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Malte Humpert
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EU Lawmakers Urge Denmark’s Fayard to Halt Servicing of Russian Arctic LNG Fleet
More than 100 lawmakers from the European Parliament and national legislatures across Europe have called on Denmark’s Fayard shipyard to immediately stop servicing specialized LNG carriers that transport Russian Arctic gas, intensifying pressure on the last European shipyard still maintaining the icebreaking vessels critical to Moscow’s Yamal LNG export project.

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Bloomberg
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Iran-Linked Tankers U-Turn, Zig-Zag as US Enforces Blockade
Two US-sanctioned tankers carrying cooking fuel are U-turning and zig-zagging in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, part of a flotilla of vessels laden with Iranian energy exports that are facing an aggressive US blockade of the country’s shipping.

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Bloomberg
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Ukraine Hit Two Large Russia-Linked Oil Tankers in Black Sea
Ukrainian naval drones hit two large Russia-linked oil tankers in the Black Sea as Moscow and Kyiv expand the scope of their mutual maritime strikes.

From
Mike Schuler
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SEA-LNG Says LNG Continues to Lead Alternative Fuel Orders as Biomethane Supply Expands
SEA-LNG says liquefied natural gas continues to dominate orders for alternatively fueled ships, while biomethane production and bunkering infrastructure are expanding as the shipping industry searches for practical pathways to...

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Mike Schuler
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Ukraine Says Drone Campaign Has Hit 147 Russian-Linked Vessels in 11 Days
Ukraine says its expanding drone campaign against Russia’s maritime logistics has now struck 147 vessels in just 11 days, extending operations from the Sea of Azov deeper into the Black...

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Reuters
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India Ask Its Seafarers Not to Take Hormuz Voyages
India has ordered shipowners, ship managers and recruitment companies not to deploy the country's seafarers on vessels undertaking trips through the Strait of Hormuz amid renewed fighting in the region.

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Mike Schuler
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Los Angeles and Long Beach Post Strong June as Retailers Frontload Imports
The nation’s two busiest container gateways continued to benefit from an early peak shipping season in June as importers rushed cargo into the United States ahead of potential new tariffs,...

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Lori Ann LaRocco
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Port of Los Angeles Tops 1 Million TEUs in Record June
By Lori Ann LaRocco – The Port of Los Angeles, the nation’s busiest container seaport, processed more than 1 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in June, making it the busiest...

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Mike Schuler
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Delfin Advances Second Floating LNG Vessel Off U.S. Coast
Delfin Midstream is moving ahead with plans for its second floating LNG export vessel off the Louisiana coast, announcing a new partnership with MidOcean Energy and authorizing the purchase of...

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Reuters
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White House Weighs Jones Act Waiver Extension As Hormuz Conflict Reignites
The White House is weighing another extension of waivers allowing foreign ships to transport goods between U.S. ports as renewed conflict with Iran raises concerns about energy prices and supply disruptions, two sources familiar with the discussions said on Wednesday.

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Mike Schuler
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Iran Threatens Wider Energy Chokepoints After Fresh U.S. Strikes
By Enas Alashray and Tala Ramadan CAIRO/DUBAI, July 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. conducted a new wave of strikes against Iran’s coastal defense systems and cruise missile storage and launch sites on Wednesday after reimposing a...

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Bloomberg
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Trump Pledges to Escalate Attacks Until Iran Relents on Hormuz
President Donald Trump said he would intensify the US’s bombardment against Iran until it stops attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz and agrees to open the waterway.