Surging Oil Tanker Insurance Points to Growing Black Sea Chaos January 15, 2026 By Alex Longley The cost of insuring ships sailing through the Black Sea is surging again, as spiraling attacks on vessels underscore the...
Drones Hit Two Tankers in Black Sea, Driving Up War Insurance Costs January 14, 2026 Drones struck two oil tankers in the Black Sea on Tuesday, including one chartered by U.S. oil major Chevron, the...
Russian-Bound Tanker Hit by Drone in Black Sea, Maritime Sources Say January 9, 2026 By Jonathan Spicer and Jonathan Saul A Russia-bound oil tanker suffered a drone attack in the Black Sea that prompted it to request Turkish coastguard assistance...
Russian Oil Tankers Cleave to Turkish Coast to Cut Drone Risks December 18, 2025 By Julian Lee Oil tankers hauling Russian crude across the Black Sea are taking a roundabout route along the coastlines of Georgia and...
Trump Orders ‘Blockade’ of Sanctioned Oil Tankers Leaving, Entering Venezuela December 17, 2025 By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart, Shariq Khan and Marianna Parraga U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington’s...
Oil Tanker Rates to Stay Strong Into 2026 as Sanctions Remove Ships for Hire December 15, 2025 By Jonathan Saul and Jeslyn Lerh The cost of shipping oil is likely to remain high in the first half of 2026 as the global fleet...
US Preparing to Seize More Tankers off Venezuela’s Coast After First Ship, Sources Say December 12, 2025 By Jonathan Saul, Marianna Parraga and Matt Spetalnick The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week, as...
Over 30 Sanctioned Ships in Venezuela at Risk After US Tanker Seizure December 11, 2025 By Marianna Parraga and Jonathan Saul More than 30 U.S.-sanctioned oil vessels doing business in Venezuela could face punishment by Washington after the Coast Guard seized...
US Seizes Sanctioned Oil Tanker Off Coast of Venezuela, Trump Says December 11, 2025 By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart, Steve Holland and Marianna Parraga The U.S. has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a...
Putin Warns of Possible Strikes on Ukrainian Allies’ Ships December 4, 2025 By Bloomberg News Vladimir Putin warned that Russia may consider striking the ships of countries supporting Ukraine if a surge in attacks on...