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Finland Charges ‘Eagle S’ Tanker Captain, Officers Over Cable Cuts
Finland's national prosecutor's office said on Monday it had brought charges against the captain and first and second officers of the Eagle S oil tanker over the cutting of undersea cables in the Gulf of Finland in December.

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Three Killed On Ukraine’s Odesa Region Beaches By Unexploded Objects
Aug 10 (Reuters) – Three swimmers were killed by unexploded objects in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region at two beaches where swimming has been banned, regional officials said on Sunday. Regional governor Oleh...

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Iraq Detains Oil Tanker as Part of Smuggling Crackdown
Iraq's navy has detained a Liberian-flagged oil tanker in its territorial waters as part of a crackdown on fuel smuggling at sea, sources with the navy and oil and transport ministries said on Friday.

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China Defends Buying Russian Oil After Trump’s Tariff Threat
China said its imports of Russian oil are justified, pushing back against US threats of new tariffs after Washington slapped secondary levies on India for buying energy from Moscow.

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South Carolina Lawmaker Proposes Maritime Academy at The Citadel to Address Critical Mariner Shortage
A South Carolina lawmaker is proposing establishing a South Carolina Maritime Academy at The Citadel Military College, aiming to address critical workforce shortages in the U.S. maritime industry while creating...

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Sanctioned Refiner Nayara Asks New Delhi for Shipping Help
EU-sanctioned refiner Nayara Energy, part-owned by Russian oil major Rosneft PJSC, has asked the Indian government for help securing vessels to transport products locally after domestic shipowners stopped working with the company, according to a senior government official.

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Hawaii Couple Sentenced in Multi-Million Dollar Semisub Investment Fraud
A former married couple who led a Hawaii-based maritime company has been sentenced for orchestrating a decade-long fraud scheme that bilked investors out of millions of dollars through false claims...

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Russian, Chinese Navies to conduct joint patrols in Asia-Pacific
Russian and Chinese naval vessels will conduct joint patrols in the Asia-Pacific following recent exercises in the Sea of Japan, Russia's Interfax reported on Wednesday.

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U.S. Weighs Options for Penalizing Russia Beyond India Tariffs
President Donald Trump’s additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil could be just the first shot he aims at Moscow’s energy revenues ahead of a Friday deadline, as the US weighs options to get President Vladimir Putin to end the war against Ukraine.

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World’s First Green Ammonia Bunkering Completed by COSCO SHIPPING Subsidiary
SINOBUNKER, a marine fuel supply subsidiary of state-owned China COSCO SHIPPING Corporation, has successfully conducted what is being reported as the world’s first green marine ammonia bunkering operation. The landmark...

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Trump Hits India With Additional 25% Tariff Over Russia Oil Buys
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing an additional 25% tariff on India over its purchase of Russian energy, the White House said Wednesday hours after talks between the US and Russia over the war in Ukraine failed to yield a breakthrough.

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Titan Tragedy Spurs Sweeping Safety Overhaul: USCG Issues 17 Recommendations Following Fatal Implosion
The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) has released its long-awaited Report of Investigation (ROI) into the catastrophic implosion of the Titan submersible, which killed five people during...