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The Trump administration has issued a sweeping temporary sanctions waiver authorizing the production, sale and shipment of Iranian oil, a dramatic reversal of

Iran has ramped up the amount of oil it sends openly through the Strait of Hormuz to the highest since the war began, as shipping activity picks up while

China is preparing a second import terminal to handle liquefied natural gas cargoes from Russia's sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, expanding a route that so

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, June 22 (Reuters) – The number of ships that passed through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply on Sunday after Iran announced

By Yash Roy Jun 21, 2026 (Bloomberg) –US efforts to open shipping channels in the Strait of Hormuz will allow a gradual increase in vessel transit,

June 21 (Reuters) – United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Sunday that a tanker reported being approached by a skiff carrying

By Weilun Soon and Julian Lee Jun 21, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Millions of barrels of oil continued to flow through the Strait of Hormuz this weekend even

By Mark Burton and Julian Luk Jun 21, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Iran war caused one of the biggest supply shocks to ever hit the aluminum market, but

By Julian Lee Jun 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Iran has resumed loading crude from its Kharg island export terminal after a break of about six weeks,

WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Saturday denied Iran’s claims that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, saying the

By Weilun Soon and Alex Longley Jun 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Ships can consider transiting the Strait of Hormuz along the southern route at any time of

By Arsalan Shahla and Alex Longley Jun 20, 2026(Bloomberg) –Iran said it has closed the Strait of Hormuz for shipping transit due to what it called

By Leslie Kaufman Jun 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Trump administration is dropping near-term plans to dismantle a $386 million federal ocean-observing

PANAMA CITY, June 19 (Reuters) – One crew member was killed and two more injured after a drone attack on a Panama-flagged ship in the Black Sea,

Federal prosecutors have reached a deferred prosecution agreement with the chief engineer of the containership Dali, with the veteran Indian mariner admitting

The overwhelming re-election of Genco Shipping & Trading’s board this week marked the latest chapter in a takeover battle that has pitted two of the

Iran is shipping large amounts of oil that had previously been held back by a US blockade, a potential boost for Tehran after it signed an interim peace deal

Oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz picked up on Friday after the United States and Iran signed a ceasefire deal, with Gulf producers preparing to

Less than 48 hours after President Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran to end the conflict and restore freedom of navigation through

By Lori Ann LaRocco – The already volatile security picture in the Strait of Hormuz has taken a sharp turn for the worse as Iran moves to assert de

The European Union has clarified that its upcoming ban on Russian liquefied natural gas extends far beyond imports into Europe, prohibiting EU operators from

Iranian crude oil flows appeared to surge following the lifting of a months-long US naval blockade on the Islamic Republic’s ports, even as visible traffic

The US-Iran interim peace deal took effect and shipping started returning to the Strait of Hormuz as the US declared an end to its blockade and a complex

Russia moved closer to deploying its second domestically built Arc7 icebreaking liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier on Thursday as the Konstantin Posyet was

LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) – The interim deal to end the Iran war will include a waiver on sanctioned oil sales but the country still