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August 11, 2026
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said on 'Tuesday' that it received a report about an incident involving a tanker ship and military forces, in the Gulf of Oman. This was after the vessel type had been changed from a tanker ship to a containership.
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August 10, 2026
Danish shipping group Maersk announced 'on Monday that another container service within its Gemini network, with Germany's Hapag-Lloyd, will resume sailing in the Red Sea and Suez Canal as part of a gradual return to this area. Most shippers…
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August 10, 2026
ADNOC Gas announced a 52% drop in its second-quarter profits on Monday. Sales were affected by the closing of the Strait of Hormuz following the U.S. & Israel's attacks on Iran. Abu Dhabi's state-owned company reported a 665 million dollar second-quarter loss…
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August 5, 2026
Mohamed Salah was greeted by hundreds of fans at the Istanbul airport, eager to see him. He wore Trabzonspor’s burgundy-and-blue kit. Trabzonspor had announced the previous day that they were in talks with Salah. Club chairman Ertugrul dogan…
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August 5, 2026
Salah was greeted by hundreds of excited fans at the Istanbul airport wearing the burgundy-and-blue kit of Trabzonspor, ahead of his anticipated move from Liverpool to the Turkish premier league. Trabzonspor had announced the day before that they were in talks with Salah.
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August 2, 2026
Shipping data showed that on Monday, two tankers carrying Saudi oil traversed the Bab el-Mandeb strait, while traffic in the Strait of Hormuz slowed after reports of vessel attacks. Kpler data revealed that the number of?commodity vessels passing…
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July 22, 2026
CMA CGM will impose a 'fuel surcharge for emergency situations' following the re-escalation of terrorism in the Strait of Hormuz, the French shipping company announced in an announcement posted on its website. Fuel prices have risen sharply…
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July 21, 2026
Tuesday, oil prices rose by 2% to a five week high. This was due to fears that the Middle East could be hit with more energy disruptions as a result of increased attacks between the U.S. Brent futures climbed $2.12 or 2.4% to $91.34 per barrel at 10:53 am EDT (1453 GMT). U.S.
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July 17, 2026
U.S. The U.S. Ambassador to Italy Tilman Ferritta arrived on his superyacht in the lagoon of Venice, attracting protests against the policies of President Donald Trump and increased security. Fertitta is a 'billionaire entrepreneur' appointed by Trump.
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July 16, 2026
Analyst and traders said that European Union countries may see a greater demand for grain exports if the attacks on Black Sea ports and ships disrupt Russian or Ukrainian sales. The price of wheat has risen this week. U.S. futures have reached two-year-highs, and Euronext Wheat is at 17-month-highs.
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July 15, 2026
The G7 foreign ministers, as well as the EU's chief of foreign policy, urged Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allies to stop any actions that might lead to further atrocities in El-Obeid. The delegates also called for all parties, including the Sudanese Army…
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July 9, 2026
The 'U.S. government has agreed to allow Germany to acquire 'Tomahawk?cruise missiles?and station them on German territory, Chancellor Friedrich Merz told lawmakers in Berlin on Thursday. The German government will acquire Tomahawk cruise missiles and station them in Germany…
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July 7, 2026
German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil and Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that Canada's decision to select TKMS, a German company, to build 12 submarines for their navy is good news for Germany and NATO collective security. Merz,…
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July 10, 2026
Following Tehran's renewed?attacks against oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz?, the?Treasury Department announced that new sanctions were issued by the United States on Friday. They targeted a key financier of Iran's new president Mojtaba Khmenei, as well as?13 individuals and entities.
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July 7, 2026
The office of President Emmanuel Macron announced that French shipping 'group CMA CGM' signed a partnership agreement with Syria on Tuesday. Macron was in Damascus for a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa which had been disrupted due to bomb explosions.
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July 5, 2026
'Qatar announced on 'Sunday, that maritime activities will re-start with 'immediate effect. The advisory of June 29th had called for?the suspension of fishing and sailing boats until further notice. Commercial shipping, however, was exempted.
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June 28, 2026
CMA CGM said that its Galapagos container ship left the 'Strait of Hormuz' on Sunday. Washington and Tehran both accuse the other of violating the agreement. The ship's captain declined to comment on the circumstances of the vessel's departure from the strait.
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June 26, 2026
The European Union's Oil Co-ordination Group said on Friday that, while?oil flows were slowly recovering after a preliminary agreement to end the Iran War, it will still?take time for these supplies to reach Europe. The Oil Coordination Group…
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June 18, 2026
These are the 'top stories' on the?business pages of The New York Times. These stories have not been?verified? and we cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports. Vincent Clerc said that any deal allowing Iran to charge fees for the Strait…
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June 16, 2026
Never bet against Donald Trump. Oil market made a bet from the first day of the Iran War: the U.S. President would not let the conflict spiral into an economic crisis. The traders would not price in a single barrel, regardless of what happened with the physical supply.
