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Global jet fuel exports fell to seasonal lows in April

Global seaborne jet fuel exports continued to fall month-on-month and reached seasonal lows in April. Energy flows from the Middle East Gulf (MEG) remained constrained amid ongoing disruptions to transit through the Strait of Hormuz. Supply tightness was exacerbated...

Abrasive Reality: How Elevated Catfines Can Damage Marine Engines

A common concern of maritime chief engineers, regarding vessel engine damages, is the presence of highly abrasive “catfines” within marine fuel. To fully understand the seriousness of this issue, we first need to understand the source of the problem. Oil refineries...

Clay liquefaction: a sticky risk to bulk cargo safety

In early December 2025, local media and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) reported on a general cargo ship M/V KAYO whose crew were rescued after the vessel sent out a distress signal off Malaysia’s east coast in the South China Sea. The vessel was...

Two months in: What container data tells us about the Hormuz crisis

When the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed to commercial traffic, 53 container vessels belonging to the world’s top shipping lines found themselves trapped inside the Persian Gulf. Two months on, Kpler’s Container Intelligence data paints a stark picture: 79% are...

Russian-flagged tanker linked to sanctioned LNG loading as shadow fleet expands

A Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tanker that recently shifted to a Russian flag appears to be loading fuel from a U.S.-sanctioned energy project. According to ship-tracking data compiled by Kpler, the vessel Merkuriy docked next to the Saam floating storage unit near...

Global jet fuel exports fell to seasonal lows in April

Abrasive Reality: How Elevated Catfines Can Damage Marine Engines

Clay liquefaction: a sticky risk to bulk cargo safety

Two months in: What container data tells us about the Hormuz crisis

Russian-flagged tanker linked to sanctioned LNG loading as shadow fleet expands

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