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Iran Seizes Two Ships in Hormuz After Trump Halts Attacks Indefinitely
Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, tightening its grip on the strategic waterway after U.S. President Donald Trump called off attacks indefinitely with no sign of peace talks restarting.

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Mike Schuler
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Iran Ship Seizures Show ‘Weaponization of Trade’ in Hormuz, Xeneta Warns
Iran’s reported seizure of two MSC containerships in the Strait of Hormuz is the latest sign the crisis in the strategic waterway has evolved beyond a shipping disruption into what...

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Lori Ann LaRocco
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Interview: America’s Oil Surge Is Pulling Tankers West — and Reshaping Global Trade
The United States continues to export record amounts of oil. Demand for U.S. black gold shows no signs of lessening. The long line of tankers dotting the ocean shows the...

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Mike Schuler
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One Dead Recovered From Capsized Mariana as Search Continues for Five Missing Crew
The search for six missing mariners aboard the overturned US-flagged cargo ship Mariana took a grim turn Monday after divers recovered one deceased crew member from inside the wreck, even as U.S....

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Mike Schuler
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Ship Seizures Mark New Phase in Iran’s De Facto Control of Hormuz
Iran’s reported seizure of two merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday may mark a significant shift in the crisis gripping one of the world’s most important maritime...

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Malte Humpert
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HD Hyundai Heavy Wins Landmark Swedish Icebreaker Order, Marking Strategic Arctic Push
South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has secured its first overseas order for an icebreaker, winning a contract from Sweden in a deal that signals Seoul’s growing ambitions in Arctic shipping and high-value vessel construction.

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Reuters
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Three Vessels Hit by Gunfire in Strait of Hormuz, Crews Safe
At least three container ships were hit by gunfire in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, maritime security sources and the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.

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Mike Schuler
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Hormuz Shipping Disruptions Show No End as Trump Extends Ceasefire, Maintains Blockade
President Donald Trump said he will extend the current ceasefire with Iran while maintaining the U.S. maritime blockade, citing a request from Pakistani leadership to allow time for a unified negotiating proposal...

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Bloomberg
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UN’s Maritime Agency Prepares Hormuz Evacuation Plan for Hundreds of Ships
The International Maritime Organization is working on an evacuation plan for hundreds of ships that have been stuck in the Persian Gulf since US and Israeli strikes on Iran began more than seven weeks ago, according to Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez.

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Bloomberg
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Billionaire Fredriksen’s Firm Faces $1 Billion Claim After Failed Fraud Trial
Two former executives at billionaire John Fredriksen’s oil trading firm sued for about $1 billion in over allegations that the shipping tycoon’s failed “vindictive” lawsuit brought them to the “brink of financial ruin.”

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Mike Schuler
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Shipping Industry Closes Ranks Behind IMO Ahead of High-Stakes Climate Talks
International Maritime Organization faces a defining moment next week as global shipping groups line up in rare unity behind the regulator ahead of renewed climate negotiations at Marine Environment Protection Committee 84 in...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Forces Board Sanctioned Tanker in Indo-Pacific as Iran Crackdown Expands Beyond Hormuz
U.S. forces have boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indo-Pacific, signaling a widening of Washington’s maritime enforcement campaign against Iran-linked shipping far beyond the Strait of Hormuz flashpoint. In...