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Biden Pushes Historic High Seas Treaty to Senate
President Biden has taken a significant step toward ocean conservation by transmitting the High Seas Treaty to the Senate for ratification, marking a potential watershed moment for marine protection. The...

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Mike Schuler
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Pioneering Spirit to Tackle Australia’s Largest-Ever Offshore Platform Removal Project
Allseas has secured a groundbreaking contract for Australia’s largest offshore decommissioning project, which will see the removal of up to 12 retired platforms from the Gippsland Basin. The contract, awarded...

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Kpler’s Spire Acquisition Sparks Antitrust Concerns in AIS Ship Tracking
French maritime data analytics platform Kpler wants to buy ship tracking company Spire Maritime, whose satellite data is a vital resource for oil traders and shipping companies, but some Spire customers fear Kpler will cut them off and have raised antitrust concerns to U.S. authorities, sources familiar with the matter say.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
MSC CEO Soren Toft Elected as New World Shipping Council Chair
The World Shipping Council (WSC), the largest industry trade association representing the international liner shipping industry, has appointed MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company CEO Soren Toft as its new Chair, with Wan...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Treasury Targets Iran’s Shadow Fleet with New Sanctions
The United States Department of the Treasury has announced new sanctions targeting four entities and three vessels involved in Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical trade, part of ongoing efforts to curtail...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Russia’s Gazprom Makes First LNG Delivery to Italy Amid Shifting European Energy Landscape
In a significant development for European energy markets, Russian energy giant Gazprom has completed its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) delivery to Italy from its Baltic Sea-based LNG Portovaya facility....

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Reuters
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Israel Strikes Back: Houthi Ports in Yemen Targeted in Retaliatory Airstrikes
Israel launched strikes against ports and energy infrastructure in Houthi-held parts of Yemen on Thursday and threatened more attacks against the Iran-aligned militant group, which has launched hundreds of missiles at Israel over the past year.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Signals Jones Act Policy Will Stay the Course
President-elect Donald Trump has reignited the debate over the Jones Act, sharing a pro-Jones Act article that underscores the century-old law’s significance to America’s maritime industry and national security. The...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
California Ports Strike Landmark Agreement on Floating Offshore Wind
The California State Lands Commission has partnered with the ports of Long Beach and Humboldt in a groundbreaking agreement to accelerate floating offshore wind energy development along the California coast....

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Cyprus Shipping Veteran Thomas Kazakos Named ICS Secretary General
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing over 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has unanimously appointed Thomas A. Kazakos as its next Secretary General. Kazakos, who brings extensive maritime...

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Bloomberg
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Denmark Warns Russia May Send Warships to Escort Oil Tankers
Denmark warned that Russia’s navy may start escorting the so-called shadow fleet tankers through Danish straits to escalate provocations against NATO countries.

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Reuters
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Extend Control Over Tehran’s Oil Exports
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have tightened their grip on the country's oil industry and control up to half the exports that generate most of Tehran's revenue and fund its proxies across the Middle East, according to Western officials, security sources and Iranian insiders.