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Data shows that shipping traffic through Hormuz is still low, despite the absence of any US-Iran agreement.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 27, 2026

Shipping data revealed a lull in activity over the last few days. However, the talks between Iran and the United States are still stalled. According to data from Kpler, and a separate satellite analysis by 'data analytics specialists SynMax'…

Ship trackers reveal that another tanker carrying Iranian oil has passed through Hormuz.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 10, 2026

Data from ship trackers revealed that a supertanker?with 2 million barrels?of Iranian crude oil onboard?sailed?through?the?Strait of?Hormuz the previous day. This vessel is one of at least five others shipping oil to?Asia?since February 28.

Sources: Malta-flagged container vessel hit by projectile at Hormuz and abandoned

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 4, 2026

Shipping sources reported that the crew of the Maltese container ship Safeen Prestige abandoned ship after it was damaged by a projectile as it sailed towards?the top of the Strait of Hormuz? on Wednesday. Vanguard, a British maritime risk management company…

Venezuela prepares larger oil cargoes to export and targets India

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 24, 2026

Four sources and shipping data indicate that buyers and trading houses of Venezuelan oil chartered the very large crude carriers to export the South American nation?since the Caracas-Washington deal was signed. This move will boost deliveries to India.

Venezuela prepares larger oil cargoes to export, targets India

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 24, 2026

Sources and data indicate that trading houses and buyers of Venezuelan oil chartered the very large crude carriers to export from the South American nation since the Caracas-Washington deal was signed. This is expected to increase shipments to India and speed up the process starting in March.

China describes the Panama court's ruling on CK Hutchison Port contracts as'shameful and pathetic'

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 4, 2026

China has called the Panama court's decision to annul CK Hutchison’s contracts to operate a pair of Panama Canal ports as "absurd, shameful and pathetic" and vowed that it would defend Chinese interests. Panama's Supreme Court annulled last…

Venezuelan oil exports jump to 800,000 barrels per day in January under US control.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 2, 2026

Shipping data shows that Venezuelan oil exports jumped to a record?800,000. barrels per day in January under the control of the United States, from 498,000 barrels per days in December. This was after the capture by the U.S. of President Nicolas Maduro…

Pentagon: US forces capture third sanctioned oil-tanker in Indian Ocean

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 24, 2026

The Pentagon announced?on Tuesday that U.S. forces had intercepted a sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean, after tracing it from Caribbean waters. This was the third interdiction of this kind in the region. Washington has stepped up its blockade of vessels going to or from Venezuela…

Panama Ports will discuss port sale with Panama Government

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 1, 2025

Panama Ports Company said that on Friday it would communicate with the Panama Government at the appropriate time regarding the sale of two important ports it operates near to the Panama Canal. Hong Kong's CK Hutchison owns 90% of PPC. The company…

CNBC interviews LA port official who says that shipping volume will drop by 35% next Monday.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 29, 2025

Gene Seroka said that the Los Angeles port expects a 35% decrease in cargo coming from Asia in the next week in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday. He said that major American retailers had stopped all shipments to China. This contributed to 45% of the traffic in Los Angeles.

Chevron's Venezuelan crude oil cargoes are stuck at sea following export cancellations

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 11, 2025

Two sources familiar with the situation said that at least two vessels chartered by Chevron to transport Venezuelan crude are stranded in Venezuelan waters because the state oil company PDVSA canceled their export authorizations following the U.S.

Caspian Pipeline Consortium suspends operations at 2 of 3 mooring points in its sea terminal

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 31, 2025

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which exports Kazakhstan and Russia's crude oil via the Black Sea to Europe, announced Monday that two of the terminal's three moorings points had been halted. CPC, which transports about 1% world oil and is a major route for Kazakhstan oil exports…

Panama Canal Fees This Year 15% Below 2024, Authority Says

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 12, 2025

The Panama Canal Authority's Ricaurte Vaquez said in a Wednesday video conference that the fees for vessels passing through the canal this year were 15% lower than last year, as the waterway has more capacity. A severe drought that will occur…

Texas ports start resuming operations after winter storm

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 22, 2025

in the day, according to a shipping notice seen . up until now caused small interruptions to energy operations. Tuesday amid low temperatures and snow in Texas. according to the advisories. on Tuesday, the port stated. their service remained suspended. remark.

Texas Pilots suspend some operations in and around ports due to winter storm

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 21, 2025

Texas pilots who help move vessels around ports suspended some operations Monday due to the frigid temperatures that hit the state. According to an agent, the Brazos Santiago Pilots had been scheduled to stop ship movements on Monday just before midnight as conditions offshore worsened.

US East Coast and Gulf Coast ports employer: No significant progress made on contract issue

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 13, 2024

This week, the union representing dockworkers on the East Coast and Gulf Coast and a group of employers conducted a second round of contract negotiations. However, they failed to make any significant progress in some key areas. The International…

Shipping stocks slide after US port strike ends

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 3, 2024

Shipping shares fell across Asia Friday, after U.S. port operators and workers reached an agreement to end the strike at docks on the East Coast and Gulf Coast much sooner than expected. Evergreen Marine, Wan Hai Lines, and Yang Ming Marine…

White House encourages unions and employers to negotiate new port contract

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 27, 2024

A White House official stated that the Biden administration is encouraging unions and employers to quickly and in good faith negotiate a new contract ahead of any possible strike on Tuesday at ports. The International Longshoremen's Association…

Agriculture groups call on White House to act ahead of possible port strike

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 27, 2024

Nearly 200 agricultural organizations urged the White House on Friday morning to address U.S. agriculture supply chain issues, in light of a possible East and Gulf Coast ports strike that could start on Tuesday. According to the groups, there are "imminent and serious shipping disruptions"…

Agriculture groups ask White House to avoid East Coast port disruption

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 25, 2024

On Wednesday, agriculture groups urged the White House take action to prevent a possible strike that could start on October 1 at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports. These ports handle about half of the nation's ocean imports. The American Farm Bureau Federation and other groups…
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