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Russian drones attack NATO waters for first time
Suspected Russian drone strikes on ships near Bulgaria and Romania mark an escalation into NATO territorial waters, prompting the alliance to boost counter-drone defences.
Ars Technica · 2m

Seven sailors missing after drone strikes on tankers
Drones strike two tankers near Romania's Black Sea coast, setting them ablaze and raising security concerns on a vital shipping route used by Ukraine.
the Guardian · 1m

NATO to meet over Black Sea drone attacks on ships
Romania's president says NATO allies will discuss how to respond to drone strikes on cargo vessels near Romanian waters, with at least 23 sailors killed in ten days.
POLITICO · 1m

NATO weighs drone defenses as Black Sea attacks mount
Suspected Russian drone strikes have sunk ships in NATO waters, prompting the alliance to consider repositioning counter-drone systems to the region.
Ars Technica · 1m

Adding to FedEx before the holiday rush
Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust buys more FedEx shares ahead of key catalysts, betting on a rotation out of AI stocks.
CNBC · 1m

USPS Holiday Shipping Costs Rise
USPS hikes holiday shipping prices for 2026, affecting gift deliveries.
New York Post · 1m

Oil Moves Through Strait of Hormuz Amid Risk
Oil transit through Strait of Hormuz rises as Saudi pipeline repairs boost shipments.
Jalopnik · 1m

Moving to Trinidad and Tobago 2026 Step by Step
Secure work permit, tax ID, bank account and housing before arriving in Trinidad and Tobago in 2026.
The Rio Times · 3m
India builds first port-based green methanol plant
A 150-tonne-per-day facility at Kandla will produce e-methanol for ships at half the global cost, positioning India as a green fuel exporter.
The Economic Times · 2m
Diesel Prices Surge 89% to Record High
Diesel prices hit a record high of $6.38 per gallon in the US, up 89% from January low.
USAFacts · 1m

Israel and Morocco upgrade ties as Abraham Accords expand
Israel and Morocco agreed to establish full embassies and exchange ambassadors, deepening a U.S.-brokered normalization framework that could eventually include Saudi Arabia.
Fox News · 2m

Matson stock surges 99% on China boom, but insiders are selling
The shipping company's exceptional earnings are concentrated in one volatile segment, prompting a major fund to trim its position.
Alphastreet - Earnings Decoded. Market Intelligence Delivered · 1m

China's new canal reshapes trade with Southeast Asia
The Pinglu Canal opening marks a shift in economic geography that could transform ASEAN-China relations for decades to come.
Malay Mail · 2m · 6 views

26 Amazon Prime perks you're probably missing
Your Prime membership includes way more than fast shipping. Here's what you should actually be using.
WIRED · 4m

Houthis seize Yemen's coast, but legitimacy slips away
A rapid military advance gives Iran leverage and the Houthis control of a global shipping chokepoint, but risks exposing them as Tehran's tool.
The Conversation · 3m

How the Houthis seized control of the Red Sea
Yemen's rebels captured key ports and opened a dangerous new front in the Iran-U.S. conflict, leaving Saudi Arabia scrambling.
The New Yorker · 3m

China opens Pinglu Canal, cutting shipping times and costs
The 134-kilometer waterway gives landlocked southwestern regions direct sea access, slashing transport distances by over 560 kilometers.
Malay Mail · 1m

Vance says Iran war is nearing a new phase
JD Vance says the Iran conflict has moved from major strikes to containment, with Hormuz still under pressure.
New York Post · 1m

Seven months in, the Iran war has no exit
A war Trump said would take five weeks is strangling two of the world's busiest shipping lanes, and neither side will blink.
TIME · 3m

Two sailors missing after tanker hit in Hormuz
A Panama-flagged tanker burns off Oman, and the accounts of what struck it do not match.
BBC News · 1m

Iran's proxies are squeezing the world's oil chokepoints
Six months into the war, a drone strike on a Saudi pipeline and a Houthi blockade have pushed Brent crude to $108.
CBS News · 2m

Bintulu Port is now Sarawak's
Two repealed federal Acts just handed Malaysia's biggest LNG port to the state government.
Malay Mail · 1m

A ship burns in the Strait of Hormuz
One dead, three hurt, and nobody will say who fired the projectile that hit a merchant vessel off Qeshm.
Malay Mail · 1m

A ship burns in the Strait of Hormuz
A vessel hit by an unknown projectile, a blockade nobody slips past, and Iran saying talks are futile.
CNBC · 2m

A tanker burns as Iran calls a meeting on Hormuz
An attack off Qeshm Island lands a day before Iran and Oman try to sell the region on who really controls the Strait of Hormuz.
Fortune · 1m

The 3,600% trade nobody saw coming
A tiny ETF that bets on the cost of moving oil, not oil itself, became the best performing fund in America.
CNBC · 3m

America's blockade has stopped 100 ships off Iran
US Central Command says nothing has reached an Iranian port in 60 days without American permission.
Malay Mail · 1m

Houthis strike a Saudi base as Yemen's war reignites
A dormant civil war roared back, and now it is reaching into Saudi Arabia and the shipping lanes that carry its oil.
the Guardian · 2m

Ship with 241 aboard vanishes in the Java Sea
A ferry bound for Borneo hit bad weather, went silent at 2 a.m., and Indonesia is now racing to find it.
ABC News · 1m

Saudi Arabia shuts its backup oil route
Drones from Iraq hit the pipeline Riyadh was using to dodge the Hormuz lockdown, and oil pushed past $100.
the Guardian · 1m

The gate of tears reopens in Yemen
A fast Houthi push along the Red Sea coast has emptied villages and put the world's busiest chokepoint back in play.
the Guardian · 2m

The Houthis just took the Red Sea's front door
A rebel seizure of one small island puts 12% of world trade and Saudi Arabia's oil workaround in play.
NPR · 1m

Iran Hits 10 Ships and Hormuz Shuts Down Again
Tehran's biggest strike yet on shipping sent Brent crude to $100 and stalled every effort to reopen the strait.
Foreign Policy · 2m

The Houthis just took the Red Sea's front door
A rebel group now sits on the chokepoint that carries trade between Europe and Asia, and oil just crossed $100.
NBC News · 2m

The Houthis Take Mokha, and a Second Front Opens
A port town 80km from Bab el-Mandeb just changed hands, and with it, the leverage over 12% of world trade.
TIME · 1m

The Houthis just reached the world's oil chokepoint
A frozen Yemeni war has burst back to life at the narrow gate between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
BBC News · 1m · 6 views

Escalation in Hormuz: Iranian Attack Kills Two Sailors
Saudi Arabia condemns Iran after a supertanker attack in the Strait of Hormuz leaves two dead amid rising US-Iran military strikes.
BBC News · 1m