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Coal Blast Rocks Bulk Carrier Off Baltimore
A Liberian-flagged coal carrier erupted in an explosion on Monday while transiting the Patapsco River near the demolition site of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. The 751-foot W Sapphire, which had...

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Mike Schuler
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Hurricane Erin Re-Intensifies to Category 4, Threatens Shipping Lanes in Western Atlantic
Hurricane Erin has once again strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph as it moves through the western Atlantic, prompting warnings for maritime...

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Mike Schuler
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Xeneta Acquires eeSea to Strengthen Maritime Supply Chain Intelligence Offerings
Norwegian freight data company Xeneta AS has acquired Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence firm eeSea, creating a combined platform that will enable customers to evaluate containerized freight based on both cost and...

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Capital Link
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Safe Bulkers Positions for Recovery with $650M Fleet Renewal Strategy
In a recent Capital Link’s Trending News Webinar Series presentation, Safe Bulkers Inc. (NYSE: SB) President Dr. Loukas Barmparis outlined the company’s strategic approach to navigating the volatile dry bulk...

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Mike Schuler
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Fire Contained on Maersk Triple-E Vessel Off African Coast as Firefighting Efforts Intensify
Danish shipping company Maersk MAERSKb.CO said on Monday that a fire that broke out onboard the vessel Marie Maersk off Liberia on Wednesday last week had stopped spreading, and that firefighting efforts would be intensified further.

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Malte Humpert
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From Alaska With Love: Russia’s Shadow LNG Fleet Set Sail for China As Trump-Putin Summit Unfolded
Five sanctioned LNG carriers, part of Russia’s shadow fleet, got underway as the Trump-Putin meeting took place in Alaska, or changed course in the hours that followed.

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Reuters
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More Than 40 Missing In Nigeria Boat Accident
LAGOS, Aug 17 (Reuters) – More than 40 people were missing in a boat accident in Nigeria after a boat conveying 50 persons to a popular market in northwest Sokoto State capsized on Sunday, the country’s...

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Bloomberg
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Hurricane Erin Surges To Category Five, First Of 2025 Atlantic Season
By Brian K. Sullivan Aug 16, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Hurricane Erin strengthened on Saturday into a “catastrophic” Category 5 hurricane north of the Caribbean islands, reaching the top of the five-step, Saffir-Simpson...

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Reuters
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US Mulled Use Of Russia Icebreakers For Gas Development Ahead Of Summit
By Marwa Rashad and Anna Hirtenstein LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) – The United States has had internal discussions on using Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker vessels to support the development of gas and LNG projects...

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Bloomberg
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Chinese LNG Buyers Snap Up Imports as Prices Fall to Refill Storage
China’s liquefied natural gas buyers are boosting imports as falling prices and the need to replenish inventories end months of sluggish deliveries.

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Bloomberg
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China, Philippines Trade Blame Over Collision in Contested Sea
China and the Philippines are trading blame over an incident earlier this week in which two Chinese ships collided in the South China Sea, where both nations have competing territorial claims.

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Reuters
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Ukraine Reports Strikes on Russian Oil Refinery, Caspian Port Hub
Ukraine struck the Syzran oil refinery in Russia's Samara region in an overnight attack and also hit a Caspian Sea port and cargo vessel used to transport military supplies from Iran to Russia the previous day, Kyiv said on Friday.