CAIRO, Egypt -- It seems inconceivable: Somali pirates in speedboats foil warships from the world's most powerful navies to prey on shipping lanes crucial to the oil supply. How do they do it?

A new crude oil supertanker launched by the China Merchant Energy Shipping company is making use of four large sails to reduce its fuel consumption. And with great results: the four 130-foot masts cut ...

U.S. sanctions on Russia and Venezuela have boosted tonne-miles, increased floating storage, and shifted trade from shadow ...

The United States is handing over to Venesuela a tanker from Russia's "shadow fleet" that was seized in early January 2026. This is the first known instance of the Trump administration returning such ...

The Amor, a Cameroon-flagged vessel known to have transported Iranian oil, has become the first supertanker to be registered for demolition in more than two years, a sign that increased scrutiny on ...

FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows the very large crude carrier (VLCC) Skipper, which British maritime risk management group Vanguard said was believed to have been seized on December 10, as well as ...

Supertanker rates reached record levels earlier this year. Very Large Crude Carrier rates have plunged to just $38,000 per day, falling some 62% from a few weeks ago. OPEC+ cuts and waning SPR ...

As warm and dry conditions ramp up, California firefighters are gearing up for what could be another deadly summer. And, as evident in the skies above the capital region, they aren’t the only ones ...

The Global SuperTanker, the world’s largest firefighting airplane that helped control major California wildfires, has flown to South America from Sacramento McClellan Airport to help curb the spread ...