https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/rss/shippingSubscribe to the latest shipping news from S&P Global Energy RSS Feed to get timely updates on current issues in the energy industry.Maritime & Shippinghttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/shipping/041026-hormuz-risks-stall-tankers-despite-high-rates-yet-reopening-may-flood-marketThe US-Iran ceasefire might fail to benefit tanker owners despite rising nominal rates in Middle Eastern trades, according to some analysts, as security and legal risks loom large over transits through the Strait of Hormuz. On April 7, US President Donald Trump said he agreed to suspend attacks on Iran's infrastructure for two weeks, conditional on Iran allowing ship traffic to return to normal atCrude Oil, Maritime & Shipping, Refined Products, Wet Freight2026-04-10T18:03:51Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/shipping/041026-strait-of-hormuz-traffic-remains-low-as-calls-grow-for-safe-passageA dozen vessels transited the contested Strait of Hormuz April 9, traveling through Iran's territorial waters, with most of those ships exiting the narrow waterway, according to an April 10 report from S&P Global's Commodities at Sea. Average daily transits still stand at a fraction of pre-war levels of about 135 per day, as calls to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to global trade mount and crudeCrude Oil, Maritime & Shipping, Wet Freight2026-04-10T15:31:57Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/lng/041026-panama-canal-congestion-worsens-as-lng-carriers-crowd-out-dry-bulkPanama Canal congestion intensified in early April, with LNG carriers booking up eastbound slots and some vessels facing worst-case waiting times of up to five weeks, according to regional port agents and brokers. Only three LNG carriers have transited the canal so far this month, despite 13 being scheduled, as unladen ships return from Asia and loaded shipments remain steady. Slot availabilityMaritime & Shipping, Dry Freight2026-04-10T13:09:53Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/refined-products/041026-asia-fuel-oil-moc-loadings-reach-three-month-high-of-136-million-mt-in-febParticipants in the Asia Platts physical fuel oil Market on Close assessment process concluded loading and discharging 1.36 million metric tons in February, marking a three-month high, according to operational trade performance data compiled by Platts, part of S&P Global Energy. Traded fuel oil volumes were last higher in November 2025, when 1.6 million mt changed hands through the MOC process.Refined Products, Maritime & Shipping, Fuel Oil, Bunker Fuel2026-04-10T11:14:36Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/040926-g7-crude-tankers-withdraw-from-russia-with-urals-rising-above-price-capG7-linked crude tankers started to withdraw from Russia in March, with rising crude prices limiting their trading opportunities within the price cap. Tankers flagged, owned or operated by companies based in G7 countries and their allies, or insured by Western protection and indemnity clubs, lifted 20.3% of Russia's crude exports of 3.4 million b/d last month, according to data from S&P GlobalCrude Oil, Maritime & Shipping, Wet Freight2026-04-09T18:07:45Z