Transportation





Oil Pipeline

Russia claims that Ukraine has damaged the CPC terminal at the Black Sea using drones

Russia?on Sunday said that Ukrainian?drones?attacked the Caspian?Pipeline?Consortium’s Black?Sea Terminal, which handles 1,5% of the global oil supply. The drones damaged the single point mooring, loading infrastructure, and four large storage tanks. This strike may be the largest ever on Russia's Black Sea Export Facilities during the four-year war with Ukraine. Ukraine has intensified its attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure in the past month. Ukraine failed to respond to a comment request immediately and could not independently verify the statement of the Russian Defence Ministry. CPC declined comment. The Russian defence ministry claimed that Ukraine attacked CPC's loading facility with drones....




Asia

North America

Transport Infrastructure

Bousso: Iran's 'tollbooth' at Hormuz will hard-wire higher energy costs

For now, the war that shut down the Strait of Hormuz is over. Tehran's insistence on acting as the toll booth keeper for the world's critical?oil artery could make energy markets more vulnerable and lead to higher prices. According to U.S. president Donald Trump, the U.S., Iran and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Tuesday, which was mediated by Pakistan. Tehran must halt its blockade against oil and gas through the Strait. According to an Iranian official, the waterway through which a fifth or more of the world's gas and oil flowed prior to the U.S./Israeli war against Iran, it...

Transportation

US military is ready to restart Iran war if diplomacy fails

On Wednesday, the top U.S. General said that U.S. soldiers were ready to resume combat if Tehran did not reach a negotiated settlement. The Trump administration was trying to portray this 'war' as a decisive win against Iran. The remarks were made a day after Donald Trump backed away from a threatened civilization ending assault on Iran, on Tuesday night. Two hours before the deadline that he set for Tehran to open up the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. U.S. officials and Iranian officials will meet for talks in Pakistan on Friday. "We hope Iran chooses peace," said General Dan Caine...

Transportation

DHS: US airports could no longer process international travelers in certain'sanctuary' cities

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated on Tuesday that Customs officials may stop 'processing international travellers at major U.S. Airports in "sanctuary Cities" that have refused to cooperate with a hardline immigration crackdown by the Trump administration. This could seriously impact U.S. tourism and trade. This move could halt air travel, commerce and tourism at major airports located in Democratic states. It will also have a major impact on the FIFA World Cup which is scheduled to begin in early June. Last year, more than 50?million foreign travelers landed at three major New York Airports. In October 2025, the U.S.?Department...

Passenger Transportation Services

Trump wants to reduce 9,400 TSA employees and $1.5 billion in budget

Budget documents show that the White House is proposing to reduce airport security operations by more than 9,400 employees and $1.5 billion. Details were included in a budget document for Department of Homeland Security (which oversees TSA) that was part of the White House's proposed budget for the next fiscal. Congress will hold hearings later this month on the White House's budget request as lawmakers strive to reach a budget agreement?before fiscal year ends September 30. Republicans have called for the privatization of?TSA. Budget details had nothing to do with the funding impasse that Congress has been experiencing over DHS...

Transport Infrastructure

Budget request from FAA includes a proposal to hire 2,300 air traffic control officers

Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday that it is proposing to hire 2,300 trainee air traffic controllers to address the 'persistent shortage of personnel. FAA is?about 3500 air traffic controllers behind its targeted staffing levels. It employed 13,164 air traffic controllers at the end of September, or 6% less than a decade ago. Many controllers work six-day weekends and mandatory overtime. The?FAA air traffic control academy is also having serious retention issues. The FAA wants to spend $95.4 million on bringing 2,300 new controller trainees aboard, compared to 2,038 by 2025. The FAA also wants $39 million for increased aviation safety...

Transportation

Bridger's Canada to Wyoming crude line is estimated at $2 billion and can produce up to 1 million barrels per day

According to the latest details released by Bridger Pipeline, the proposed 'project' to transport Canadian crude oil from the U.S. Canada border to Wyoming would cost about $2 billion. It could transport up to 1 million barrels per day. In January, the company presented plans to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to build a pipeline that would transport 550,000 barrels of Canadian crude per day from the Phillips County area near the U.S. Canada border to eastern Montana and then to Wyoming before terminating in Guernsey. The?filings' submitted late in March indicate that the proposed 36" pipeline would stretch...

Transport Infrastructure

Trump wants to privatize US airport security operations

On 'Friday, President Donald Trump proposed that the Transportation Security Administration, the federal agency created in the wake of 'the September 11, 2001 attacks, begin the process of privatizing the airport security operations. The White House budget proposes to cut the TSA budget of $52 million. Small airports would be required to enroll in a TSA-funded program that pays for private screeners. TSA employs?about 50 000 federal employees to handle screening in nearly all U.S. Airports. Budget documents stated that airports using the program had shown savings when compared with?federal screen operations. Major U.S. Airports have been experiencing massive disruptions...

Transportation

Automobile industry group urges for the scrapping of US gas tax and adoption of vehicle fee

The head of a group that represents nearly all major automakers called on Wednesday for the scrapping of the 18.4 cent per gallon U.S. tax?on gas and replacing it with a vehicle charge?to pay for road repairs. John Bozzella is the head of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents General Motors (GM), Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai, and other major auto companies. He said that a government proposal should be used to address the growing financial shortfall within the highway trust fund. This would involve imposing a fee on each vehicle based on its weight. Congress hasn't raised the federal gas...

Transportation

After US airport security workers get paid, absences drop sharply

Transportation Security Administration said absences among the nation’s 50,000 security agents fell'sharply' on Monday, as workers received their paychecks after six weeks of working without a paycheque. Major?airports which had experienced multi-hour lines reported that operations were largely back to normal. Homeland Security Department reported that the absence rate dropped to 8.6% from 12.4% on Friday. Atlanta had the highest number of absenteeism reported on Monday, with 29%. Other airports with high absence rates include Baltimore, New Orleans and John F. Kennedy in New York, Philadelphia, Houston's two airports, Baltimore, New Orleans and Houston. The TSA experienced a surge in...

Passenger Transportation Services

TSA workers are paid and airports in the US return to normal.

The major U.S. airports which?suffered massive delays for weeks because 50,000 Transportation Security Administration security officers were not paid since mid-February have now returned to normal. On Monday, airports in Baltimore and Houston, as well as New Orleans, Dallas, New York, and New York City, which have all seen massive delays over the past few weeks, reported very short queues. In some cases, security lines were as long as four hours. This was the longest line in TSA history. The Homeland Security Department announced that workers would be paid by Monday, despite the fact that Congress has failed to end...

Transportation

Sable Oil begins selling oil from the Santa Ynez pipeline in California after restart

Sable Offshore announced on Monday that it had 'begun selling oil to Chevron from its Santa Ynez Pipeline System off the coast of California, after resuming crude transport earlier this month. In premarket trading, shares?were up by more than 3%. Since 2015, the pipeline system that runs along California's Gaviota coast has been closed. The spilled oil polluted miles of coastline and killed wildlife, damaging local fisheries. Sable's effort to restart the system is now the subject of a?long-running dispute between California regulators and the environmental groups who have filed lawsuits against the reopening. The restart is a result of...

Transport Infrastructure

Kuwait airport damaged by drones. Radar system damaged. No casualties reported

Kuwait 'International Airport 'was targeted by multiple drone attacks Saturday, causing significant damage to the radar system, but resulting in no injuries, according to state news agency KUNA, citing Kuwait Civil Aviation Authority. Later, the spokesperson for the authority said that the attacks were perpetrated by Iran and its proxies as well as the armed groups it supports. Kuwait's fire department, meanwhile said a??fire? that broke out??? in fuel tanks at an airport on Wednesday after a previous drone assault had been extinguished AFTER 58 CONSECUTIVE HOURS, KUNA reported??on Saturday?. Tehran launched strikes on Israel, as well as on Gulf...

Europe

Transportation

Russia claims that some EU members are aiding rivals to Orban's election in Hungary

Russia claimed on Wednesday that certain political forces in the European Union are opposed to the reelection bid for?Hungarian Premier Viktor Orban and are trying to assist?his opponents. The Kremlin intervened a day after U.S. vice president JD Vance accused the EU in Budapest of "disgraceful interference" in the April 12, election. Many opinion polls indicate that this could put an end to Orban’s 16-year hold on power. When asked about the leaked transcript of a conversation between Orban and Russian president Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson, said: "Many forces, both in Europe and in Brussels, do not want...

Transportation

Ukraine continues to attack Russian energy sites. What has been struck?

In recent weeks, Ukraine has intensified its attacks on Russian energy installations as peace talks failed to make progress. Here is a brief summary of the recent attacks and their impact. NORSI NORSI is Russia's fourth largest oil refinery and owned by Lukoil. It suspended operations after a drone attack in Ukraine on April 5, according to two industry sources. NORSI is Russia's second-largest gasoline producer. It can process up to 16 million metric tons of oil each year or 320,000 barrels of fuel per day. Sources say that KIRISHI Russia’s?Kirishi refinery could partially restart in a month after processing...

Transport Infrastructure

Sources say that the Sheskharis terminal in Russia's Black Sea halted loadings following a drone attack.

Two sources with knowledge of the situation said that the?crude oil exports from the?Russian Sheskharis terminal in the Black Sea Port of Novorossiysk had been suspended following a massive drone strike and an fire. The Black Sea's main oil outlet is the terminal that?loads approximately 700,000 barrels of crude per day. The suspension of the terminal will increase the strain on Russian infrastructure that has been repeatedly targeted. Sources in the industry say that Russia's main Baltic Ust-Luga Port's oil 'exports' have been suspended since last Monday 'after heavy drone attacks 'and fires. Sources say that Russia is likely to...

Middle East

North Asia

Transportation

Russian drones damage substation in Odesa region, Ukrainian officials say

Officials from Ukraine said that Russian drones destroyed a substation in the southern Odesa region of Ukraine on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Moscow's forces repeatedly attacked areas further east, killing one person. Oleh Kiper, regional governor of Odesa region, said that emergency services were on the scene and there had been no reported injuries. DTEK is a large energy company. It said that?one of their substations was damaged. Crews were waiting for word to start repairs. DTEK stated that the area had been under Russian attack "almost around the clock". Ukraine's energy infrastructure has been attacked for months. In the four-year conflict,...

Transport Infrastructure

Sources and LSEG data show that Russia's Baltic Ust-Luga Port resumes oil exports

Three sources familiar with this matter have confirmed that the Ust-Luga Port has resumed oil exports, despite ongoing drone strikes. LSEG data?showed. According to LSEG and sources, the vessel 'Jewel' left Ust-Luga with 700,000 barrels on board. Loadings had been halted for almost two weeks. The Baltic port is capable of loading up to 700,000 barrels a day. Ust-Luga oil loadings were halted on 25 March after a heavy?drone attack from Ukraine?damaged the port. The attacks have continued during the suspension. Sources said that the Jewel began loading oil at the weekend, but it did not depart immediately due to...

Transportation

Russian drone damages infrastructure in Ukraine's largest Danube Port

Ukraine's regional development ministry reported on Telegram that a 'Russian drone attack' overnight on Ukraine's largest Danube River port, Izmail, had damaged a port facility. The ministry stated that "the enemy continues to target port infrastructure and logistics." The 'Telegram Post' reported that fires had broken out in warehouses, but were put out by emergency services. No one was injured. Izmail is located on the Danube, at the southernmost?tip? of Ukraine. It faces the territory of Romania on the other river bank. It is a key and often-hit logistical node in wartime Ukraine. In 2022, after Russia blocked Ukraine's Black...

Transport Infrastructure

Data shows that Russia's seaborne Diesel exports dropped 3% from February to March.

Data from market sources and LSEG revealed that Russia's seaborne gasoil and diesel exports dropped 3% between February and?March to 3.06 million metric tons, as drone attacks disrupted fuel loads at key ports. Sources said that the ultra-low-sulphur Diesel shipments from Primorsk in the Baltic, Russia's largest outlet for diesel exports fell to 1.713 millions tons, down 2.6% since February. Last week, Ukrainian drones repeatedly attacked the Russian Baltic ports Primorsk & Ust-Luga. Following drone attacks, the two ports halted oil and fuel loadings on March 22. The next day, a drone attack caused a fire to break out at...

Transportation

Moldovan opposition parties contest the merits of the state of emergency

Moldovan opposition parties demanded on Sunday an explanation from the pro-European Moldovan government regarding its imposition of a "sweeping energy state of emergency" over a damaged electricity line that took four days to repair. Last Tuesday, the Eastern European country’s?parliament?approved a 60-day energy state of an emergency to streamline decision-making. The government had blamed Russian attacks on neighbouring Ukraine after knocking out the Isaccea - Vulcanesti electricity line. Moldova's Energy Ministry announced that the line, which runs from Romania to Moldova, and crosses 40 km of Ukrainian territory, was restored Saturday. This line is responsible for 70% of the country's...

Transportation

EU and operators agree on tariffs to make the gas corridor more competitive

The European Commission and the natural gas grid operators of Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine agreed on Friday to tariffs for the corridor that carries gas from Greece to Ukraine, in an effort to increase competition and diversify supply. The Greek gas grid operator DESFA announced in a press release that operators and EU executive have agreed on 'tariffs which will be implemented from October and are in line with EU rules. Greece, Bulgaria Romania and Hungary have agreed to develop the necessary infrastructure in order to realise the so-called Vertical gas Corridor, which would allow bidirectional gas transmission...

Transportation

Kazakhstan claims that the attack on Ust-Luga did not impact its oil exports

Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry said on Friday that the attack on Russia’s major port in the Baltic, Ust-Luga, did not affect?Kazakhstan’s oil exports. It added?that flows were operating normally. The Ministry said that it continues to monitor the situation. Three processing units at the Ust-Luga Complex, each with a capacity of three million metric tonnes per year, refine stable condensate to light and heavy naphthas, jet fuel, ship fuel oils and gasoil. Kazakhstan exports part of its crude oil through Russian ports along the Baltic Sea. This includes Ust-Luga which was 'hit by a Ukrainian drone on March 25. Both Ust-Luga...

Transport Infrastructure

Sources say that Russian oil producers may declare force majeure in response to attacks on Baltic ports

Two 'industry' sources said that Russian oil producers warned buyers on Friday they could declare force majeure over supplies from major Baltic Sea ports, as Ukraine continues to attack Russian energy infrastructure. The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said this week that Kyiv uses long-range attacks to maintain pressure on Russia, after international sanctions against Moscow were eased because of global supply disruptions caused by the Iran War. Sources said that Ukrainian drones targeted the port of Ust-Luga on Friday, where an ongoing fire from a strike made Wednesday still burned. The raids have halted oil loadings in the port since...

Oil Pipeline

Sources say that the damaged Ust-Luga terminal could force Russian refineries reduce their production.

Two market sources say that the closure of Russia's Baltic Port of Ust-Luga after a drone strike?on Wednesday may force major refineries in Europe to reduce crude oil runs because of shipping restrictions. Sources and social media reports claim that the strike caused damage to a rail deloading rack at the Ust-Luga Terminal. The Ust-Luga bottleneck threatens oil processing in four of the largest refineries in 'the European part of Russia - Kirishi Yaroslavl Moscow and Ryazan. According to traders, they process around 55 million metric tonnes of crude oil each year (400,000 barrels a day). On Wednesday, the?Ust-Luga Oil...

Transportation

Hungary restricts gas supply to Ukraine

Hungary has banned the gas transmission system operator of Hungary from holding auctions for shipments to Ukraine during the third quarter as it moves to reduce supplies to its neighbor in a dispute over oil flows. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that Hungary will gradually stop sending gas to Ukraine once oil flow to Hungary is restored through the Druzhba Pipeline. Hungary and Slovakia, who are the only countries in Europe to maintain relations with Moscow, have blamed Kyiv for a failure of?the Druzhba Pipeline, which supplies their refineries through Ukraine with Russian crude. Kyiv claims that a...

Transport Infrastructure

Which firms will clean-up after the Iran War is over? Maguire

After the U.S. and Israeli air strikes on?Iran are over, a new competition is likely to begin: the race for contracts to repair damaged oil and gasoline infrastructure and to restore?shipping routes - and influence – across the Middle East. The destruction does not stop in Iran. Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, warned that at least 40 energy assets in nine Middle Eastern countries have been "severely" or "very severely" damaged. Oil and gas fields, refineries, and pipelines will all take time to be repaired, he said. The crisis is worse than both oil shocks in the...

Transportation

Turkey's Middle East oil dependency manageable at 10% supply amid Iran War

Energy Minister Alparslan bayraktar stated on Wednesday that despite the Iran conflict, Turkey's dependence on Middle East crude oil is at a "manageable and minimal" 10% of total supplies. On a programme of the state-run Anadolu Agency, he stated that the war caused a "crisis in global energy security". He added that Turkey, as a "large energy importer" and a neighbor to Iran, has taken steps to diversify its energy supply. Bayraktar said that a $1 rise in the price per barrel of oil cost Turkey $400 million. When asked about the natural gas supply, Bayraktar replied that there have...