Somali Piracy Revives Sharply After Years of Quiet July 22, 2024 By Eleanor Thornber Somali piracy — the scourge of merchant shipping more than a decade ago — has had a resurgence this year,...
Russian Oil Finds New Site for Controversial Cargo Switching June 4, 2024 By Sherry Su Under pressure from Greece’s navy, traders of Russian oil have found a new place to switch cargoes of crude in...
Cleaner Shipping Fuel Is Contributing to Ocean Warming: Report May 31, 2024 By David Stanway Shipping fuel regulations introduced in 2020 have led to a substantial cut in sulfur dioxide (SO2) pollution, but may also...
Pressure Builds for Charge on Global Shipping Sector’s CO2 Emissions March 18, 2024 By Kate Abnett The European Union, Canada, Japan and climate-vulnerable Pacific Island states are among 47 countries rallying support for a charge on...
Black Sea Threats Escalate as Ukraine Warns on Russian Ships July 21, 2023 By Bloomberg News Ukraine said any ships heading to Russian ports may be military targets, a tit-for-tat response to a threat from Moscow...
Russia Issues Warning to Any Ships Traveling to Ukraine’s Black Sea Ports July 20, 2023 Russia warned that from Thursday any ships traveling to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports will be seen as possibly carrying military...
Russia’s Aging, Dark Fleet of Oil Tankers Gets Infusion of Newer Ships July 3, 2023 By Alex Longley and Serene Cheong An armada of tankers ferrying sanctioned oil around the globe is starting to get younger, bucking a months-long trend of...
Singapore Detains Record Number of Oil, Chemical Tankers as Dark Fleet Grows June 1, 2023 By Alex Longley Singapore’s detentions of oil and chemicals tankers have surged since early last year, highlighting growing concerns over the environmental and...
What a Dark Fleet Tanker Looks Like: 23 Defects, Eight Different Names May 31, 2023 By Alex Longley A giant oil tanker that was detained in China failed its safety inspection on more than 20 counts, spotlighting the...
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...