are seeing a surge in business as more vessels divert around the Cape of Good Hope, with war in the Middle East reshaping global shipping routes and boosting the continent's role as a bunkering hub…

Two India-Bound Tankers Pass Through Strait of Hormuz

Mar 23, 2026

Two tankers bound for India sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, as U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to attack Iran’s power plants unless Tehran drops threats that have effectively closed the Gulf.Gulf nations including Saudi…

Argentina Grain Exports Rise From Strong Harvest

Mar 20, 2026

Argentina is shipping out grains at a strong pace this season as record sunflower exports and booming corn sales help absorb one of the country's biggest harvests in years, the Rosario grains exchange said on Friday, though the conflict in the…

Tanker Bound for Cuba with Fuel Cargo Diverts to Trinidad

Mar 20, 2026

A tanker carrying fuel originally bound for Cuba on Friday changed its destination to Trinidad and Tobago, according to LSEG ship-tracking data, a blow for the island amid a severe fuel scarcity that has triggered power blackouts.The Hong Kong…

Independent Port Consultants Announces New Hires

Mar 20, 2026

Independent Port Consultants (IPC) has strengthened its advisory capabilities with the addition of a senior port technology specialist in Dubai and an ESG expert, as demand grows for digitalization and sustainability support across the ports sector…

US Crude Being Shipped to Asia Via Panama Canal

Mar 19, 2026

Asian refiners are increasingly sending medium-sized crude cargoes from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Asia through the Panama Canal as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran disrupts trade flows, raises shipping costs and forces Asian refiners to hunt for alternative supplies…

Exxon, BP, Vitol Ship Record Volume of US Oil Products to Australia in March

Mar 19, 2026

ExxonMobil, BP and Vitol are shipping a record volume of oil products to Australia from the U.S. in March, shipping data from trading sources shows, filling a gap left by the loss of regular volumes from Asia as the Iran conflict disrupts supplies…

GT Wings Establishes Manufacturing Partnership with Zunsion Technology for AirWing Production

Mar 19, 2026

GT Wings has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Zunsion Technology in China to establish a strategic manufacturing partnership for its AirWing Jet Sail wind propulsion system.The agreement creates a framework for industrial scale production of AirWing units in China…

Iran Fires Missiles at Qatar Energy Hub

Mar 18, 2026

Iran accused Israel of striking its facilities in the huge South Pars gas field on Wednesday in a major escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war that sent oil prices shooting higher, and retaliated by vowing attacks on oil and gas targets throughout the Gulf…

Saudi Red Sea Oil Exports in March Rise to 3.8 Million bpd

Mar 18, 2026

Saudi Arabia's crude oil loadings at its Yanbu port on the Red Sea are set to surge to a record 3.8 million barrels per day (bpd) in March, shipping data showed on Wednesday, after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran effectively shut exports via the Strait of Hormuz…

Sailors’ Society Releases Latest Cadet Report, Highlighting the Digital Seafarer Generation

Mar 17, 2026

Revealing both the positives and negatives of increased connectivity at sea and the growing reliance on peer support by the next generation of maritime, Sailors’ Society has published its latest Cadet Report, 'The first digital seafarer generation…

Japanese Consortium Plans Ammonia Bunkering Operations in Singapore

Mar 17, 2026

Sumitomo Corporation, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) and NYK Bulkship (Asia) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly conduct a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study and explore the ownership of a newbuild ammonia bunkering vessel for application in Singapore…

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