Fresh offshore, shipping and crewing updates in a format that feels more like a modern editorial hub and less like an old archive list.
By Leslie Kaufman June 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) - The Trump administration is putting on hold plans to dismantle a $386 million federal ocean-observing system after facing pushback from scientists and Congress. On Thursday, the National Science Foundation (NSF)...
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By Arsalan Shahla and Alex Longley Jun 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) – Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic, citing a cease...
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By Weilun Soon and Alex Longley June 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) – Ships can now use the southern route through the Strait of Hormuz anytime, as lo...
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WASHINGTON, June 20 - On Saturday, the U.S. military rejected Iran's claims that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz. They confirmed that this vit...
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June 20, 2026 – Iran has started loading crude oil again at its Kharg Island export terminal after a six-week pause. This follows the lifting of a bl...
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By Weilun Soon, Julian Lee, Grant Smith and Prejula Prem June 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) – The flow of Iranian crude oil seems to have increased after the...
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The security situation in the Strait of Hormuz has worsened significantly as Iran implements a new insurance requirement for commercial ships, claimi...
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On June 19, oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz increased after the United States and Iran agreed to a ceasefire. Gulf oil producers are g...
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This week, Genco Shipping & Trading's board was overwhelmingly re-elected, marking a new phase in a takeover struggle involving two well-known co...
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Federal prosecutors have made a deferred prosecution agreement with the chief engineer of the containership Dali. The experienced Indian mariner has...
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