Iran fired missiles at commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging vessels and escalating tensions just after a ceasefire ended and amid Iran's mourning of former Supreme Leader Khamenei's death.

South Korea's shipbuilders are localizing key LNG vessel equipment as Chinese competition grows and reliance on foreign technology persists.

By Andrew Mills, Maha El Dahan, Jonathan Saul and Marwa Rashad DOHA, July 7 (Reuters) - A Qatari LNG tanker was at risk of exploding and a Saudi crude tanker was damaged near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday,

Qatar appears to be sending a liquefied natural gas tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, the first visible passage in about a week, as the major exporter eyes a rapid restart to output.

The world will need a lot more LNG capacity in the coming decades.

Persian Gulf producers are rushing to load oil and LNG onto vessels despite the latest attacks on two commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and renewed tensions between the US and Iran.

Qatar is beginning to bring some of its liquefied natural gas tankers back to the Middle East, as the major supplier prepares to ramp-up exports once the Strait of Hormuz reopens following a US-Iran deal.

Italy’s Port of Naples marked a milestone with the completion of its first LNG ship-to-ship bunkering operation, performed for the Sun Princess.  The feat was the result of collaboration between Axpo,

A ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz overnight and Iran said there would be no ⁠more ⁠peace talks unless Donald Trump halted his repeated threats to restart ⁠the war, as millions of Iranians vowed vengeance at funeral processions for their slain leader.