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New Sanctions to Test Russia’s Shadow Fleet Resilience
Sweeping U.S. sanctions on Russia's oil industry will make it more expensive for Moscow to sell its oil and complicate sea-borne crude exports due to restrictions on tankers, analysts and traders said on Monday.

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Malte Humpert
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US Slaps Sanctions on Chinese Yard Wison For Supplying Technology to Arctic LNG 2
Time has run out for Chinese technology provider Zhoushan Wison Offshore and Marine, a key partner in Novatek’s Yamal LNG and Arctic LNG 2 projects. The company’s brazen scheme to deliver a large power plant from its Zhoushan yard to the Russian Arctic last fall has now garnered the attention of US officials, resulting in sanctions against Wison and several vessel operators.

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Bloomberg
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Chinese Trade Surplus Soars to $1 Trillion Ahead of Trump Return
China’s trade surplus soared to a record last year, driven by strong exports that boosted the economy but may soon be threatened by the incoming Trump administration.

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Bloomberg
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Chinese Exports Rise To Record Ahead Of Looming Trump Tariffs
By Bloomberg News Jan 12, 2025 (Bloomberg) —Chinese exports hit a record high as companies rushed to get goods out the door to make up for sluggish demand at home and...

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Reuters
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Hungary Plans Talks On Oil Prices After US Sanctions On Russia
BUDAPEST, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Hungary plans to hold talks with regional allies to counter the impact of higher oil prices resulting from a new round of US sanctions on Russia’s oil and gas...

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Reuters
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Biden’s Sweeping Sanctions Target Russia’s Oil Exports as Trump Prepares for Office
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration imposed its broadest package of sanctions so far targeting Russia's oil and gas revenues on Friday, in an effort to give Kyiv and Donald Trump's incoming team leverage to reach a deal for peace in Ukraine.

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Bloomberg
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Oil Tankers Back Up Near Yemeni Port After Israel Hits Tugs
(Bloomberg) — An unusually large flotilla of merchant vessels has backed up near Yemen’s Ras Isa port in the Red Sea after Israeli air raids damaged the tugboats needed to...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Bulk Carrier Carrying 45,000 Tons of Salt Runs Aground in Delaware River
The 623-foot motor vessel Algoma Verity ran aground in the Delaware River approximately one mile north of Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Bridge on Wednesday evening. The grounding occurred at 6:30 p.m....

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Martyrs’ Day Protest: Panama Reminds Trump ‘The Canal is Ours’
Hundreds of Panamanians marched on Thursday to mark the anniversary of a deadly uprising against U.S. control of the Panama Canal in 1964, with some protesters burning an effigy of President-elect Donald Trump who has threatened to retake the vital global waterway.

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Reuters
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gCaptain
Biden Set to Push New Russia Sanctions Before Trump Takes Office
President Joe Biden is expected to unveil new sanctions targeting Russia's economy this week, according to a U.S. official, as part of measures to bolster Kyiv's war effort against Moscow before Donald Trump takes office

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Mike Schuler
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EPA Approves California’s Controversial Harbor Craft Emissions Rule Despite Industry Safety Concerns
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the majority of California’s waiver requests for its controversial Commercial Harbor Craft (CHC) rule, marking a significant shift in maritime emissions regulations despite...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Baltic Sea Cable Probe: Finnish Investigators Suspect Shadow Tanker ‘Eagle S’ Dragged Anchor for Over 60 Miles
Finnish authorities investigating damage to the critical Estlink2 undersea cable in the Baltic Sea suspect the Russian shadow fleet vessel Eagle S may have dragged its anchor for over 60...