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EU’s Kallas Says Two Countries May Send Ships to Counter Houthis
(Bloomberg) — Two countries signaled interest in sending ships to counter Houthi strikes in the Red Sea, top European Union diplomat Kaja Kallas said. Kallas has been pressing countries to...

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U.S. and Iran Set to Hold Separate Talks With Mediators on Monday or Tuesday
Sept 28 (Reuters) – Qatari mediators are likely to hold separate talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in New York and with the US side on Monday or Tuesday, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters, in...

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NBC News: Eight Marines Injured in Previously Undisclosed Iranian Attack in Hormuz
Eight U.S. Marines were injured when an Iranian cruise missile struck a vessel they were operating aboard in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, according to a previously unreported...

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Philippines Accuses Chinese Vessel of Spoofing Location in Northern Waters
The Philippine Coast Guard accused a Chinese research vessel on Monday of spoofing its location while loitering off Batanes, the country's northernmost island group near Taiwan, saying its movements were consistent with unauthorised marine scientific research.

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Iceland’s Last Whaling Company Shrugs Off Threat Of Permanent Ban
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Iceland’s last remaining active whaling company said it believed it could survive a renewed push to ban the practice, given that previous attempts to...

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How Europe’s Intensifying Marine Heatwaves Threaten Its Fisheries
By Ben Welsh, Simon Jessop and Kate Abnett LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) – As drought spread and wildfires raged across Europe this summer, the extraordinary heat didn’t stop at the shoreline. European...

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Next disruption? Bring it on!
The world of trade is led by optimists, and the data shows the resilience of the strategies these stewards of trade have developed and deployed.

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Gulf of Oman Ship-to-ship Oil Transfers Reach Limit as Saudi Exports Surge
Ship-to-ship transfers in the Gulf of Oman for Middle Eastern oil from inside the Strait of Hormuz have reached their limits after Saudi Arabia diverted exports from the Red Sea, adding to shipments from other producers, trade sources and analysts said.

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Hatch Failure Triggered Deadly Fishing Vessel Sinking That Killed 13, MAIB Finds
A line-hauling hatch that opened unexpectedly in heavy seas triggered the flooding and eventual sinking of the fishing vessel Argos Georgia off the Falkland Islands in 2024, killing 13 of the 27...

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Qatar Boosts LNG Traffic Via Hormuz as Global Shortage Bites
Qatar has ramped up liquefied natural gas tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to the highest in more than two months, a sign it’s becoming more comfortable moving ships through the waterway.

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DNV: Shipping’s Fuel Future Hinges on What Regulators Do Next
Regulatory uncertainty is becoming a major factor in shipowners’ investment decisions as the industry weighs vessels and fuel systems that will remain in service for decades, according to DNV’s latest Maritime...

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Venezuela Spot Oil Sales Snarled by Surging Freight Costs
Sales of Venezuelan oil for loading in October stalled after a surge in shipping costs muddled negotiations between the country’s state oil company and buyers of its oil.