The French navy said the tanker, which came from Murmansk on Russia’s Arctic coast, was boarded in the Alboran Sea, south of Spain, and taken to a mooring. 

With the two sides appearing to remain far apart, the saga has brought on renewed concerns over the ongoing geopolitical uncertainty that has become a hallmark of Trump's second term in office.

The deal has been swept into the deepening crisis between the EU and U.S. over Greenland, which has brought the transatlantic alliance to the brink of rupture.

This comes after the ocean carrier had conducted limited trial transits on some services through the Suez Canal in November and December of 2025.

Amazon has seen tariffs "creep into prices" for sellers, who have been left to decide between passing increased costs onto customers, or absorbing the costs to drive demand.

In the lead-up to July's joint review of the USMCA, companies are left to wonder if a full withdrawal from the deal is actually on the table for the U.S.

The attacks risk further disrupting loadings at CPC, where planned shipments have already plunged due to bad winter weather and mooring damage from a recent drone strike. 

Florida Atlantic University's Logistics Managers' Index came in at a 54.2 score for the month of December, falling to its lowest level in 13 months.

U.S. employers announced more than 1.2 million job cuts in 2025, marking a 58% increase over the previous year, and hitting the highest level since 2020.

The drilling vessel is backed by Japanese government funding, and will spend a month collecting rare earth sludge along a four-mile-deep seabed.