Finland's president had talks with China's Xi Jinping over damage done in October to the gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia, suspected to have been done by a Hong Kong container ship

Naval forces shoot down 18 drones and 3 anti-ship missiles, ahead of a UN vote to deter such attacks. Vessel data shows most oil tankers are still using the Suez Canal but container ships are down 28%

Shipping giants are bracing for significant disruptions to affect key routes like the Panama Canal and knock complex vessel schedules out of sync

Together China and India accounted for around 90% of Russia’s crude exports, while Europe's share fell to only about 4-5% from about 40-45%

Costs have shot up as ships have rerouted around Africa. Some shippers are looking to boost the number of vessels sailing through the Suez Canal, but others want to see if the response to Houthi attacks is effective

Shippers opting to sail around Africa to avoid attacks by pro-Palestine Houthi militants in waters near Yemen and Suez Canal, despite formation of US-led 10-nation naval force

The Meng Xiang's activities in the South China Sea and other areas will be closely followed, because of grave concerns about the environmental impacts of deepsea mining and what resource the vessel will target

The deal – hailed as "historic" by some, and slammed as "soft" by island nations – is the first global agreement that promises an eventual end to the use of oil and coal

Beijing said it will reduce coal consumption in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region by about 10% from 2020 levels by 2025

For November alone, bilateral trade between the two nations rose to $21.5 billion, the highest since February 2022 when the Ukraine war began

The International Energy Agency expects world oil consumption to hit its peak in 2030 at 103 million barrels per day – a decade faster than initially predicted

The move gathered momentum on Tuesday when a draft text emerged and research revealed that global CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels are set to hit a record high this year