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Markets Rattle as Trump Escalates Trade Threats Against EU, Apple
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May 23, 2025
From 
Reuters
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gCaptain

Markets Rattle as Trump Escalates Trade Threats Against EU, Apple

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to ratchet up his trade war once again, pushing for a 50% tariff on European Union goods starting June 1 and warning Apple he may slap a 25% levy on all iPhones bought by U.S. consumers.
Frontline Posts $33M Profit as Tanker Market Weathers Geopolitical Storms
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May 23, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Frontline Posts $33M Profit as Tanker Market Weathers Geopolitical Storms

Frontline plc reported a profit of $33.3 million for the first quarter of 2025, with revenues reaching $427.9 million. The tanker company continues to demonstrate resilience in a market characterized...
ABS Grants Approval for First U.S. Liquefied CO2 Barge Design
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May 23, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

ABS Grants Approval for First U.S. Liquefied CO2 Barge Design

Classification society ABS has awarded approval in principle (AIP) to Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (OSG) for its groundbreaking liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) barge design. The vessel, designed as an articulated...
Tariff Truce Spurs a Slow-Burn Surge in Transpacific Freight Rates
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May 23, 2025
From 
The Loadstar
 via 
gCaptain

Tariff Truce Spurs a Slow-Burn Surge in Transpacific Freight Rates

Container spot freight rates on the transpacific continued to trend upwards this week, albeit at a far gentler pace than last week’s GRI-induced double-digit growth, as carriers rushed to return capacity in anticipation of at least a short-term demand bounce.
U.S. Celebrates National Maritime Day 2025 Amid Historic Policy Push
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May 22, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

U.S. Celebrates National Maritime Day 2025 Amid Historic Policy Push

The United States marks National Maritime Day 2025 today with renewed focus on strengthening its maritime sector. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy highlighted the critical role of Merchant Mariners,...
EU’s Largest-Ever Dark Fleet Sanctions Package Still Leaves Major Gaps
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May 22, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

EU’s Largest-Ever Dark Fleet Sanctions Package Still Leaves Major Gaps

The European Union has launched its most extensive sanctions package targeting Russia’s shadow fleet—blacklisting 189 additional Russian-linked tankers and bringing the total number of sanctioned vessels to 342. This marks...
Warning Shot: GRIs Reveal Carrier Playbook Amid Tariff Rush
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May 22, 2025
From 
The Loadstar
 via 
gCaptain

Warning Shot: GRIs Reveal Carrier Playbook Amid Tariff Rush

General rate increases (GRIs) give a “clear indication of ocean carrier intentions”, and raise alarm bells for their clients with long-term contracts.
US Importers Race to Beat Trump Tariffs Facing Complex Customs Forms
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May 22, 2025
From 
Bloomberg
 via 
gCaptain

US Importers Race to Beat Trump Tariffs Facing Complex Customs Forms

US businesses are under mounting pressure to import goods while President Donald Trump’s higher tariffs are on pause, and they’re simultaneously navigating increasingly complex filing rules when their cargo crosses the border.
Russia Vows to Defend Its Ships in Baltic Sea
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May 21, 2025
From 
Bloomberg
 via 
gCaptain

Russia Vows to Defend Its Ships in Baltic Sea

Russia will defend its vessels in the Baltic Sea by all legal means, the Kremlin said, days after briefly deploying a fighter jet as Estonian officials tried to halt a so-called shadow fleet tanker in their economic zone.
U.S. FMC Launches Investigation into Flags of Convenience Amid Growing Safety Concerns
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May 21, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

U.S. FMC Launches Investigation into Flags of Convenience Amid Growing Safety Concerns

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has initiated a nonadjudicatory investigation into vessel flagging practices that may create unfavorable conditions for U.S. shipping trade. The investigation comes amid mounting concerns...
EU Sanctions Three MOL Gas Carriers Associated With Russia’s Yamal LNG
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May 21, 2025
From 
Malte Humpert
 via 
gCaptain

EU Sanctions Three MOL Gas Carriers Associated With Russia’s Yamal LNG

In a surprise move the EU significantly tightened its sanctions against Russia’s liquefied natural gas sector. Brussels’ 17th sanctions package announced yesterday includes three newbuild LNG carriers managed by Japanese Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. (MOL) under charter with Russian energy projects.
China-US Trade Soars as Exporters Race to Hit Trade Truce Window
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May 21, 2025
From 
Bloomberg
 via 
gCaptain

China-US Trade Soars as Exporters Race to Hit Trade Truce Window

A temporary trade truce between the world’s two largest economies has sparked a knee-jerk bounce across China’s ports and factory floors.  In the week beginning May 12, when the US and China agreed to sharply reduce tariffs for 90 days, bookings on freighters headed from China to US shores more than doubled from the prior week to about 228,000 TEUs, or twenty-foot equivalent units, data from container-tracking platform Vizion and data provider Dun & Bradstreet shows.