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French energy major TotalEnergies has transferred its stake in Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project to NordLine. The company confirmed it has completed the transfer of its 10% interest in the project to Novatek’s subsidiary, NordLine. After this transfer, TotalEnergies has no remaining stake in the Arctic LNG 2 project. Originally, Novatek owned a 60% stake,
The intra-Asia container freight market strengthened for a third consecutive week as unrest in the Middle East and typhoon-related disruption across China tightened capacity and pushed rates higher on most major trades. Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI), a benchmark widely monitored by procurement teams, rose 6% week on week on 20 August, to $1,091 per 40ft, and the consultant expects prices to continue increasing in the coming weeks, supported by persistent ... The post War and weather continue to limit intra-Asia capacity and keep rates high appeared first on The Loadstar .
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President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that the U.S. Navy has cleared all mines from international waters in the Strait of Hormuz, even as the multinational maritime security center overseeing threats...
North America dropped eight rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.
With three decades under its belt, a giant gas project is getting a new lease of life, as the latest phase of its development begins production ahead of schedule, accelerating the delivery of 55 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas to Europe. The post 30-year-old North Sea project gets gas boost with early start to its next chapter appeared first on Offshore Energy .
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The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges hit an important milestone this week: it is at its highest level since military action commenced against Iran in early March. The weekly Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration average weekly retail diesel price rose 19.8 cents/gallon to $5.652/g, effective Monday but published Tuesday. The previous high price was $5.643/g set April 6. That price is now up 39.5 cts/g in the last two weeks. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/FW-Responsive-Main
U.S. sanctions pressure on Iran intensifies, but Pakistani mediation hopes push Brent back to $89. US Blockade Leaves Iran’s Oil Trade on Borrowed Time - The announcement of the Trump administration’s ‘Economic D-Day’ sanctions on Iran coincides with an overall slump in Tehran’s crude exports, choked off by the US Navy’s maritime blockade in the Gulf of Oman. - Iran’s August crude exports have so far been minimal compared to the 2025 average of 1.7 million b/d, averaging only slightly around 0.3 million…
Rewind: a dispute over switching fees at a handful of Nebraska grain elevators is quietly testing the limits of railroad competition in America’s heartland. When BNSF Railway rewrote its reciprocal switching tariff on May 1, the effect at one Grand Island, Nebraska facility was immediate and blunt: the per-car switching fee jumped from $295 to $1,395. At five other locations across Nebraska, Iowa, and Texas, the longstanding $105 unit-train grain rate ... The post BNSF’s switching rate blitz – gauging the impact appeared first on The Loadstar .
The International Maritime Organization is calling for urgent action against a resurgence of piracy in the Gulf of Aden, where six merchant ships and more than 90 seafarers are now...
A bold proposal to reduce the number of major freight railroads could open the door for a dramatic expansion of rail passenger service in fast-growing Atlanta. Proponents see the merger of Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP ) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC ) to create the first transcontinental railroad as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to leverage local support and transform the Atlanta metroplex passenger rail network. A shift of thousands of commuters from road to rail would likely also improve fluidity for trucking logistics in the city, a crossroads of industry in the Deep South. The rail merg
Freight broker RXO said Tuesday that its truckload spot rate index recorded its biggest sequential gain in five years during the second quarter. The dataset, which tracks linehaul rates excluding fuel surcharges, has continued to step higher in the third quarter. “The index has not experienced this level of rate inflation since pandemic-era surges, with the second quarter hitting both the highest year-over-year reading and largest sequential increase since the second quarter of 2021,” the report said. RXO’s ( NYSE: RXO ) Curve Report showed second-quarter spot rates were up 32.4% y/y, an accel
The artificial intelligence boom is supercharging the development of next-gen nuclear energy technology. Big Tech and private equity are catalyzing the research and development of cutting-edge approaches to round-the-clock clean energy production as hyperscalers add power-hungry data centers to the grid at a blistering rate. “A single hyperscale data center can consume as much electricity as 50,000 homes,” writes the MIT Energy Initiative. “U.S. data centers consumed more than 4% of the country’s total electricity…
China on Tuesday signaled it would not end its ties and trade relations with Iran following the U.S. sanctions unveiled on Monday that target Chinese and Hong Kong entities for helping Iran do business. On Monday, the U.S. Administration announced a series of new sanctions against individuals and entities linked with Iranian trade and economy, including the shipping and oil industry. However, “Operation Economic Outcast,” launched by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, stopped short of sanctioning any Chinese banks. The oil trade remains…
Iran and Oman have unveiled a framework for restoring safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, including a temporary shipping corridor, joint mine-clearing operations and further talks over the future...
An in-depth evaluation study based on reference data from a Suezmax crude oil tanker has demonstrated the benefits of using Thordon Bearings’ innovative T-BOSS® shaftline solution instead of a conventional oil...
Why it matters: With trucks carrying more than half the value of U.S.-Canada freight, escalating tariffs threaten to disrupt cross-border volumes, manufacturing supply chains and carrier demand along major gateways such as Detroit, Port Huron and Buffalo. Canada announced retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% on billions of dollars of U.S. goods Tuesday, escalating a trade dispute between the two countries after negotiations collapsed over the weekend. Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Ottawa will impose “dollar-for-dollar” counter-tariffs on about $27.6 billion worth of U.
SpaceX plans to invest $100 billion in a massive new launch facility on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, a project the company says could eventually support thousands of launches a year. The...
The federal government is putting another 3,388 acres of public mineral estate on the auction block for oil and gas development in Montana and the Dakotas. The Bureau of Land Management said it will offer 20 parcels in an online oil and gas lease sale scheduled for October 27. The acreage has already worked its way through several stages of the federal review process. BLM completed scoping for the parcels in May and closed a public comment period on the acreage and related environmental analysis in July. There is still another opportunity to object.…
California deputies recovered more than $150,000 in New Balance shoes after reports of people breaking into BNSF Railroad boxcars. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Barstow Station announced the recovery Aug. 24. Authorities arrested Leonardo Martinez Navarre, 29, after he fled a traffic stop near Daggett. Daggett is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, about 10 miles east of Barstow. Barstow sits in California’s Mojave Desert, along Interstate 15 between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The call came at about 7:04 a.m. Monday near westbound Interstate 40 in Daggett.
Gatik announced Tuesday it raised $200 million in a Series D round led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies. Millennium Management, ARK Invest and Intact Private Capital also joined the round. The money will support expansion of Gatik’s driverless freight operations from the dozens of trucks today to thousands in the years ahead. Gatik has completed 85,000 fully driverless orders. The company reports more than $600 million in contracted revenue and 99% on-time delivery across operations in Texas, Arizona, Arkansas and Canada. “This round, led by some of the world’s le
With Russian infrastructure being pummeled by Ukrainian drones, the Kremlin is hoping to sustain its war effort in Ukraine going by deepening defense cooperation with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. It is uncertain, however, whether Astana and Tashkent will go along with Moscow’s wishes. Russia appears to be primarily interested in outsourcing the manufacture of arms, establishing assembly lines and maintenance facilities in the Central Asian nations, thus putting them beyond the reach of Ukrainian drones, according to a report published…
Turkey, a key US ally and Iran’s third-largest trading partner, is at risk of losing a key energy supplier if Washington makes good on a threat to economically isolate Tehran.
#fwtv_gNAFO1c0TpI .fwtv-panel{border:1px solid #d0d0d0;padding:18px;border-radius:6px;line-height:1.6}#fwtv_gNAFO1c0TpI .fwtv-panel p{margin:0 0 12px}#fwtv_gNAFO1c0TpI .fwtv-note{font-style:italic;color:#666;margin-top:16px;padding-top:12px;border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0} The used truck market is experiencing unprecedented strength! Daimler Trucks’ Chris Backeberg explains why sleeper inventory is below COVID levels, leading to strong pricing and gains for carriers. Discover how OEMs coordinate new truck orders with remarketing strategies, and what this means for fleet balance sheets and mainten
Iran pledged to fight back against expanded U.S. sanctions aimed at isolating its economy, expressing confidence that major trading partners would resist the pressure campaign and saying that Washington was keen to revive talks.
#fwtv_NoU9XSVdzhk .fwtv-panel{border:1px solid #d0d0d0;padding:18px;border-radius:6px;line-height:1.6}#fwtv_NoU9XSVdzhk .fwtv-panel p{margin:0 0 12px}#fwtv_NoU9XSVdzhk .fwtv-note{font-style:italic;color:#666;margin-top:16px;padding-top:12px;border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0} The freight market is stabilizing, with tender rejections at 13.57%. But don’t let this “healthy” period fool you; volatility is on the horizon. Learn what FreightWaves’ experts say about current market conditions, upcoming Q4 surges, and how this impacts shippers and carriers. Get ready for a dynamic end to the year. Truckload
#fwtv_9hb163Wep7A .fwtv-panel{border:1px solid #d0d0d0;padding:18px;border-radius:6px;line-height:1.6}#fwtv_9hb163Wep7A .fwtv-panel p{margin:0 0 12px}#fwtv_9hb163Wep7A .fwtv-note{font-style:italic;color:#666;margin-top:16px;padding-top:12px;border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0} Tabi’s Rush Feldhacker breaks down who currently holds the pricing power in the unpredictable freight market using their new Pricing Pressure Index. Learn how brokers are leveraging data to make smarter spot rate decisions, and why shippers are feeling the market shift later than expected. Discover the latest trends and what to
#fwtv_q6TlMLWRgaI .fwtv-panel{border:1px solid #d0d0d0;padding:18px;border-radius:6px;line-height:1.6}#fwtv_q6TlMLWRgaI .fwtv-panel p{margin:0 0 12px}#fwtv_q6TlMLWRgaI .fwtv-note{font-style:italic;color:#666;margin-top:16px;padding-top:12px;border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0} The trucking industry is losing a critical source of credit insight as BMO sells its transportation finance unit. FreightWaves’ John Kingston, who pioneered tracking BMO’s unique data, reveals how trucking credit quality is finally strengthening just as this transparent data source disappears. He also dives into rising diesel p
While unfounded fears of higher tariffs helped drive what amounted to unexpected demand by anxious shippers this summer, other assorted geopolitical intrigue is keeping the container market on edge. Asia-U.S. West Coast prices increased 1% to $6,826 per forty foot equivalent unit (FEU), according to the latest Baltic Index from SONAR data contributor Freightos. Asia-U.S. East Coast prices were 2% higher, at $9,576 per FEU. Events that could pressure container traffic on the trans-Pacific are being closely watched. The United States is trying to tighten economic sanctions on countries doing bus
Andy Burnham has suggested tax rises could be on the cards in the looming Autumn Budget, warning he “won’t be unrealistic” over the state of the public purse. The Prime Minister quickly pledged to give people “breathing space” and ease the cost of living after taking the keys to No.10 last month. But in fresh comments during his visit to Ukraine, Burnham acknowledged the fiscal pressures facing the UK and said his spending packages would be fully funded. When pressed on whether he would need to raise taxes to…
Norway has started production from the second stage of the Troll Phase 3 development, accelerating 55 billion cubic meters of natural gas from the Troll West reservoir and helping sustain high gas deliveries to Europe from one of the continent’s most important energy assets. Production began on August 22, several months earlier than planned and a cost at tens of millions of dollars below the original estimate of approximately $1.2 billion, according to Equinor. The project does not increase the Troll field’s recoverable resources. Instead,…
Seven crude carriers were moored at Iraq’s Persian Gulf export facilities on August 24—a sharp increase from recent weeks. The carriers had a combined carrying capacity of roughly 13 million barrels, according to satellite imagery analyzed by Bloomberg. TankerTrackers.com separately said it counted and identified 13 million barrels loading Monday at Iraq’s Al Basrah Oil Terminal. That is a dramatic departure from the past several weeks, when satellite passes typically showed just one or two tankers at Iraq’s offshore export…
Bloomberg's continuous front-month uranium futures contract (UXA1 Comdty) briefly surged above $100 a pound in late January, driven by tightening supplies, renewed government support for nuclear power, and rising electricity demand from the AI infrastructure boom. Uranium futures then retreated and remained range-bound between $84 and $87 for five months. But momentum has returned in August, with prices approaching $89 a pound, the highest level since early February. The ongoing theme is that years of underinvestment have limited mine supply growth…
Australia's biggest oil and gas producer Woodside Energy Group Ltd. is scaling back its clean energy ambitions to double down on fossil fuels.
Oil extended losses as traders saw fewer signs of military escalation and US sanctions on Iran proved less severe than feared.
Why it matters: Inconsistent interpretations of cabotage rules could remove experienced drivers from cross-border operations, tighten available capacity and create additional uncertainty for manufacturers, carriers and shippers that depend on predictable U.S.-Mexico freight flows. Mexican trucking industry leaders are calling on U.S. border officials to establish clearer and more consistent rules governing B-1 visa revocations amid concerns that drivers are losing their ability to operate cross-border routes over alleged cabotage violations. Ismael Reyes de la Rosa, the National Chamber of Fre
China's Iranian Oil Imports Plummet 48% as US Sanctions and Blockades Bite - News and Statistics IndexBox
Looking over the statistics released by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Association (CVSA) on May’s International Roadcheck Week , the data looks pretty much like that of Roadcheck Week 2025. With one big exception: English language proficiency (ELP). That category of driver violation last year was not in the top 5 of reasons why a driver was given an Out of Service (OOS) order (as opposed to an OOS order for a vehicle violation). window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/FW-Responsive-Main_Content-Slot1', [[300, 100], [3
U.S. refineries have been running at full speed for months to make up for lost fuel supply from the Middle East. Fuel exports from the United States have been breaking records. This may be about to change, and not because of the war. It is oil sands maintenance season in Canada. In September, Canadian crude oil production may drop by 300,000 barrels daily due to maintenance activities in the oil sands, Rystad Energy said this week, as quoted by Bloomberg. Usually, whenever such a seasonal disruption occurs, it gets offset with crude from storage.…
Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), Saudi Arabia’s leading terminal operator, and CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, yesterday signed definitive agreements to jointly develop and operate Terminal 4 at Jeddah Islamic Port, in collaboration with Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani), marking one of the largest foreign direct investments in ...
The United States is moving to make nuclear propulsion part of its commercial maritime revival. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) and CORE POWER (US) Inc. (CORE POWER) today announced a first-of-a-kind federal-private cooperation framework to accelerate the commercial, industrial and regulatory pathway for a future fleet of U.S.-flagged nuclear-powered merchant ships. CORE ...
Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to deliver a fully integrated suite of technology and equipment for a new multi-purpose deepwater installation and construction vessel that will be owned and operated by Solstad Offshore and SBM Offshore. The vessel, which will be built in China, represents a new generation of offshore construction assets designed to ...
At the beginning of the year, the Hamburg-based shipowner Ernst Russ AG set strategic benchmarks for its transformation in 2026: the consistent diversification and modernization of the fleet, an extension of the charter backlog, and the increase of the visibility of the Ernst Russ share on the capital markets. Six months later, progress in all ...
Orca AI has expanded its collaboration with Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) following the successful completion of a pilot involving five vessels and more than 130,000 nautical miles of operations. Following the pilot, EPS will deploy Orca AI’s maritime operations platform across dozens of additional vessels, reflecting confidence in the platform’s ability to support navigational awareness ...
Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (“KCC”) reported EBITDA of USD 38.5 million and Profit after tax of USD 20.8 million for the second quarter of 2026, representing a strong improvement from the first quarter. Fleet average TCE earnings [1] increased by $4,350/day to $37,782/day from Q1 to Q2. This was supported by tighter, though very volatile, ...
ClassNK has launched ‘Survey Compass,’ an AI assistant that supports shipowners and ship management companies in their survey-related operations. Survey Compass is an AI assistant that responds in natural language to questions on classification survey matters faced by shipowners and ship management companies. Users can quickly confirm the information they need together with its supporting ...
Topic, TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING and OceanWings today announced the successful completion of OceanWings rigid wingsail installation aboard the Ultramax bulk carrier MARIA TOPIC. Retrofitted at TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING in Japan, the vessel now returns to commercial service, marking a major milestone in OceanWings’ commercial deployment and in the adoption of wind-assisted propulsion for merchant shipping. The successful ...
IMO Secretary-General Mr. Arsenio Dominguez issued the following statement following reports of the SEAMULL being hijacked on 20 August 2026: “Shipping challenges are on the rise with the recent increase of piracy incidents in the Gulf of Aden. With the most recent highjack, a sixth vessel is being held by pirates and armed robbers in ...
An in-depth evaluation study based on reference data from a Suezmax crude oil tanker has demonstrated the benefits of using Thordon Bearings’ innovative T-BOSS® shaftline solution instead of a conventional oil lubricated sterntube system. The comprehensive study assessed the CAPEX for a sterntubeless T-BOSS® (Thordon – Blue Ocean Stern Space) system installed on a 274m ...
2025 was another positive year for global seaborne iron ore trade. In Jan-Dec 2025, global loadings of iron ore increased by +3.5% y-o-y to   Source: banchero costa & c s.p.a
Singapore and Malaysia Singapore’s VLSFO availability remains tight, with lead times varying significantly among suppliers. Some recommend around seven days, while others advise much longer lead times of up to 19 days. This compares with last week’s lead times of 7-13 days. A source attributed the tightening availability to reduced supply among suppliers and shortages ...
The Global Ethanol Association (GEA) and DNV are pleased to announce the launch of a three-year Ethanol Data Intelligence Partnership, marking an important expansion of their activities in ethanol research and data intelligence. The collaboration will support the development of a structured global ethanol database together with ongoing research, data maintenance and regular updates throughout ...
Months after taking effect, the Jones Act waiver continues to bol ster the US coastal trade. The exemption has now been extended for   Source: Intermodal
Rotterdam Rotterdam’s LNG bunker price has jumped by $70/mt, mirroring gains in the front-month Dutch TTF natural gas contract. Over the past week, TTF has climbed by around 6% to $22.41/MMBtu ($1,165/mt). The latest rally in TTF prices has been driven by the escalating US-Iran tensions and growing concerns over energy shipments through the Strait ...
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, advanced for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday, rising about 1.5% to a fresh high since August 12 at 2,926 points. The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes including iron ore and coal, also increased for a fourth ...
The Constraint Isn’t Data, It’s Fusion MOCs receive multi-sensor data at volumes the operational teams inside them cannot fully process, cross-reference, or turn into decision-relevant intelligence at the pace commanders require. The constraint on decision advantage is not the size of the incoming data pipeline. It is the fusion layer that turns that pipeline into ...
The Iranian crude that reached Asia is being taken. The crude that has not reached it is standing at the strait and behind it, and there is nearly twice as much of that. AXSMarine · Data to 15 August 2026 · All volumes million barrels Iranian crude sitting in Asian waters peaked at 44.4 million ...
Key takeaways • The renewed US blockade is making the status quo progressively more expensive for Tehran. Pressure now extends from crude and petrochemical export revenues to production shut-ins, imports, aviation, gasoline balances, and ultimately government subsidies. Politically, the status quo also increasingly becomes hard to manage. • Tehran is confronted with a trilemma: endure, ...
The LNG shipping market is witnessing the emergence of Mexico’s LNG export corridor, underlying the growing influence of the Pacific LNG trade. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “amid broader uncertainty in the LNG market, the outlook is being shaped by disruptions to Middle Eastern flows, an uncertain Qatari recovery, and Europe’s ...
The Malta-based trading company reports higher blended fuel oil volumes moving through regional storage hubs.
Higher imports and steady refinery runs have loosened a market that was tight in early summer.
Company statement describes tank capacity secured to support regional product blending operations.
