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Hormuz Traffic Slows After Strike On Iran
A number of oil tankers are avoiding sailing through Hormuz shipping strait that links the oil-rich Persian Gulf to the open seas, with some shipowners taking a caution-first approach to the narrow waterway after the US and Israel bombed Iran.

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Australia Concludes 24-Day Operation to Protect Great Barrier Reef from Disabled Bulk Carrier
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has wrapped up a 24-day emergency response after a disabled bulk carrier suffered engine failure in the Coral Sea, triggering a complex operation to keep the...

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Corpus Christi Expansion Cements U.S. Position as Global LNG Export Leader
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright signed an export authorization yesterday for a 12% expansion at Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi liquefied natural gas terminal, underscoring America’s continued dominance in global...

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Freight Rates Stall After Lunar New Year as Carriers Eye Blank Sailings
Container freight spot rates on the major trades saw limited movement this week as supply chains in China slowly began to restart following the new year holiday.

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France Says ‘Ridiculous Provocation’ if Russia Behind Drone Near Charles de Gaulle Carrier
Sweden shot down an unidentified drone near France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier docked in Malmo. French Foreign Minister calls it a "ridiculous provocation" if Russia is behind the incident, marking the latest drone activity near NATO assets.

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U.S. Moves to Permanently Seize Sanctioned Tanker ‘Skipper’ and $150M Oil Cargo
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking to permanently seize the motor tanker Skipper and its roughly 1.8 million-barrel cargo of Venezuelan crude, marking the latest move in Washington’s expanding crackdown on oil shipments tied to Iran and Venezuela’s shadow fleet networks.

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Red Sea Comeback Falters as Maersk Diverts Ships Back Around Cape
Less than a month after restarting limited Red Sea transits, Maersk is once again rerouting select services around the Cape of Good Hope, underscoring how fragile the industry’s return to the Suez corridor remains.

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Huge Supertanker Bet Keeps Growing With US Gulf Locked Up
A shipowner’s once-in-a-generation wager on oil tankers has made it so powerful that it controls an overwhelming majority of supertankers that can collect American oil next month.

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Sinokor’s VLCC Blitz Sends U.S. Gulf Rates to Pandemic-Era Highs
A shipowner’s once-in-a-generation wager on oil tankers has made it so powerful that it controls an overwhelming majority of supertankers that can collect American oil next month.

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Mike Schuler
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Permanent Docking Pier Reaches McMurdo Station After 9,100-Nautical-Mile Tow
The McMurdo Docking Pier has successfully arrived at McMurdo Station, the United States' research station in Antarctica, after completing a 9,159-nautical-mile journey across the Pacific and Southern Oceans.

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EU Seeks G7 Coordination on Maritime Services Ban on Russian Seaborne Oil
The European Union needs to coordinate its plan to impose a full maritime services ban on Russia's seaborne crude oil exports with other G7 countries before pushing ahead with the measure, the EU's sanctions envoy said on Thursday.

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Iran Ramps Up Oil Tanker Loading as US Builds Military Force
Iran has been loading oil onto tankers at a rapid pace in recent days, a potential sign of the Persian Gulf state’s preparations in case of an attack by the US.