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The Tariff-Fueled Container Rally May Be Running Out of Steam
Container shipping rates continued their climb this week, fueled by the temporary tariff pause between the U.S. and China, but there are signs that demand underpinning the surge is moderating, financial analysts and maritime consultants said.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
DOJ Files Criminal Charges Against Ship Captain for Sexual Assault at Sea
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against former ship captain John Merrone for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet aboard the American-flagged...

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Red Sea Shipping Traffic Rises After Houthis Narrowed Targets
Red Sea marine traffic has increased by 60% to 36-37 ships a day since August 2024, but is still short of volumes seen before Yemen's Houthis began attacking ships in the region, according to the commander of the EU's Aspides naval mission.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Transpacific Freight Rates Surge Amid Trump Tariff Turmoil
Global container shipping rates have seen a dramatic upturn, with Drewry’s World Container Index climbing 41% this week to reach $3,527 per 40ft container. This increase stems from President Trump’s...

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Bloomberg
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Iran Oil Flows to China Fall on Sanctions, Refinery Maintenance
Iran is shipping less oil to China, as toughening sanctions snarl the OPEC producer’s shipments and refinery demand falls in the world’s biggest fossil fuel importer.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Ocean Economy Hits $2.2 Trillion as Environmental and Trade Tensions Mount, UNCTAD Reports
Ocean-based sectors have emerged as a cornerstone of global trade, reaching a significant milestone of $2.2 trillion in 2023, accounting for 7% of world trade. A new Global Trade Update...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Port of Corpus Christi Completes $625M Ship Channel Expansion, Boosting U.S. Energy Export Capacity
The Port of Corpus Christi has marked a significant milestone with the completion of its Channel Improvement Project (CIP), deepening the ship channel serving the nation’s busiest oil export port....

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
ABS Charts Course for Floating Nuclear Data Centers to Power AI Revolution at Sea
A new report from international classification society ABS and Herbert Engineering explores an innovative solution to the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers: floating nuclear-powered facilities utilizing...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Solvang and BlackRock’s GIP Form Joint Venture to Create Global Gas Shipping Giant
Solvang ASA and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) have announced the formation of a 50:50 joint venture called Solvang Gas Carriers. The new venture will initially take ownership of Solvang’s...

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Reuters
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gCaptain
Panama Claims 650 Ships Removed from Registry Over Sanctions
Panama's Maritime Authority has removed from its registry more than 650 vessels since 2019 as part of an effort to fulfill U.S. sanctions and enforce stricter rules for the ships it flags, it said on Monday.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Panama Defends Its Ship Registry Amid Accusations of Aiding Iran’s Sanctions Evasion
The Government of Panama has issued a strong rebuttal to accusations made by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) regarding its role in enforcing sanctions against Iran’s oil trade. Panama’s Maritime...

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Southeast Asia Joins Europe’s Calls To Defend Subsea Cables
By Philip J. Heijmans and Alberto Nardelli Jun 1, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Defense officials from Europe and Southeast Asia called for stronger collaboration to protect the global network of subsea cables as...