Oil Shipments at Risk From Rising Sea Levels, Think Tank Warns May 22, 2024 By David Stanway Rising sea levels could severely disrupt crude oil shipments and erode energy security in import-dependent countries like China, South Korea...
An Oil Tanker Ablaze in South China Sea Is Warning of Global Problem May 8, 2023 By Alex Longley and Yongchang Chin Off the coast of Malaysia, in one of the world’s busiest shipping channels, an explosion on board the aging oil...
Burning Oil Tanker off Malaysia Rings Alarm Bells About Shadow Fleet May 2, 2023 By Ann Koh Three crew members are missing from a Gabon-registered tanker that caught fire on Monday in the South China Sea, a...
Western Curbs on Russian Oil Products Redraw Global Energy Shipping Patterns April 6, 2023 By Mohi Narayan and Jonathan Saul Global fuel suppliers are turning to longer and costlier routes that produce more carbon emissions to move their diesel and...
Vietnam Negotiates With Iran for Release of Seized Oil Tanker November 5, 2021 By Hau Dinh HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – Vietnam was seeking more information Thursday about a Vietnamese oil tanker that was seized at gunpoint...
Marine Insurers Set to Raise Rates After Red Sea Attacks on Merchant Ships January 13, 2021 By Jonathan Saul LONDON – Insurers are set to raise the cost of providing cover for merchant ships through the Red Sea after...
Marsh Sees Hike in Demand for Political Violence Insurance in Gulf After Tanker Attacks January 22, 2020 By Davide Barbuscia Marsh, one of the world’s largest insurance brokers and risk advisers, has seen a spike in clients’ inquiries for political...
Iranian Oil Tanker Struck, Probably by Missiles: Iran Media October 11, 2019 By Parisa Hafezi and Sylvia Westall An Iranian-owned oil tanker was struck, probably by missiles, in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia’s coast on Friday, Iranian...
Frontline Expects Oil Tanker’s Return to Service in Q4, After June Gulf Attack August 27, 2019 An oil tanker that was set ablaze by a blast near the Strait of Hormuz in June will be back...
While Ships in Persian Gulf Turn Off Transponders to Avoid Seizure, Collision Risks Rise August 2, 2019 By L.S. Howard Following weeks of mounting tensions in the Persian Gulf where vessels have been attacked and an oil tanker has been...