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Trump Pushing for Diesel Export Ban Amid Surging Fuel Prices
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September 22, 2026
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Trump Pushing for Diesel Export Ban Amid Surging Fuel Prices

By Josh Wingrove and Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said he’s encouraged his advisers to support a ban on US diesel exports, with wars in Iran and Ukraine...
FMC Change Could Revive Older Detention and Demurrage Claims
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September 22, 2026
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The Loadstar
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FMC Change Could Revive Older Detention and Demurrage Claims

A potentially significant change at the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has gone largely under the radar, after the regulator confirmed there is no three-year statute of limitations on charge complaints relating to fees assessed on or after 16 June 2022 – leaving carriers exposed to claims that might otherwise have been time-barred.
The Wartime Secretary of the Navy
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September 22, 2026
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Bruce Kimbrell
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The Wartime Secretary of the Navy

What Hung Cao’s First Five Months Tell Us About the Job Ahead By Bruce Kimbrell (Policy Op-Ed) Cao paired his leadership selections with what he called “leadership by presence”: placing...
Kallas Urges EU to Bolster Red Sea Mission Against Houthi Threat
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September 22, 2026
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Kallas Urges EU to Bolster Red Sea Mission Against Houthi Threat

The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, called for member states to send more naval vessels to protect commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
More Jones Act Waiver Voyages Went Unreported Than Previously Known
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September 21, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
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More Jones Act Waiver Voyages Went Unreported Than Previously Known

The number of foreign-vessel voyages missing from federal Jones Act waiver records appears to be larger than previously known, with new analysis identifying at least 15 movements that never showed...
Trafigura Launches Volare Shipping With $500 Million Oslo Listing Plan
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September 21, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
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Trafigura Launches Volare Shipping With $500 Million Oslo Listing Plan

Commodity trading giant Trafigura is launching a new tanker company with plans to raise about $500 million and list the business in Oslo, opening its growing VLCC fleet to outside...
EU Ship Recycling Fight Escalates Over Indian Beaching Yards
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September 21, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
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EU Ship Recycling Fight Escalates Over Indian Beaching Yards

A fight over whether Indian shipbreaking yards using the controversial beaching method should qualify under European environmental rules is widening, with steelmakers, recyclers, trade unions and environmental groups now urging...
Global Diesel Prices Hit Record Highs
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September 21, 2026
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Global Diesel Prices Hit Record Highs

Diesel prices have rallied in Europe and the United States to record highs as wars in Iran and Ukraine sharply cut exports from some of the biggest producers such as Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, with little options to prevent further gains.
Capesize Bulker Remains Aground Off Australia After Refloating Attempts Fail
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September 21, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain

Capesize Bulker Remains Aground Off Australia After Refloating Attempts Fail

Australian authorities have launched an investigation after the 182,066-dwt bulk carrier Cape Falcon ran aground off the Port of Gladstone, Queensland, with efforts to refloat the vessel so far unsuccessful. The Liberian-flagged...
Two More Tankers Hit in Strait of Hormuz as Attacks Mount
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September 21, 2026
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Mike Schuler
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Two More Tankers Hit in Strait of Hormuz as Attacks Mount

Two more tankers have been struck while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with two seafarers injured, extending a string of attacks against commercial shipping through the strategic waterway.
Indonesia Continues Search For Hundreds Missing In Capsized Ship
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September 20, 2026
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Indonesia Continues Search For Hundreds Missing In Capsized Ship

JAKARTA, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities will continue searching on Monday for more than a hundred people still missing after a passenger ship sank in the Java Sea last week, with the confirmed death...
US Reaches Greenland Deal To End Row That Threatened NATO
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September 19, 2026
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US Reaches Greenland Deal To End Row That Threatened NATO

By Sanne Wass Sep 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The US, Denmark and Greenland struck a security deal that expands Washington’s role on the Arctic island, ending for now a long-running diplomatic spat...