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The December Issue of WPB Journal

The December Issue of WPB Journal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Global Maritime Demand for LNG to Double by 2030 as Supply Expands and Emission Rules Tighten

WPB reports that global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a ship fuel is likely to at least double by 2030. This is primarily because a combi...

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Autonomous Innovation in the Shipping Industry: HD Hyundai’s VesselWise Gains Key Certification from ABS

The HD Hyundai Group has taken a big leap in the establishment of maritime autonomy, WPB news reports, as the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) issue...

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UN Report Warns: Geopolitical Unrest and Tariff Policies Harden Shipping Industry Volatility

According to WPB, the global shipping industry is under severe turmoil as the world shipping routes are getting increasingly entangled in political s...

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World Shipping Prepares to Make Steeper Move to Alternative Fuels After 2030

WPB cites that the shipping industry is gradually moving towards adopting alternative fuels, with enormous momentum to be witnessed in the period aft...

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