Iran’s aerial attacks on Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG facility, alongside strikes on energy infrastructure across the UAE and Saudi Arabia, have rattled the global LNG market. Ras Laffan produces nearly 20% of global LNG exports and the physical damage to its infrastructure...

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As Israel’s bombing of Iran’s gas facilities signals a protracted war, attention is turning to the fate of ships that Korean shipbuilders built and were set to send to the Middle East. That is because delivery of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers won in bulk...

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BIMCO is pleased to announce the successful launch of its new Laytime Network, created for owner members with professionals whose core responsibility is laytime/demurrage analysis across dry bulk or tanker sectors. This network held its first online session recently,...

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Naval escorts for oil tankers and other merchant vessels through the Strait of Hormuz have limited power to restore the free flow of shipping through the critical chokepoint, as they cannot eliminate risk, the head of the International Maritime Organization said March...

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