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Mike Schuler
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UK Cracking Down on ‘Dubious’ Oil Tankers in the English Channel
The UK government has announced stringent measures targeting the so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers operating with questionable insurance. The move comes as part of broader efforts to enforce sanctions...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Fed Up: The World’s Largest Ship Registry is Giving Sanctioned Vessels the Boot
The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) is taking a decisive move to safeguard the integrity of the world’s largest ship registry, introducing strict legal measures aimed at vessels appearing on international...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Belgium Quietly Resumes Controversial Russian LNG Transfers as 2025 Ban Looms
(Bloomberg) — Belgium is resuming transshipments of Russian liquefied natural gas destined for Asia after a summer lull — a practice that’s been used for years but has become more...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Fourth Time’s the Charm: Red Sea Chaos and Soaring Demand Push Maersk’s Profits Higher
A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S (Maersk) has raised its full-year financial guidance for 2024, marking the fourth upward revision this year as strong demand and ongoing disruptions in the Red...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Caught on Camera: Teen Surrenders After Burglary Aboard Iconic SS United States
A 17-year-old has reportedly surrendered to Philadelphia authorities in connection with a burglary aboard the historic SS United States, a once-proud ocean liner that now awaits transformation into the world’s largest...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Mysterious Dubai Firm Takes Control of Russian LNG Ships in Apparent Effort to Skirt Sanctions
(Bloomberg) — A newly established company in Dubai has taken over three liquefied natural gas tankers, in what appears to be Russia’s latest effort to circumvent Western sanctions. Velikiy Novgorod,...
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The Loadstar
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gCaptain
No End in Sight: New Ships Won’t Stop Freight Rates From Climbing in 2025
By Charlie Bartlett (The Loadstar) – Some three million TEU of new tonnage arriving next year will most likely be “more than offset” by further market disruption, ensuring no respite for...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Greek Dockworkers Block Ammunition Shipment to Israel in Anti-War Protest
ATHENS, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Dozens of members of a Greek dockworkers’ union have blocked the loading of a container of ammunition destined for Israel in protest against the Gaza war, coast guard and...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk Confident in Gemini’s Ambitious 90% Reliability Target
The heads of the new Gemini Cooperation—Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd, and Kenni Skotte, Vice President and Head of Ocean Network Product at Maersk—took the stage together at the...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Sanctions Additional Ships and Captains in Iranian Oil Smuggling Network Linked to Houthi Attacks
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed additional sanctions on 18 entities, individuals, and vessels linked to the sprawling illicit shipping network funding...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Coast Guard Says ‘Swift Action’ Helped Avert Disaster in Alaska
The 738-foot cargo vessel Pan Viva safely departed Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on Monday night, bound for Kalama, Washington, after narrowly avoiding a potential disaster due to severe weather in the North Pacific....
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Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
Chinese Vessels Without Ice Class Violate Arctic Safety Rules, Struggling Through Ice To Deliver Sanctioned Cargo
By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – In an attempt to deliver a power plant to a Russian Arctic LNG project before winter two Chinese heavy lift vessels are inching along through...