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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...

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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...