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/072226-interview-high-bunker-prices-drive-decarbonization-amid-hormuz-crisisHigh bunker prices are driving decarbonization efforts during the Hormuz shipping crisis this year, according to Sea Cargo Charter Chair James Lewis, as shipping companies seek to improve energy efficiency to reduce costs. Iran has seized control of the Strait of Hormuz since its war with the US broke out in end-February, limiting maritime traffic via the choke point -- which handles 20% of theRefined Products, Maritime & Shipping, Fuel Oil, Bunker Fuel, Wet Freight, Dry Freight2026-07-22T10:57:51Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/shipping/072126-black-sea-tanker-rates-jump-on-ship-attacks-but-outlook-remains-uncertainTanker rates in the Black Sea have increased significantly after Ukraine and Caspian Pipeline Consortium reported seven ship attacks in recent days, but further gains could depend on whether security conditions keep worsening and lucrative employment opportunities exist in other regions, according to brokers and analysts. Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, assessed the Suezmax rate forMaritime & Shipping, Crude Oil, Wet Freight2026-07-21T15:00:18Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/072026-tanker-attacks-at-cpc-disrupt-oil-loading-for-kazakhstan-main-export-routeCaspian Pipeline Consortium oil loading was disrupted again July 20, after a fourth tanker loading at the network was attacked in as many days, CPC said in a statement. Ukrainian attacks on CPC have intensified, threatening around 1.5 million barrels/d of oil exports from Kazakhstan and Russia, shipped via the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiisk. CPC said that although oil loading resumed afterMaritime & Shipping, Crude Oil, Wet Freight2026-07-20T18:16:30Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/refined-products/071726-tankers-hit-by-attacks-boardings-in-gulf-of-aden-arabian-gulfTankers transiting key Middle East shipping lanes have been targeted in a series of attacks and unauthorized boardings, according to advisories issued by the UK Maritime Trade Operations on July 17. UKMTO reported two separate incidents involving merchant vessels and military forces in the region. A tanker was subject to interaction with military forces approximately 100 nautical miles east ofMaritime & Shipping, Crude Oil, Wet Freight2026-07-17T15:44:35Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/071626-south-korean-japanese-refiners-to-keep-red-sea-route-for-saudi-crudeSouth Korean and Japanese refiners plan to utilize the Red Sea maritime passage to procure light and medium sour Saudi crude even if the US-Iran war ends and Persian Gulf shipping flows normalize, according to several industry sources and the South Korean government over July 1-16. A total of 13 South Korea-bound tankers have safely transited the Red Sea to deliver Arab Light crude since the startCrude Oil, Maritime & Shipping2026-07-17T07:05:04Z