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August 27, 2025
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea, the largest shipbuilder in the world, announced on Wednesday its intention to merge with HD Hyundai Mipo, as it aims for a larger share of the U.S. market. The company stated that it hopes to lead U.S.
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August 28, 2025
Southeast Asian nations will reshape the global grain and oilseed trade flow through U.S. deals, which include increasing agriculture purchases. Increased American shipments are expected to displace Australian, Canadian, and Russian supply.
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August 27, 2025
Satellite images show that the Chinese coastguard ship damaged by the collision with a Chinese navy vessel earlier this month in the South China Sea is currently being repaired at Hainan Island - the first confirmation it has returned to port.
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August 26, 2025
Singapore's Keppel initiated arbitration proceedings on Tuesday against the local shipbuilder Seatrium over a S$68.4million ($53.33million) claim relating to a Brazilian corruption crackdown. Seatrium made a provision of S$82.4m in 2022 to pay Keppel for claims relating to Operation Car Wash…
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August 22, 2025
Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation, a state-owned company in South Korea, purchased approximately 45.200 metric tonnes of rice from the United States as part of an international tender which closed on August 8. It can take a few weeks for the corporation to make a decision on a tender.
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August 15, 2025
China's Defence Ministry accused Philippine Coast Guard vessels of "dangerous maneuvers" on Friday in response to reports that two Chinese vessels collided earlier this week near Scarborough Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea. Jiang did…
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August 13, 2025
A Chinese jet fighter "intercepted", a Philippine aircraft with journalists aboard during a patrol over the Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea on Wednesday. This comes days after two Chinese ships collided near the Scarborough Shoal while allegedly trying block a Philippine delivery mission.
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August 13, 2025
China's military claimed on Wednesday that it "drove off" a U.S. ship which was sailing near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in the busy strategic waterway of South China Sea. The Philippines had accused Chinese vessels during a supply trip…
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August 6, 2025
Initial assessments by European traders indicate that a group of Thai importers rejected all bids and did not purchase any animal feed wheat in a recent international tender which ended on Wednesday. Prices were considered to be too high. The…
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July 23, 2025
According to traders and LSEG, Saudi Arabia was the number one destination for Russian fuel oil and vacuum gasoline (VGO) seaborne exports in June. The hot summer required increased energy consumption. The Middle East and Asia became the primary…
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July 4, 2025
Officials said that Indonesian rescuers were battling strong currents as they resumed the search on Friday for 30 people who are still missing in the sea, about 35 hours after an Indonesian ferry sank and killed at least six people. Ribut Eko…
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July 3, 2025
The massive tax and spending plan of President Donald Trump includes more than $8,6 billion for the U.S. Coast Guard's icebreaker fleet to be deployed in the Arctic where Washington hopes it can counter the rising dominance of Russia and China.
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July 2, 2025
Search and Rescue Agency of Indonesia said that four people were killed, 38 people are missing and 23 people survived when a ferry with 65 passengers sank in the vicinity of the Indonesian island Bali. The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya, which was on…
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July 1, 2025
China barred Tolentino from entering the country on Tuesday, citing his "egregious behavior" in matters like the South China Sea dispute a day after he finished his six-year tenure. Tolentino had campaigned on his efforts last year to introduce…
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June 25, 2025
China and India, the two largest thermal coal importers in the world, are cutting back on Indonesian shipments in favor of more energy-dense grades imported from other countries. This is because a fall in global coal prices has made high-quality coals more competitive.
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June 20, 2025
Trade and shipping data revealed that Russia increased its seaborne fuel oil exports and vacuum gasoil to India and Turkey during May, as the falling oil prices attracted buyers and the hot summer season demanded more fuel. The oil price fell…
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June 17, 2025
Mitsui O.S.K., Japan's second-largest shipping company. Lines (MOL), Malaysia's Misc Bhd, and Petroliam Nasional Bhd(Petronas), have formed a joint-venture. It said Tuesday that it will operate Liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carriers. MOL announced that the joint company Jules Nautica Sdn.
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June 11, 2025
A U.S. official revealed that the Trump administration is reviewing a defense agreement worth hundreds of millions of dollars signed by former president Joe Biden with Australia and Britain, which allowed Australia to purchase conventionally-armed nuclear submarines.
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June 6, 2025
Fishermen fear that they will now be forced to compete with large vessels on municipal waters, a 15-km (9-mile) stretch of water off the coasts of cities. Rommel Escarial (37), who has been fishing Manila Bay since he became a teenager, said that once commercial fishing vessels entered the area…
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June 5, 2025
Manila's military said that the Philippines and United States have been sailing together in the South China Sea seven times to improve interoperability. The exercise, which was held in the waters near the provinces Occidental Mindoro, Zambales…
