Daily Briefing 25 February 2026
China Blocks Exports to 20 Japanese Companies and Puts 20 on Concerns List
Hospital Ship Gets Under Way After Trump Greenland Announcement
India’s Swan Defense Shipyard Revives Old Projects as it Develops Yard
RFA Argus Set to be Towed Away as Royal Navy Confirms Scrapping Plan
Slow pace of tariff refunds could mute container shipping upside
China's Maritime Militia Was More Active Than Ever in 2025
UK Launches Biggest Sanction Package on Anniversary of Ukraine Invasion
Zim Employees Return to Work as Union Reports Tentative Agreements
China and Hutchison Condemn “Illegal Takeover” of Port Terminals
TOP Ships agrees takeover of Pistiolis tanker newbuilds
- US boards another runaway Venezuela tanker in Indian Ocean
- Saipem awarded offshore pipeline contract in Saudi Arabia
- Romania’s largest refinery to shut down in March for overhaul
- U.S. Seizes Third Runaway Sanctioned Tanker in the Indian Ocean
- ETFuels inks first binding e-methanol offtake deal with RFOcean
- Glencore unit to deploy another tanker to South Africa as tax dispute disrupts bunkering
- Tanker rates jump as Middle East exports rise, war risk grows
- Case closed? Vitol and Tinos I owners end litigation
- Container front-loading rush unlikely as China opposes tariffs and Asia remains cautious
- Hutchison ousted from Panama terminals as APMT takes control

