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Maersk Expects Ship Regulator To Approve Global CO2 Levy In 2025
By Jack Wittels Oct 4, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S expects the industry’s global regulator next year to approve a charge on vessels’ greenhouse gas emissions. At International Maritime...

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Chinese Vessels Race to Deliver Power Plant To Sanctioned Arctic LNG Project Before Winter
By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – A small fleet of Chinese cargo has set out from shipyards near Shanghai attempting to deliver a critically-needed power plant to Russia’s Arctic before winter....

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Mike Schuler
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U.S. Forces Strike 15 Houthi Targets in Yemen
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces on Friday conducted strikes on 15 Houthi targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The operation, taking place at approximately 5 p.m. Sanaa time targeted Houthi...

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Mike Schuler
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California Governor Vetoes Maritime Safety Bill, Sparking Industry Concern
California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed Assembly Bill 1122, a piece of legislation aimed at enhancing maritime safety and port efficiency in the state. The bill, which passed almost unanimously...

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Early Winter Ice Halts Arctic Shipping Traffic Weeks Ahead of Schedule
By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The summer shipping window on Russia’s Northern Sea Route is coming to a rapid close weeks ahead of schedule. A number of vessels and convoys...

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US Port Strike Throws Spotlight on Big Union Foe: Automation
NEW YORK, Oct 4 (Reuters) – A strike by dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast that disrupted much of the nation’s ocean shipping this week ended on Thursday, but a key issue...

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U.S. Port Strike Leaves Cargo Backlog in Its Wake
Oct 4 (Reuters) – U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports were reopened on Friday after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the industry’s biggest work stoppage in nearly half a...

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Global Shipping Stocks Sink After US Dockworkers Pause Strike
(Bloomberg) — Shipping stocks slumped worldwide after a strike by US dockworkers was suspended after only three days, spurring predictions of a decline in the price of transporting goods by...

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Mike Schuler
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US Sanctions Ships Linked to Illicit Houthi and Iranian Oil Shipments
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken its latest action against Houthi-linked weapons procurement and vessels involved in illicit oil shipments supporting Houthi...

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Mike Schuler
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Watch: Houthi Rebels Attack Panama-Flagged Tanker in Red Sea
The Iranian-backed Houthis have released new video footage of an unmanned surface vessel (USV) attack on the Panama-flagged tanker M/T Cordelia Moon in the Red Sea. The incident, which occurred...

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Mike Schuler
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Watch: Ships Collide in Bosphorus Strait
Two vessels collided in the Bosphorus Strait near Pasalimani in the southern Sea of Marmara in Turkey, on Thursday. The Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety confirmed that the ships...

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Reuters
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Prepare for Attack: Houthis Issue Email Warning to Shipping Fleets
ATHENS/LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – On a warm spring night in Athens, shortly before midnight, a senior executive at a Greek shipping company noticed an unusual email had landed in his personal...