Qatari LNG Ship Struck in Strait of Hormuz, Testing US Talks July 7, 2026 By Weilun Soon, Stephen Stapczynski and Salma El Wardany A Qatari liquefied natural gas carrier was hit and a laden Saudi oil tanker suffered damage as they exited the...
Japan-Linked Ships Escaping Hormuz in Convoy Through Iran Route July 6, 2026 By Alex Longley, Yusuke Maekawa and Stephen Stapczynski At least eight ships controlled by Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. are heading out of the Strait of Hormuz using...
The Race to Rescue 8,000 Sailors Still Stranded Behind Hormuz July 3, 2026 By Weilun Soon and Stephen Stapczynski At anchor in the Persian Gulf, Abhijit Chopra found out about the US-Iran peace deal when his phone lit up...
Traffic Flows Through Hormuz Despite Shock Container Ship Attack June 26, 2026 By Weilun Soon, Stephen Stapczynski and Alex Longley An attack on a container vessel on a container vessel sailing through the Strait of Hormuz has prompted some shipowners...
Energy Transfer Delays Lake Charles LNG Project Decision to 2026 October 17, 2025 By Ruth Liao and Stephen Stapczynski Energy Transfer LP has pushed back its targeted final investment decision for the proposed Lake Charles liquefied natural gas export...
A Gas Carrier Faking Its Location Helps Russia Avoid Sanctions August 5, 2024 By Stephen Stapczynski A liquefied natural gas tanker that’s docked at a sanctioned Russian gas facility has no known insurer, is managed by...
Hurricane Beryl Roars Toward Jamaica on Destructive Path July 3, 2024 By Brian K. Sullivan and Stephen Stapczynski Hurricane Beryl churned toward Jamaica with violent winds, heavy rains and a life-threatening storm surge that could cause more than...
Beryl Becomes Earliest Ever Category 5 Hurricane in Atlantic July 2, 2024 By Stephen Stapczynski and Brian K. Sullivan Hurricane Beryl has strengthened after becoming the earliest ever Category 5 storm in the Atlantic, with the system heading toward...
Deep Freeze Across South Central US Forces LNG Exporters to Cancel, Delay Cargoes January 18, 2024 By Ruth Liao and Stephen Stapczynski The recent freeze across Texas and Louisiana disrupted scheduled exports of US liquefied natural gas, temporarily tightening some supply of...
China’s Military Drills Force Shippers to Reroute Vessels to Avoid Taiwan Danger Zones August 4, 2022 By Kevin Varley, Stephen Stapczynski, Ann Koh and Sharon Cho Shippers rerouted vessels as China began its most provocative military drills in decades around Taiwan, with at least one owner...