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Kpler Expands ‘Dark Fleet’ Tracking With Airbus Satellite Deal
Maritime data provider Kpler has reached an agreement with Airbus to expand its ability to track vessels that disappear from conventional ship-tracking systems, adding daily satellite imagery to help identify...

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Iran Prolongs Talks in Stalemate to Influence US Midterms
Iran has deliberately prolonged talks with the US to try to weaken Donald Trump politically ahead of November's US midterm elections, senior officials say, while fears of renewed military action and deep distrust of Washington have reinforced Tehran's reluctance to strike a quick deal to end the war.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
EU Puts Icebreakers, Shipping Security at Center of New Arctic Strategy
The European Union unveiled a new Arctic strategy Tuesday aimed at strengthening maritime security, expanding icebreaker capacity and protecting critical infrastructure as melting sea ice opens new shipping routes and...

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U.S. to Allow Dark-Fleet Tankers to Shed Sanctions, Wright Says
The Trump administration is authorizing the sale of sanctioned oil tankers in an effort to allow the vessels to start legitimately shipping crude, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Jones Act Waiver Faces New Scrutiny Over Foreign Crews, Taxes
Congressional scrutiny of the Trump administration’s Jones Act waiver is growing, with Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.) demanding answers about whether foreign vessels operating in domestic U.S. trades are complying with...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Sets First Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale for November
The Trump administration has scheduled the first offshore mineral lease sale in U.S. history, opening more than 31 million acres of seabed near American Samoa to companies seeking critical minerals...

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Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
Northern Sea Route Transits Surpass 2025 Total as Arctic Shipping Gains Momentum
The number of commercial transit voyages through Russia’s Northern Sea Route (NSR) had already surpassed the full-year 2025 total by the end of September, putting Arctic shipping on course for another record season as cargo volumes rise and more vessels test the route between Asia and Europe.

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Bloomberg
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Qatar LNG Cargo Makes Rare Red Sea Journey to Get Gas to Europe
A carrier loaded with Qatari liquefied natural gas is sailing north through the Red Sea, potentially speeding up delivery to European customers with a rare transit through waters vulnerable to renewed attacks from Houthi rebels.

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Reuters
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World’s Rarest Porpoise Battles Extinction As Mexico Shrinks Protected Area
By Ana Isabel Martinez and Sarah Morland MEXICO CITY, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Mexico’s president said on Thursday a drastic reduction in the protected area for the near-extinct vaquita marina, the world’s...

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Reuters
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Turkey Will Get Some Diesel From US-Russia Supply Deal
ANKARA, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Turkey will take some of the diesel Russia is supplying to global markets under its agreement with US President Donald Trump, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on...

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Bloomberg
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Nord Stream Sabotage Suspect Faces German War Crime Charge
By Karin Matussek Oct 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A Ukrainian army officer suspected of being a protagonist in the sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022 stood trial in Hamburg accused...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Wind-Assisted Shipping Gains Ground as Airbus RoRo Adds Rotor Sails
French shipowner LD Armateurs has completed the installation of six towering rotor sails aboard Spirit of Toulouse, a new roll-on/roll-off vessel being built to transport aircraft components for Airbus across...