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Major Cocaine Bust: UK Border Force Seizes Record Shipment at London Gateway
In one of the UK’s largest drug seizures of the past decade, UK Border Force officers have seized cocaine with an estimated street value of £96 million (USD 130 million)...

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Shell Launches Canada’s First LNG Exports to Feed Growing Asian Demand
(Bloomberg) — Shell Plc has started exports from Canada’s first liquefied natural gas project, helping to meet rising Asian demand and extending its position in the global LNG market. The first...

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Mike Schuler
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Alternative Fuel Vessels See Record Growth Despite Newbuilding Slowdown
Despite an overall decline in the newbuild vessel market, orders for alternative-fuelled ships have surged dramatically in 2025, indicating a significant shift in the maritime industry’s approach to decarbonization. According...

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Trump’s Iran Oil Comments Strain His ‘Maximum Pressure’ Policy
President Donald Trump indicated that he might be preparing to ease his “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, potentially undercutting a central policy dating to his first term and provoking consternation among foreign policy hawks who argue that now is the time to escalate — not lessen — pressure on Tehran.

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Oil Tanker Suffers Unexplained Blast Weeks After Russia Call
A tanker hauling 1 million barrels of oil suffered an explosion while near Libya, its manager said Monday. The Vilamoura is being towed to Greece, where damage will be assessed upon arrival. The blast caused water intake and the vessel’s engine room is flooded, a spokesperson for TMS Tankers said. Exactly what caused the explosion was unclear, they added.

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Russia Deploys New ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Carrier to Load Gas at Sanctioned Arctic Project
Russia has started renewed efforts to export liquefied natural gas from its flagship project, Arctic LNG 2. After mothballing the plant for nearly nine months last fall, majority owner Novatek has seemingly launched a new attempt to lift cargoes from the facility.

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With A Primitive Canoe, Scientists Replicate Prehistoric Seafaring
By Will Dunham June 25 (Reuters) – Our species arose in Africa roughly 300,000 years ago and later trekked worldwide, eventually reaching some of Earth’s most remote places. In doing so, our ancestors surmounted geographic barriers including...

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Russia Tries Again to Expand LNG Exports Upended by Sanctions
By Stephen Stapczynski Jun 28, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Russia is taking another crack at expanding exports of liquefied natural gas after US sanctions stalled efforts last year. An LNG vessel has docked at the...

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US Gulf Coast To Help Supply Record Mediterranean Diesel Imports
By Nathan Risser Jun 27, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Refiners on the US Gulf Coast are set to send increasing amounts of diesel to Europe, a burgeoning trade that could last through summer,...

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Mike Schuler
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Maritime Partners to Acquire Centerline Logistics in Major Jones Act Fleet Transaction
Maritime Partners, LLC has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Centerline Logistics, one of the nation’s larger operators of Jones Act-qualified liquid petroleum barges, the company announced yesterday. The...

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China’s Iran Oil Imports Surge in June on Rising Shipments
China's oil imports from Iran surged in June as shipments accelerated before the recent conflict between Israel and Iran and demand from independent refineries improved, analysts said.

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Mike Schuler
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Ro-Ro ‘Ville de Bordeaux’ Saves 568 Tons of Fuel with Wind Propulsion Technology
Spain-based bound4blue’s eSAIL® is reporting that its wind propulsion technology has shown significant fuel savings on the Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) owned Ville de Bordeaux ro-ro vessel, according to third-party assessment...