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October 20, 2025
Thyssenkrupp's CEO confirmed that the German conglomerate is in "intensive" talks with Jindal Steel International about the Indian group’s interest in the steel business. He called it a "good collaboration", but warned that the discussions might take some time.
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October 20, 2025
TKMS, a shipbuilder, began trading on the stock market at 60 euros ($69.95), valuing it higher than expected, with a valuation of 3.8bn euros. This is due to a boom in global defence. The listing is part of a strategy by German parent Thyssenkrupp…
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October 20, 2025
TKMS, a German shipbuilder, will debut on the Frankfurt stock exchange Monday. This is part of a larger plan by Thyssenkrupp's parent company to streamline its structure in order to take advantage of the growing global demand for defence assets.
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October 20, 2025
China's crude stockpile fell sharply in September, as a result of lower imports and increased refinery processing. According to calculations based upon official data, China's crude surplus in September was 570,000 barrels a day (bpd), down from 1,01 million bpd during August.
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October 19, 2025
A document from the European Union's diplomatic branch, the EEAS (European External Action Service), shows that it is urging its member states to support a maritime declaration which would allow EU countries working with flag state to arrange inspections of Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers.
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October 14, 2025
State-run news agency Xinhua reports that a Chinese container ship completed a pioneering voyage through the Arctic and into a UK port. This journey cut in half the transit time of the electric vehicles aboard the ship, as well as the solar panels, which were destined for Europe.
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October 13, 2025
According to two industry sources, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium increased its oil exports by 9% per day in September compared to August, to 6.6 millions metric tons or 1.75million barrels daily. CPC exports oil via a pipeline that carries over 80% of all Kazakh crude oil exports.
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October 13, 2025
Russia denied on Monday that its submarine was experiencing technical difficulties after it surfaced near the northern French coast. NATO's Maritime Command released photos on October 9, claiming to show a French Navy frigate observing a Russian…
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October 12, 2025
South Korean defense minister Ahn Gyu back told the parliament on Monday that North Korea likely received technical assistance from Russia in its submarine development. North Korea has pledged to develop submarines capable of launching ballistic missiles.
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October 10, 2025
The differential between Brent and Urals crudes dated Friday remained stable, but Russia's oil imports from western ports are expected to remain close to their record high for October, according both to industry sources as well as calculations.
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October 9, 2025
U.S. president Donald Trump and his Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb signed an agreement Thursday that will allow the U.S. Coast Guard up to eleven icebreakers to enhance U.S. security in the Arctic. Trump and Stubb established friendly relations since Trump gained power in January.
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October 6, 2025
Russia announced on Monday that its air defence units had destroyed 251 Ukrainian drones over night. The majority of these were over the southwest. 61 of the drones were over the Black Sea, and another was heading toward Moscow. There was no official statement on damage.
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October 3, 2025
The Swedish defence ministry announced on Friday that it is drafting legislation to enhance security in the Baltic Sea through the expansion of the coast guard's maritime surveillance capabilities. Baltic Sea Region is on high alert after a…
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October 3, 2025
MarineTraffic reports that the Boracay tanker, which is under Western sanctions for being suspected of belonging to Russia's shadow fleet and also faces a separate French investigation, has left its anchorage off western France. The raid by…
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October 2, 2025
The Kremlin stated on Thursday that France’s boarding of an oil tanker suspected to be part of the shadow fleet that is involved in Russian oil trading was "hysteria", which could cause problems for the global energy transport routes. Dmitry Peskov…
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October 2, 2025
According to preliminary data from ship tracking, analysts, and a refinery, fuel oil imports into the U.S. Gulf Coast reached a record high of two-and-a half years in September. This was due to an increase in cargoes coming from the Middle East…
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October 1, 2025
On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that it was "a great thing" for France to be investigating a suspected violation by the oil tanker Boracay. The oil tanker is suspected to belong to the "shadow fleet", which is involved in the Russian Oil Trade.
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September 30, 2025
According to Kpler's and LSEG's ship tracking data, a liquefied gas (LNG), tanker carrying cargo from Russia sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 Project berthed in China's Beihai Terminal on Tuesday. The Chinese terminal will receive its seventh cargo from the Arctic LNG 2 Project…
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September 21, 2025
Iga Swaatek, who is a determined player, came back from the brink to win the Korea Open title. She survived a scare in the first game before defeating Russian Ekaterina Alexova with a score of 1-6 7-6(3) and 7-5. Swiatek looked out of place in the first two sets.
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September 18, 2025
An EU official revealed that the European Commission is examining a proposal for a faster ban on Russian natural gas liquefied in its 19th set of sanctions against Moscow due to its invasion of Ukraine. This new initiative follows an earlier call made by U.S.
