Published Jul 28, 2026 8:11 PM by The Maritime Executive Plastic nurdle spills are among the least-desired forms of pollution for coastal states: They are difficult to remediate, persist for years, and are harmful to wildlife.
The Baltic Exchange's dry bulk freight index fell on Wednesday to its lowest level since July 1, as lower Capesize and supramax rates overshadowed gains in the Panamax segment.
The Port of Tyne, along with a section of the River Tyne, will be closed for nine hours on Thursday, July 30, as the recovery operation continues from the allision in the port on July 19.
Russia's largest Black Sea oil export terminal has effectively gone offline just days after drone attacks shut down the neighboring Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal, tightening another artery that moves crude onto the global market.
Only one oil tanker transited the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, the lowest number of crossings since May 7, as war risks spiked this week to hike crude oil prices above $100 per barrel again.
Chinese buyers that received the first U.S. LNG cargo in over a year plan to resell it on another market to profit from higher prices elsewhere and avoid paying a 25% tariff, sources familiar with the plans told Bloomberg on…
