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Iraq To Receive 185,000 bpd From Kurdistan Once Oil EWxports Resume
Feb 23 (Reuters) – Iraq will export 185,000 barrels per day from Kurdistan’s oilfields through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline once the oil shipments resume, an Iraqi oil ministry official said on Sunday. Basim Mohammed,...

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Egypt Says Dozens Of Ships Return To Suez Canal After Ceasefire
By Salma El Wardany Feb 23, 2025(Bloomberg) –Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority said 47 ships have rerouted to use the waterway since the start of February, a tentative recovery after a ceasefire...

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Sanctioned Russian Oil Vanishes From Tracking In Gulf of Oman
By Julian Lee Feb 21, 2025 (Bloomberg) –A cargo of Russian oil that’s under heavy US sanctions vanished from global tracking systems, evidence of how difficult it will be to keep...

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Port of Auckland CEO Fined in Landmark Maritime Safety Case
Former Port of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson has been fined $190,000 NZ for his role in a fatal 2020 incident at a container terminal—a landmark case that sets a precedent...

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Shipping’s Price War: Spot Rates Slide as Carriers Battle for Cargo
Container spot freight rates on the major east-west liner trades experienced another week of decline, as slack demand continued to depress pricing.

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Mike Schuler
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USS Harry S. Truman CO Relieved Following Mediterranean Collision with Bulk Carrier
The U.S. Navy has relieved Captain Dave Snowden as commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) following a collision with a merchant vessel in the...

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Oil Tankers Rocked by Mystery Blasts After Trips to Russia
At least four oil tankers have been hit with explosions so far this year — all of them having visited Russia’s territorial waters in the weeks prior to the blasts happening.

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Treasury Secretary Bessent Signals Potential Russia Sanctions Rollback in Ukraine Peace Talks
(Bloomberg) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled that sanctions relief for Russia could be on the table in talks over the Ukraine war, saying the US is prepared to either...

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Mike Schuler
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New Flag States Raise Sanctions Evasion Concerns
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has raised significant concerns about emerging flag states potentially being used to circumvent international sanctions, according to its latest Flag State Performance Table. Four...

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Mike Schuler
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Cargill and Hafnia Form Marine Fuel Powerhouse Seascale Energy
Cargill’s Ocean Transportation business and tanker leader Hafnia announced today the formation of Seascale Energy—a joint venture combining their bunker operations to transform marine fuel procurement. The new entity, which...

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Mike Schuler
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Photos: Historic SS United States Begins Final Journey to Become World’s Largest Artificial Reef
The iconic SS United States, holder of the transatlantic speed record, has departed Philadelphia after nearly three decades at berth, embarking on its final journey to become the world’s largest...

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Mystery Blasts Rock Mediterranean Tankers
Three oil tankers have been damaged by blasts in the last month in separate incidents around the Mediterranean, with the causes unknown, shipping and security sources said on Wednesday.