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Malte Humpert
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Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ Offloads Sanctioned LNG at Asian Storage Barge For First Time
By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The next element of Russia’s emerging LNG shadow fleet has materialized over the weekend. LNG carrier Everest Energy traveled to the Koryak FSU near the...

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Russia’s Sovcomflot Says G7 Sanctions Make Oil Trade Less Safe
By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Russia’s state-run oil tanker company Sovcomflot PJSC said that western sanctions on ships moving the nation’s petroleum oil are only serving to heighten environmental risks by...

From
Barry Parker
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gCaptain
Disruption Drives Shipping: How Geopolitical Tensions and Market Volatility Are Reshaping Global Maritime Trade
(gCaptain) – One presenter at a recent seminar, produced jointly by law firm Reed Smith and class society DNV, Jakub Walenkiewicz, the Principal Market Analyst at DNV, posited that recent...

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Ships Still Switch Russian Oil Off Greece Despite Navy Drills
(Bloomberg) — Tankers carrying Russian oil are still conducting cargo switches with other vessels off Greece’s south coast, despite Greek military drills aimed at deterring such activities. The supertanker Alma...

From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Report Reveals Digital Transformation Progress in Container Shipping Industry
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) has released its “State of the Industry Report 2024,” highlighting significant advancements in digitalization within the container shipping sector. Drawing on insights from 400 cargo...

From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Houthi Attacks Resume in Red Sea After 18-Day Lull
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported a suspicious approach by an unmanned surface drone on a merchant vessel near Yemen’s coast on Friday, marking the end of an...

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
A Look Behind Russian Efforts to Skirt US Energy Sanctions
(Bloomberg) — The crayon marks on the wall of the sparsely furnished apartment hint at it being a conventional family home. But the single sofa, pink plastic chair and child’s...

From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Coast Guard Releases Titan Submersible Discovery Footage
The U.S. Coast Guard has released crucial remotely operated vehicle (ROV) footage of the Titan submersible wreckage, which provided the conclusive evidence of the vessel’s catastrophic implosion during a commercial...

From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Senator Mark Kelly Pushes for Strengthening US Maritime Capacity in Senate Hearing
During a recent Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, a Navy combat veteran and the only U.S. Merchant Marine Academy graduate in Congress, emphasized the critical need...

From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
HIF Global Partners with MOL for e-Fuels Expansion
HIF Global, the world’s leading e-Fuels company, has announced a significant investment from Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) to finance the expansion of HIF Global’s e-Fuels projects in the USA, Australia,...

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Reuters
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gCaptain
The Rising Costs of Insuring Ships in the Red Sea
LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) – The cost of insuring a ship through the Red Sea has more than doubled since the start of September and some underwriters are pausing cover as the risk of attack...

From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Wärtsilä and Chevron Partner to Reduce Methane Slip in LNG Carriers
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has joined forces with Chevron Shipping Company to convert engines on six of Chevron Transport Corporation’s LNG Carriers. The initiative aims to significantly reduce greenhouse gas...