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From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Red Sea Risk Widens as Houthis Vow to Target Carriers Tied to Israel
Carriers have been warned to proceed “with extreme caution” following the major widening of the Houthis’ sphere of attacks announced last week, with lines including Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, and Yang Ming, and CMA CGM all now in the firing line.

From
Reuters
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gCaptain
Trump Threatens to Raise Tariffs on Goods From India Over Russian Oil Purchases
Donald Trump said on Monday he will substantially raise tariffs on goods from India over its Russian oil purchases, while New Delhi said it would take measures to safeguard its interests and called its targeting by the U.S. president "unjustified."

From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Panama Intensifies Crackdown on Sanctioned Vessels with Registry Cancellations
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has initiated proceedings to cancel the registration of 17 vessels recently placed on the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions list. The action...

From
Malte Humpert
via
gCaptain
Chinese Companies Dispatch Multiple Container Ships Along Arctic Route For Faster Europe Trade
With summer navigation season in the Arctic ramping up, several Chinese companies have dispatched container ships through the Arctic aiming to take advantage of the shortcut to and from Europe.

From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Shipping Tycoon Aponte’s TiL Gets $2.5 Billion In Private Debt
By Kat Hidalgo and Silas Brown Aug 1, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Terminal Investment Ltd., the port operator controlled by Italian billionaire Gianluigi Aponte, raised $2.5 billion through a privately-placed bond sale. The...

From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Panama Closes Ship Registry to Older Oil Tankers and Bulkers Amid Shadow Fleet Concerns
The Panama Ship Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers or bulk carriers that are more than 15 years old. This decisive action aims to optimize fleet...

From
Reuters
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gCaptain
Markets Dive After Trump Hits Countries with Steep Tariffs
By John Revill and Trevor Hunnicutt ZURICH/WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest wave of tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners sent global stock markets...

From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
Trump Yanks Millions of Acres Designated for Offshore Wind
By Ari Natter (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is revoking approval for millions of acres of ocean to be set aside for offshore wind development amid an escalating attack on...

From
The Loadstar
via
gCaptain
SeaLead Terminates Charters on Sanctioned Ships Linked to Iran
Singapore carrier SeaLead Shipping yesterday terminated charters on 16 ships caught up in the US Office of Foreign Asset Control’s (OFAC) sanctions on an Iranian political adviser.

From
The Loadstar
via
gCaptain
Container Spot Rates Flat as Peak Season Fails to Materialize
Container spot freight rates on the major east-west trades were barely unchanged for yet another week, as expected peak season volumes are yet to materialise and carrier attempts to match capacity with anaemic demand failed to lift prices.

From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Opinion: Fed Agencies Paralyzed or Deep State Run Amok?
Why the Senate Must Confirm Civilian Leadership Over the Army Corps of Engineers By William P. Doyle — The U.S. Senate must act to confirm federal agency leadership—starting with the...

From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
Russia’s Oil Shipments Have Quietly Slumped Over the Past Year
In the first seven months of 2025, Moscow exported 4% less crude than it did in the comparable period of 2024, with an even sharper drop from the same timespan in 2023, ship-tracking by Bloomberg shows.