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Shadow Fleet Tanker Captain Sentenced to 10 Months After Weeks-Long Coast Guard Chase
The former master of a shadow fleet tanker linked to Iranian and Venezuelan oil shipments has been sentenced to 10 months in federal prison after refusing orders to stop during...

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Iran Ties Hormuz Reopening to US Concessions on Several Demands
Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the U.S. must meet other conditions, including compensation and an end to sanctions and military threats, before the strategic waterway is reopened.

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Record-Low Danube Strains Vital Route for Black Sea Grain
Black Sea grain exports are facing fresh constraints as record-low Danube levels restrict flows through Romania just as escalating Russian strikes divert Ukrainian grain from Odesa and other ports.

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Scientists Turn To Sharks To Improve Hurricane Predictions
By Marta Serafinko Aug 8 (Reuters) – From the killer shark of “Jaws” to the tornado-tossed predators of the “Sharknado” movies, films long have portrayed sharks as objects of summer fear. But when a shark cuts through the...

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MSC Baltic III Wreck Being Pulled Ashore in Newfoundland
Wreck removal crews have begun the slow process of pulling the grounded containership MSC Baltic III toward shore in Newfoundland and Labrador, marking a major new phase in a salvage operation that...

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ADNOC Says Three Vessels Attacked This Week as Hormuz Shipping Remains Severely Disrupted
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said three of its vessels have been attacked this week while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting the continued danger to commercial shipping as traffic...

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The Loadstar
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Transpacific Container Rates Rally as Europe’s Peak Season Fades
European trades saw spot rates decline for a fourth consecutive week, with carriers cancelling or cutting back plans for rate boosting, but for those operating on the transpacific, the situation was far rosier, as increases were recorded for both US coasts.

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Mike Schuler
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U.S. Container Import Peak Winds Down After Tariff-Driven Rush
The early peak season for U.S. container imports is beginning to wind down after retailers accelerated shipments to get ahead of new tariffs and supply chain uncertainty stemming from the...

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Vessel Traffic Through Hormuz Dwindles This Week As Markets Watch Iran-Oman Talks
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dwindled to 33 vessels from Monday to Thursday this week, data showed, versus 50 in the week-ago period, as markets watched talks between Iran and Oman for signs of progress in reopening the key waterway.

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UK Targets Arctic LNG Carrier, Five Oil Tankers in Latest Russia Sanctions Package
The United Kingdom has expanded its sanctions against Russia with a new package targeting shipping, banking, and industrial entities, including six vessels accused of transporting Russian energy exports and an...

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Bloomberg
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Germany Confronts Rhine Threat to Economy After Crisis Talks
Germany’s economy is being threatened by a chronic lack of water in the Rhine, according to Transport Minister Steffen Bilger.

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Shipping Industry Sees Major Obstacles to Iran’s Hormuz Control Plan
A proposed deal between Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz is not easily workable due to U.S. sanctions and restrictive insurance clauses on any payments, four industry sources said.