Las empresas de transporte por carretera mexicanas iniciaron el lunes una huelga nacional indefinida en protesta por la inseguridad en las carreteras, el robo de carga, la extorsión y el aumento de los costos operativos, con manifestaciones planificadas en los principales centros de carga a lo largo de la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos. La huelga, organizada por la Cámara Nacional del Autotransporte de Carga (CANACAR) y otras organizaciones de camioneros, exige manifestaciones en todo México, incluidos Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, Monterrey, Tijuana y la Ciudad de México. Las protestas podrí
Chattanooga–No ha pasado tanto tiempo —menos de un mes— desde que Jesse Elison habló en un evento del sector y abordó el problema del asediado nuevo sistema de registro Motus. El administrador adjunto de la Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) habló el lunes en el Broker Compliance Symposium de FreightWaves, una de las dos sesiones de un día que sirven como preludio al mayor Future of Freight Festival que comienza aquí el martes. La mayor novedad de su presentación fue, en realidad, que no hubo ninguna: tras decir en la National Motor Freight Traffic Association a principios de
Durante años, Occidente ha buscado una vía de escape tecnológica de las tierras raras. Los ingenieros han desarrollado nuevos diseños de motores, químicas alternativas de imanes y materiales que reducen o incluso eliminan la necesidad de algunos minerales críticos. Cada vez que China endurece los controles a la exportación, esos esfuerzos reciben un nuevo impulso. Vale la pena buscarlos. Pero no responden a la pregunta que los fabricantes deben resolver hoy. La capacidad de producción se ha convertido en el activo escaso número uno. Esa realidad está impulsando uno de los proyectos industriale
Los precios del crudo iban camino de registrar una fuerte subida semanal; el Brent se encaminaba a una ganancia de unos 6 dólares por barril y el WTI registraba un repunte mucho más modesto, desde los cerca de 99 dólares por barril del lunes a más de 100 dólares a principios de hoy. En el momento de redactar este informe, el crudo Brent cotizaba a 114,00 dólares por barril y el West Texas Intermediate a 100,40 dólares, mientras las hostilidades en Oriente Medio siguen ocupando las portadas de los operadores petroleros. Sin embargo, el foco parece estar en los ataques hutíes a la infraestructur
Alkagesta ha acordado adquirir la turca Energy Petrol en una operación que incluye ocho buques de combustible marino, tal y como informó Bloomberg el 22 de octubre de 2026.
La administración Trump presentó el viernes su America First Seafood Strategy, en la que esboza planes para fortalecer la industria pesquera comercial de EE. UU. a través de reformas regulatorias, inversiones en buques pesqueros e infraestructura costera,...
La divulgación de propiedad de Alkagesta cubre a sus accionistas, estructura del grupo, gestión y registros públicos, con enlaces a las fuentes citadas.
Tras meses de precios energéticos elevados, Europa puede esperar que los costos del combustible sigan subiendo durante los meses de invierno a medida que crece la demanda. Se espera que las restricciones continuas al comercio de energía y las amenazas a la infraestructura energética en todo Oriente Medio limiten los suministros mundiales y sigan impulsando los precios al alza, golpeando duramente a los consumidores a menos que los gobiernos intervengan. Se estima que la Unión Europea (UE) ha pagado 100.000 millones de euros adicionales en petróleo y gas en lo que va de año, lo que ha llevado a
The artificial intelligence boom is placing a dangerous strain on the world’s water and energy resources. As hyperscalers build up resource-hungry data centers at a breakneck pace, demand projections for these finite resources are skyrocketing faster than policymakers can keep pace. But a new study from researchers at the University of Texas at Austin suggests that there may be a way to sustainably source water for data centers by using wastewater from the oil and gas industry. The water and energy use of AI data centers is enormous…
A pesar de la guerra de Irán y la crisis de Ormuz, la producción de productos químicos de bajo coste de Oriente Medio está preparada para mantener su ventaja a largo plazo sobre otras regiones. Se están produciendo cambios a corto plazo en el abastecimiento de polímeros debido a las limitaciones actuales en la base industrial del Golfo Pérsico, lo que beneficia a las empresas químicas estadounidenses. Pero, a largo plazo, es probable que Oriente Medio conserve su base de compradores, ya que sigue teniendo las dos palancas para ser competitivo en el mercado mundial: una amplia base de producció
Durante los primeros tres meses aproximadamente de la guerra de Estados Unidos e Israel contra Irán, el sentimiento dominante en los mercados petroleros era que el conflicto terminaría en cualquier momento. El breve alto el fuego de junio reforzó ese optimismo, por lo que tomó más tiempo afrontar la realidad: la guerra no terminaría pronto. Incluso podría extenderse hasta el próximo año, lo que significa precios más altos durante más tiempo. El contrato de futuros de crudo ICE Brent para enero de 2027 cotiza a 102,59 dólares por barril. El contrato de junio de 2027 es ligeramente inferior, a 9
Las preguntas frecuentes sobre transparencia de Alkagesta abarcan la propiedad, el liderazgo, el cribado de sanciones, el cumplimiento y los registros públicos de la empresa, con enlaces a los registros y documentos citados.
La 24.ª Conferencia y Exposición Internacional de Abastecimiento de Combustible de Singapur (SIBCON 2026), organizada por la Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, se lleva a cabo del 13 al 15 de octubre de 2026 en Resorts World Sentosa bajo el lema "Trazando un futuro resiliente de múltiples combustibles", con los nuevos estándares para el abastecimiento de amoníaco y la digitalización entre los anuncios principales.
Anunciado en la SIBCON 2026, el plan de Singapur para otorgar licencias a unidades flotantes de almacenamiento de GNL sigue a la concesión de ocho licencias de suministro de combustible de GNL en julio y a unas ventas récord de combustible de GNL de 571.400 toneladas en 2025.
En SIBCON 2026, Singapur presentó una estrategia de abastecimiento de combustible múltiple que abarca amoníaco, GNL, biometano y etanol, con ventas récord de combustible de GNL y la mayor operación de abastecimiento de etanol del mundo planificada.
A ship’s anchor can wreak havoc on the world’s undersea infrastructure, something that has provided plenty of rich material for Splash reporting in recent years. For Elisabeth Braw, the Cook Islands-flagged tanker Eagle S provides one of the most brazen examples. On Christmas Day 2024, the vessel was accused of dragging its anchor 90 km …
Alkagesta trató su lanzamiento en Singapur en 2025 como una prueba de credibilidad, cumpliendo con los estándares regulatorios, financieros y operativos mientras los volúmenes de combustible marino se acercaban a las 250.000 toneladas métricas al mes.
Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week in Borderlands Mexico: US takes 76% of vehicle exports as September shipments plunge; DSV expands US-Mexico freight operations with McAllen office; and Texas university seeks $772,700 for AI-powered Laredo freight project. US takes 76% of vehicle exports as September shipments plunge More than three-quarters of Mexico’s light-vehicle exports were destined for the U.S. during the first nine months of 2026, underscoring the importance of cross-border automotive t
Australia está lista para revelar la versión final de un controvertido plan para obligar a los productores de gas natural licuado a reservar hasta una quinta parte de su producción para compradores locales.
Los precios del petróleo subieron ligeramente a medida que los ataques a buques cisterna en Oriente Medio y el huracán Isaias aumentaron las preocupaciones sobre el suministro.
Crude oil prices, which dipped on Tuesday, reversed their direction, with Brent ticking above $100 again earlier today following reports of fresh Houthi attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $101.49 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate was changing hands for $90.14 per barrel, despite a statement from Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, who said Tuesday the kingdom’s oil flows via the Rast-West pipeline had rebounded to 5.8 million barrels daily. The statement…
Shipping markets rarely announce the top with any clarity. More often, the argument about whether the peak has arrived only really starts when freight rates are still climbing, asset values are making less and less conventional sense and owners are sufficiently confident to keep buying ships at prices that would have looked ridiculous a few …
The transits are a lifeline to gulf energy producers and a boon to shipowners and commodity traders who stand to reap billions of dollars from the trade.
Tajikistan announced that it is now receiving oil and petroleum products from Iran, opening a potential new energy source for a country whose fuel supplies have long been dominated by Russia. The deliveries began in late August, Tajikistan's Energy and Water Resources Ministry told the Asia-Plus news agency, following talks between the two countries on expanding cooperation in the oil and gas sector. The ministry has not disclosed the volume of the shipments, their commercial terms, or how the oil and petroleum products were transported to Tajikistan.…
Iranian oil is disappearing from the market just as its biggest buyer returns for more. China’s recovering crude demand is colliding with the loss of a supplier that sustained its independent refiners through the crisis, forcing them to compete for increasingly expensive alternatives. The consequences reach beyond China: every replacement barrel tightens supplies for other buyers, while Tehran faces a growing incentive to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz, which is now carrying an unexpectedly strong 13 million barrels a day (just 5 million below…
Un examen con atribución de fuentes sobre informes de redes acusadas de copiar acusaciones perjudiciales a través de grupos de sitios web, y los desafíos legales y técnicos involucrados en la respuesta.
Los precios del petróleo retrocedieron el martes, revirtiendo las ganancias recientes mientras los inversores sopesaban las señales de recuperación de las exportaciones por parte de los productores de Oriente Medio frente a la incertidumbre que rodea el destino de la guerra en Irán. El crudo Brent para entrega en noviembre cayó un 1,5% para cotizar a 103,72 dólares por barril a la 1:10 pm ET, mientras que el crudo WTI para entrega en octubre descendió un 2,2% para negociarse a 90,62 dólares por barril. Las exportaciones de crudo de la región aumentaron a 15,5 millones de barriles por día en se
Alkagesta ha sido galardonada con la insignia Committed de EcoVadis tras una evaluación de sus prácticas de gestión de sostenibilidad en materia de medio ambiente, derechos laborales y humanos, ética y compras sostenibles.
Amid regulatory uncertainty, there is one key challenge to ensuring shipping meets its decarbonization goals: making the right decisions today. DNV’s latest edition of Maritime Forecast to 2050 explores how different scenarios could reshape fuel demand, investment decisions, and decarbonization pathways, helping shipowners to navigate uncertainty and build resilient fleets. Shipping’s energy transition has entered ...
The Chinese market remains the largest one in terms of seaborne crude oil imports, after the first eight months of 2026. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “after a marginal decline in 2024, when global crude oil loadings decreased by -0.2% y-o-y, things picked up in 2025, with full-year volumes increasing ...
Peter Sand, Xeneta Chief Analyst: “For the high-flying spot rates from Far East to US East and West Coasts, we may just begin to see the end of that rising trend as we get into the first half of October. When comparing today’s spot rates to the level experienced on 1 July – shippers are ...
SUNY Maritime College’s training ship Empire State VII has been ordered to depart New York on September 30 for Norfolk, Virginia, where it will undergo a month-long activation and flight deck certification...
The VLCC market has reached levels that would have sounded absurd only months ago. Middle East-China earnings have pushed beyond $1m a day, Atlantic routes have surged into the hundreds of thousands and secondhand values have exploded to the point where rust-stained 15-year-old VLCCs are changing hands for more than newbuilds. The argument now dividing …
Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras has struck a two-decade-long deal with Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra, for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a U.S. project under development in Jefferson County, Texas. The post Petrobras locks in 20-year US supply from Sempra’s LNG project in Lone Star State appeared first on Offshore Energy .
Alkagesta llevó a su mesa de fertilizantes a la conferencia Argus Fertilizer Caspian, Black Sea and Eastern European Markets Conference 2026 en Estambul, sumándose a más de 450 delegados que debatieron sobre flujos comerciales redirigidos, la exposición al CBAM, el suministro de Asia Central y la restricción logística que está remodelando la entrega de fertilizantes.
Sempra Infrastructure signed a 20-year agreement to supply about 0.8 million metric tons per annum of liquefied natural gas to Petrobras from the under-construction Port Arthur LNG phase 2 project in Texas.
Bloomberg informa que la escasez de combustible de aviación derivada de la guerra en Irán se extiende de Asia a Europa mientras Ormuz permanece bloqueado, provocando precios récord y cancelación de vuelos. Alkagesta, proveedor citado por Bloomberg para el sistema de oleoductos CEPS de la OTAN en Europa, está expuesta a la misma escasez de suministro.
China’s diesel fuel and gasoline inventories are declining, which may eventually lead to the imposition of export curbs, Bloomberg has reported, citing recent fuel inventory data. Gasoline inventories at state-owned energy majors were down by 2.9% last week to their lowest level since 2022, according to Chinese commodity market research firm JLC International. Diesel inventories are sitting at the lowest in 15 months, booking a 2.4% dip last week, the publication noted. “With the domestic market tightening, we see an increasing risk…
El director ejecutivo de Alkagesta, Orkhan Rustamov, declara a Bloomberg que la inyección de barriles adicionales de grado militar en Róterdam desplazó al combustible de aviación civil fuera del Sistema de Oleoductos de Europa Central de la OTAN.
For the first four months of the war between the United States and Israel and Iran, oil traders remained largely bearish. The overwhelming expectation was that the war would end soon—even as July rolled around—and oil flows out of Hormuz would recover. Instead, the world is slipping into a fuel shortage, and traders have gone bullish. They are especially bullish on fuels in the United States, it seems. The world’s biggest crude oil consumer and the biggest exporter of crude and fuels has not managed to avoid a supply squeeze at…
Alkagesta estuvo representada por su CEO, Orkhan Rustamov, y su CFO, Orkhan Zeynalli, en la celebración del 20.º aniversario de SUISSENÉGOCE, llevada a cabo en el Circus Knie de Ginebra, rindiendo homenaje a dos décadas de crecimiento para la asociación de comercio de materias primas de Suiza.
The defining feature of the current asset market is not limited to five-year-old tonnage trading above newbuilding prices. Repricing spans the entire age curve and intensifies with vessel age. VLCC values are up 30% year-over-year at five years, 42% at ten years, 61% at fifteen years, and 90% at twenty years. The Suezmax curve shows ...
The EU ETS is expected to keep impacting shipping both in the near and in the long term, following the latest gas price increases. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “the EUA market maintained its upward trend in August, despite the quieter trading conditions and lower liquidity that typically characterize the holiday ...
Washington’s takeover of more than a fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves in a deal officially signed by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on 2 September was as unexpected as it was dramatic, with President Donald Trump’s comment a few days earlier that it is “the biggest oil deal in world history” looking justified from several perspectives. From a pure volume standpoint, the deal covers 65 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves (out of Venezuela’s total 303 billion barrels) across 17 fields. To put that…
Capesize The market enjoyed a notably bullish week, recovering strongly after the UK holiday-shortened start and building momentum across both basins. Early weakness in the Pacific quickly proved short-lived as sustained miner participation tightened available tonnage and restored confidence. By midweek, all major miners were actively fixing, driving C5 steadily higher and attracting increasingly aggressive ...
Rates for shipping containers from east Asia and China to the US were mostly higher this week while rates for liquid chemical tankers ex-US Gulf were mostly softer, all while schedule reliability is decreasing because of congestion at Asia ports. PORT CONGESTION Global container vessel schedule reliability dropped to 56.4% in July 2026, a decline ...
The tanker market could experience an increase of flows from West to East in the coming years, following the 65 billion barrel deal between the US and Venezuela. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “last Friday, President Trump announced that the US had reached an agreement to control 65 billion barrels of ...
Greek owner Sea Pioneer Shipping has emerged as the company behind SK Oceanplant’s recently announced series of six firm plus two optional aframax tankers. Market sources have identified the Vasilis Bacolitsas-led owner as the previously unnamed Greek customer behind six 115,000 dwt crude carriers at the South Korean yard, with two further options attached. SK …
By Alexandra Valencia and Yury Garcia QUITO, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Ecuador defended on Friday U.S. operations that intercepted and sank three Ecuadorean vessels this week, while relatives of some crew members...
OSLO, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Norway will provide necessary assistance to Russians in the Arctic Svalbard islands following the arrest of a ship transporting passengers and supplies to the archipelago, the Nordic...
A new project is seeking to turn cattle manure into a source of sustainable natural gas for energy production and shipping fuel. The initiative just broke ground in Broken Bow, Nebraska, where eight anaerobic digesters will process waste from the Adams Land & Cattle feedlot into what the project leads are hoping will be a lucrative and eco-friendly source of approximately 1.2 million MMBtu of pipeline-quality natural gas per year. “The Adams Land & Cattle RNG facility demonstrates how American agriculture can play an important role…
Governments worldwide are racing to develop small modular reactors (SMRs) as part of their plans for a nuclear power renaissance, with significant progress being seen in recent years. However, the United States appears to be leading the way in nuclear microreactor development, with significant investment in the technology recently announced by the U.S. Army. SMRs are advanced nuclear reactors with a power capacity of up to 300 MW(e) per unit, or around one-third of the generating capacity of a conventional nuclear reactor. They are much smaller…
The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States stayed the same this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, with the total rig count in the US staying at 588, up 51 from this same time last year. The number of active oil rigs rose by 2, reaching 449 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 35 above this same time last year. The number of gas rigs fell by 2 to 130, which is 12 more than this time last year. Miscellaneous rigs stayed the same at 9. The latest EIA…
Citadel is shopping for U.S. oil production assets, including a previous bid for WildFire Energy before Magnolia Oil & Gas agreed to buy the Eagle Ford producer for $4.06 billion. Reuters reported Friday that the hedge fund and commodities trader has held talks with several private-equity owners of oil-weighted exploration and production companies in recent weeks. WildFire would have given Citadel roughly 53,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of production, about 70% of it oil, plus 810,000 net acres in South Texas. Magnolia ultimately won…
Ukraine’s top sanctions official says he remains optimistic about prospects for a sweeping Russia sanctions bill in the US Congress despite growing uncertainty over when the House of Representatives will take it up, as lawmakers face a sharply shortened legislative calendar ahead of the November elections. Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s sanctions commissioner, spent this week in Washington meeting lawmakers and congressional staff as Kyiv presses Congress to advance the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia…
With the overall jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing a surprisingly big jump in employment, truck transportation participated in that rebound. The monthly report showed truck transportation employment rising 4,800 jobs to 1,470,300. It’s the highest level of jobs in the sector since October. But with employment since then mostly trending down each month, the number of jobs in the sector is still about 10,000 jobs less than it was a year ago. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/FW-
