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Disruption to European Port Operations Amid a Coordinated Nationwide Labor Strike

Feb 08, 2026

According to WPB, the confirmation of a coordinated international port workers’ strike scheduled for 6 February 2026 has introduced a new layer of ...

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Hidden Tankers Trying to Evade Maritime Sanctions

Feb 05, 2026

According to WPB, the expanding scrutiny surrounding sanction-bypassing tanker networks is no longer limited to diplomatic disputes or European enfor...

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Maritime Security Priorities in 2026 Reshape the Operating Environment for Middle East Bitumen Shipping

Feb 05, 2026

According to WPB, Current developments in maritime security and transport policy are increasingly influencing how petroleum-derived construction mate...

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Examining the military role of the French Navy in recent developments in the Mediterranean Sea

Jan 25, 2026

According to WPB, Recent developments in European maritime enforcement are beginning to register far beyond regional waters, with implications extend...

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A Tanker Under Surveillance in Europe Highlights the Strategic Position of Iran, Russia and Venezuela's Trade

Jan 08, 2026

According to WPB, In early January 2026, heightened surveillance of a single oil tanker near European waters underscored the interconnected roles of ...

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Maritime Signals Around Venezuelan Trade Draw Attention to Bitumen Cargo Flows

Jan 08, 2026

According to WPB, Developments surrounding Venezuelan trade routes in early January 2026 carry significance that extends beyond regional shipping pat...

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A Shipping Incident in the Baltic and Its Consequences for Maritime Security and the Bitumen Transport Chain

Jan 03, 2026

According to WPB, an incident in Northern Europe quickly moved beyond the boundaries of a regional maritime event and entered global discussions on s...

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Analysis of North Sea Energy Policies at the Global Level

Dec 30, 2025

According to WPB, Developments in the North Sea hydrocarbon basin continue to exert a measurable influence on global energy-linked materials, includi...

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India's Shipbuilding Development Program and Its Lesser-Seen Implications for Maritime Infrastructure

Dec 29, 2025

According to WPB, in late December 2025, India announced a large-scale national program to expand its domestic shipbuilding capacity, a policy decisi...

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Sanctions enforcement tightens control over tanker movements

Dec 22, 2025

According to WPB, Infrastructure procurement decisions across several regions have entered a phase of heightened political sensitivity. Material flow...

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Maritime Policy Moves Reshape the Conditions Under Which Bitumen Is Traded and Delivered

Dec 19, 2025

According to WPB, Recent developments in global shipping between mid-December have underscored how decisions taken far from refineries and asphalt pl...

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The Global Bitumen Market in the Context of Shipping’s Return to a Key Sea Route

Dec 15, 2025

According to WPB, Global shipping patterns entered a new phase in early December 2025 as vessel traffic gradually returned to the Red Sea and the Sue...

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Early December 2025 Signals from Global Bitumen Logistics

Dec 15, 2025

According to WPB, During the first two weeks of December 2025, the global bitumen market experienced a series of operational pressures that quietly b...

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Maritime Shake-Up Pressures Industrial Inputs!

Dec 09, 2025

According to WPB, Market observers are noting a significant structural deviation in maritime logistics as several major shipping operators abandon lo...

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Maritime Sanctions and Black Sea Drone Strikes Reshape Global Asphalt Supply Lines

Dec 06, 2025

Recent developments in the Black Sea and sweeping policy proposals from European capitals are combining to rewrite the rules of global oil and asphal...

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Global Implications of African Self‑Propelled Barges for Bitumen Trade

Dec 04, 2025

According to WPB, the ongoing expansion of self‑propelled transport barges in West and Central Africa is creating significant ripple effects in the...

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Global Consequences of the Red Sea Disruptions: How Houthi Maritime Attacks Reshaped Energy Logistics and the Bitumen Supply Chain

Nov 17, 2025

According to WPB, the escalating instability in the Red Sea throughout late 2025, driven by the renewed maritime aggression of Yemen’s Houthi movem...

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Maritime Shipping and Global Oil Dynamics in November 2025

Nov 06, 2025

According to WPB, in November 2025, global maritime shipping faced new challenges as changes in crude oil prices affected freight rates and shipping ...

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AI-Powered System Spurages Global Cargo Safety to Prevent Container Fires

Oct 16, 2025

Under its Cargo Safety Program, the World Shipping Council (WSC) has introduced a trailblazing artificial intelligence (AI) platform through WPB that...

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China Embarks on a New Era of Trade with Europe via the Arctic Passage

Oct 16, 2025

WPB writes that China has achieved a breakthrough in global maritime trade with the completion of a maiden voyage of a container ship via the Arctic ...

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