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U.S. Boards Sanctioned Tanker as Iran Maritime Blockade Expands Into Indian Ocean
U.S. forces boarded a sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean overnight as Washington continued expanding a maritime enforcement campaign targeting vessels accused of supporting Iran’s oil trade. In a statement...

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Mercuria Lawyers Say Government Deals Got Oil Through Hormuz
Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. has moved oil through the Strait of Hormuz through government-brokered deals, according to legal filings that shine a rare light on how commodity traders are navigating the closely watched waterway during the Iran war.

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Maritime Labor Coalition Renews Call to End Jones Act Waiver on Law’s 106th Anniversary
U.S. maritime labor leaders used the 106th anniversary of the Jones Act on Friday to renew calls for the Trump administration to end its emergency waiver program, arguing the policy...

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Panama Canal to Reduce Neopanamax Draft Limit as El Niño Concerns Mount
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will reduce the maximum authorized draft for vessels transiting its Neopanamax locks beginning July 3, citing concerns over the potential development of El Niño conditions...

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US Forces Board Sanctioned Tanker in Indian Ocean, Pentagon Says
U.S. forces conducted an interdiction of the sanctioned stateless oil tanker Davina overnight in the Indian Ocean, the U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command said on Friday.

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Jan de Nul Wins Contract to Dig Argentina’s $10 Billion Waterway
Belgian dredger Jan de Nul NV and local partner Servimagnus SA won a 25-year contract on Thursday from Argentina’s government to upgrade the nation’s chief trade route in a concession overshadowed by accusations of Chinese influence.

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Alternative-Fuel Ship Orders Slow as Owners Hedge Fuel Bets
Orders for alternative-fuelled vessels continued in May but remain well below last year’s pace, highlighting a more cautious and diversified approach to decarbonization investments across the global shipping industry. According...

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Coast Guard Unveils New Digital Mariner Credentialing Platform Amid Massive Backlog
The U.S. Coast Guard is preparing to launch a new digital credentialing platform aimed at overhauling how mariners apply for and receive Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMCs), marking the agency’s latest...

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Trafigura Warns World’s Largest Energy Crisis Is Far From Over
Commodity trading giant Trafigura says the conflict in the Middle East has already removed more than 1.1 billion barrels of oil from global markets and warned that even a near-term...

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Mike Schuler
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Royal Navy Deploys New Mine-Hunting Drone as 15-Nation Hormuz Coalition Takes Shape
The Royal Navy has deployed a new underwater mine disposal system aboard RFA Lyme Bay as Britain and France finalize plans for a multinational operation to clear naval mines from...

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UK and France Finalize Postwar Hormuz Mine-Clearing Mission
The UK and France have finalized plans to lead a multinational mine-clearing mission in the Strait of Hormuz within days of an agreement between the US and Iran to reopen the waterway, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Mike Schuler
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Delfin Approves $5 Billion Floating LNG Export Project Off Louisiana Coast
Backed by BlackRock’s GIP, MOL and Vitol, the Louisiana offshore project would become America’s first floating LNG export facility and the world’s largest FLNG development. Delfin Midstream has reached a...