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Trump Administration Vows to Offset Hormuz Tolls With Seized Iranian Funds
The Trump administration is signaling that any payments made by commercial vessels to Iran’s self-declared Strait of Hormuz transit authority could ultimately be recovered from Iranian assets, adding a new...

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Hundreds of BHP Workers Back Strike at Key Australian Iron Ore Export Hub
Hundreds of BHP workers BHP.AX at Port Hedland in Western Australia voted in favor of taking strike action, two unions said on Thursday, raising the ?risk of disruptions to iron ore shipments from one of the world's biggest export hubs.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Military Says Hormuz Open After Iran Declares Strait Closed
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Thursday publicly reaffirmed that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to commercial shipping after an Iran-linked organization claiming authority over the strategic waterway declared it...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
El Niño Has Arrived: NOAA Warns It Could Become One of the Strongest on Record
NOAA has officially declared the arrival of El Niño conditions, confirming the climate pattern that prompted the Panama Canal Authority to announce its first vessel draft restriction of 2026 earlier...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Third Tanker Disabled by U.S. Forces This Week Puts Focus on Indian Seafarers
All 20 Indian crew members aboard the tanker MT Jalveer were safely evacuated to shore Thursday after U.S. forces disabled the vessel during a blockade enforcement operation in the Gulf of Oman,...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Ship Manager Demands International Probe Into Fatal U.S. Attack on Tanker
The manager of the tanker Settebello has accused the U.S. Navy of causing the deaths of three Indian seafarers and challenged key elements of the U.S. military’s justification for the strike, setting...

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Reuters
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Ceasefire Frays as U.S. and Iran Exchange Fresh Strikes
The United States launched new strikes against multiple targets overnight in Iran, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump vowed even more attacks if no peace deal is secured.

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gCaptain
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gCaptain
OFAC Unveils Sweeping Framework for Venezuela Oil, Gas and Mineral Exports
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday unveiled a broad new sanctions framework aimed at reopening significant portions of Venezuela’s energy and mining sectors to U.S. and allied companies, while explicitly...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Administration Touts Progress on Nation’s First Offshore LNG Export Facility
The Trump administration is touting a major milestone for U.S. energy exports after Delfin Midstream reached a final investment decision (FID) on the first phase of its offshore liquefied natural...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Claims Covert U.S. Operation Helped 200 Ships Transit Hormuz
President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed the U.S. military has been conducting a previously undisclosed operation to help commercial vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz, marking the clearest public acknowledgment...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Armed Security Team Repels Suspected Pirate Attack Off Yemen
A merchant vessel transiting off Yemen’s southern coast exchanged gunfire with an armed small craft on Tuesday in an incident that appears more consistent with piracy than the missile and...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
First Seafarer Casualties Reported in U.S. Iran Blockade Enforcement Campaign
At least two crew members were reported missing and one injured after U.S. forces disabled a tanker in the Gulf of Oman late Tuesday, in what appears to be the...