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German Yacht Wins Rolex Middle Sea Race
by Ossian Shine, (Reuters) – Germany’s Red Bandit, skippered by Carl-Peter Forster, was crowned winner of the 45th Rolex Middle Sea Race, becoming the third German yacht to win the prestigious offshore challenge. Following...
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EPA Clears Path for Texas Deepwater Port, Fueling Controversy Over U.S. Oil Exports on Supertankers
(Bloomberg) — The Environmental Protection Agency has given its blessing for a proposed Texas oil port capable of exporting 1 million barrels of oil a day, even as the terminals...
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Arctic Alliance: U.S. Raises Alarms as Russia and China Flex Military Muscle Along NATO’s ‘Western Flank’
OSLO, Nov 1 (Reuters) – The United States is watching growing cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic closely and some of their recent military collaboration in the region sends “concerning...
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China’s New Era: Dual Aircraft Carrier Formation Sails Into South China Sea
by Farah Master (Reuters) China’s aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong carried out dual aircraft carrier formation exercises for the first time in the South China Sea, the PLA navy said, a...
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Dirty Fuel’s Big Comeback: HSFO Prices Spike as Ships Reroute from Red Sea Risks
(Bloomberg) — One of the dirtiest corners of the global oil market is staging a spectacular rally, boosted by surging demand from ships sailing longer voyages to avoid unrest in...
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Finland Warns of Russia’s Satellite Jamming and Tanker Spoofing in Baltic Sea
HELSINKI, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Finland’s Coast Guard said it has detected constant disturbances to satellite navigation signals in the Baltic Sea since April and in recent weeks has seen tankers spoofing...
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Sanctions, Smuggling, and Soccer Fixing? Shipping Magnate Marinakis Faces Off with Greek Rival in High-Stakes Libel Case
LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Evangelos Marinakis, a Greek shipping magnate and owner of English Premier League soccer club Nottingham Forest, was on Thursday accused of trying to fix a Greek soccer match,...
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Will Rising Costs and Safety Risks Sink Ammonia’s Future as a Marine Fuel?
By Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE, Oct 28 (Reuters) – At one of the world’s biggest bulk export ports in Western Australia, shippers safely completed the first transfer of ammonia from one vessel to another last month,...
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UECC Doubles Down on Green Fleet with Multi-Fuel Hybrid Car Carriers
United European Car Carriers (UECC) has inked a deal with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Nanjing for the construction of up to four state-of-the-art multi-fuel battery hybrid pure car and truck...
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Maersk Secures New Bio-Methanol Offtake Deal in China, Boosting Green Shipping Efforts
A.P. Moller – Maersk has entered into a long-term bio-methanol offtake agreement with China-based LONGi Green Energy Technology, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Maersk’s expanding fleet of dual-fuel...
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Nuclear-Powered LNG Carriers: A Potential Game-Changer for Zero-Emission Shipping?
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has released a new report exploring the potential use of advanced nuclear technology in maritime applications, aiming to shed light on the feasibility and...
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Red Sea Is Now So Dangerous Even NATO Warships Are Avoiding It
by John Konrad (gCaptain) The Red Sea, one of the world’s busiest and most strategically vital waterways, has become so hazardous that even the German Navy is steering clear. Defense...