https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/rss/latest-shipping-headlinesMaritime & Shippinghttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/092126-marine-insurers-brace-for-trade-route-shifts-amid-geopolitical-risksMarine insurers are preparing for changes in global trade routes and growing geopolitical risks even as fresh industry data showed the underlying market remained soft despite a rise in premium income in 2025. Global marine insurance premium income rose 5.5% year over year to $42.6 billion in 2025, according to figures released by the International Union of Marine Insurance at its annual conferenceMaritime & Shipping, Crude Oil, Refined Products, Wet Freight, Fuel Oil2026-09-21T18:33:42Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/shipping/091826-us-energy-companies-need-more-than-ofac-nod-to-enter-venezuela-panelistsUS energy companies eyeing Venezuela's vast oil reserves face a more complex reentry assessment than field economics alone can answer, with every prospective trade, service contract or investment required to clear an evolving US sanctions framework before a single barrel moves or a dollar is financed, observers of the situation say. The central challenge, as attorneys and tax experts noted duringCrude Oil, Refined Products, Maritime & Shipping, Natural Gas, Chemicals, Electric Power2026-09-18T20:04:58Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/091826-indonesia-targets-sugarcane-as-key-feedstock-for-e20-ethanol-fuel-blendIndonesia is fast-tracking a plan to produce a 20% ethanol fuel blend using domestically grown sugarcane, with President Prabowo Subianto ordering relevant ministries to prepare land and processing infrastructure within two years. The government identified sugarcane as the most viable feedstock for the E20 program after ruling out corn and cassava as unsuitable for mass-scale mechanizedAgriculture, Refined Products, Maritime & Shipping, Biofuels, Sugar, Grains, Gasoline2026-09-18T19:52:02Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/091826-rhine-water-levels-approach-zero-threaten-barge-transportWater levels on the Rhine fell to 20 centimeters on Sept. 18, with forecasts now predicting the water levels to reach zero by the end of the month, a development that threatens to shut down barge transport across the entirety of one of Europe's most important fuel supply arteries, with only partial services on some stretches expected to continue. Water levels at Kaub, the shallowest part of theMaritime & Shipping, Refined Products, Crude Oil, Wet Freight, Diesel-Gasoil, Gasoline2026-09-18T18:59:08Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/shipping/091726-vlccs-avoid-red-sea-strait-as-houthi-threats-boosts-rates-amid-rising-shipping-risksLarge tankers have steered away from the Bab al-Mandab Strait amid intensifying Houthi military advances and attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure, supporting oil shipping rates while other types of commercial ships show more willingness to tolerate Red Sea transit risks. Earlier this month, the militant group's troops moved southward into the coastal city of Mokha while claiming Perim Island inMaritime & Shipping, Crude Oil, Refined Products, Wet Freight, Dry Freight, Fuel Oil2026-09-17T17:45:52Z