Oil tanker rates on the key Middle East-to-China route surged this week to the highest level since November as vessel supply is tightening and persistent tensions around Iran put shippers on alert.

Stricter international limits on sulphur in ship fuel are reducing lightning activity along some of the planet’s busiest shipping routes, according to new research from the University of Kansas. The ...

Every year, more than 100,000 ships pass through a narrow stretch of water linking Asia’s biggest economies. The Malacca Strait carries trillions of dollars in global trade, yet its tight geography, ...

Lightning used to flare regularly along some of the busiest shipping corridors in the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea. A new study suggests that pattern has weakened after rules cut sulfur ...