US Diesel Export Ban Wouldn’t Play Out as Trump Administration Expects
A possible US diesel export ban would impact tanker markets and drive up gasoline prices warns Rystad
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Shipping Urges Chinese Vessel Port Fee Delay as Trump-Xi Summit Begins
Over 200 trade groups call on USTR to extend Section 301 tariff suspension before November deadline
MSC Container Ship Abandoned in South China Sea Under Tow
Two tugs have joined the stricken container ship MSC Hermes III and all three vessels are headed to Vietnam
VLCC Newbuild Order Surge Set to Stall as Yards Max Out
The VLCC orderbook stands at 38% of the current fleet but further growth will be stymied by a lack of shipyard capacity according to Veson Nautical
Sky-high Rates Lure Tanker Owners Into Gulf of Oman STS Transfers
Strait of Hormuz tanker transits have increased in the last few days but many owners are opting for complex ship-to-ship transfers in the Gulf of Oman
Two Crew Injured in Hormuz Tanker Attack
As the US claims growing numbers of commercial transits of the Strait of Hormuz and another tanker has been attacked in the waterway