KNOT Offshore goes for $10m buyback as it adds shuttle tanker charter cover
UK-based owner reveals string of extensions in tightening markets
Day: September 26, 2025
Taiwan convicts ex-presidential aide of spying for China
A court said the espionage was carried out “over a long period” and involved “important intelligence”.
Irish Book of Kells is Not From Kells
Here is an interesting look at authenticity of provenance. Whitworth argued that while the Kells monastery was founded in AD807, it did not become important until the later ninth century. “This is too late for the Book of Kells to have been made at Kel…
A chance wartime encounter sparked the birth of a broker. Fast-forward 100 years, and Lerbret is still going strong
Party celebrates ‘ever-evolving profession’ and a fixture of the Paris shipbroking scene
Qantas flight makes emergency landing in Auckland after cargo fire alert
Passengers embark safely after mayday call prompts emergency response at New Zealand airport
US to fight efforts to ban Israel’s football team from World Cup 2026
Pressure is growing to ban Israel from the 2026 World Cup, with a key vote reportedly expected as early as next week.
Ukrainian drones hit one of southern Russia’s largest oil refineries, officials say
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Ex-FBI chief James Comey faces criminal charges as Trump targets political foes
Comey, a long-standing foe of the US president, has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly lying to US congress during testimony in 2020.
Donald Trump takes dig at Ilhan Omar: ‘I asked Somali president to take her back, he refused’
President Trump suggested to Somalia’s President Mohamud that Rep. Ilhan Omar be returned to her home country, following her criticism of the late Charlie Kirk. Trump stated Mohamud declined, and he himself didn’t want her back, drawing laughter from o…
Tony Blair in discussions to run transitional Gaza authority
The former prime minister has been in high-level planning talks over the territory’s future, the BBC understands.