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Russia Sends Nuclear Warning to NATO as Tensions Rise in the Baltic
Russia has warned NATO it would be ready to resort to nuclear weapons if the Western alliance attempted to cut off Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave that borders the Baltic Sea.
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Ships Face Fuel Delays at China’s Zhoushan on Supply Squeeze
Ships are being forced to wait significantly longer to refuel at China’s top bunkering hub of Zhoushan, where the fallout from the US-Iran war has tightened supplies and pushed up prices.
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Three More Tanker Attacks Surface in Delayed Hormuz Reports
Three more attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz have surfaced through delayed reports from UK Maritime Trade Operations, adding to growing uncertainty over how quickly incidents in the...
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Trump Set to Tout Korean Investment in Alaska LNG, Other Projects, Sources Say
President Donald Trump could unveil plans as soon as Wednesday to tap South Korea's pledged strategic investment package for about $54 billion to build a liquefied natural gas facility in Alaska and several other major US projects, according to two people familiar with the discussions.
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JPMorgan and Goldman See Mideast Oil Flows Near Pre-War Levels
Crude oil flows from the Middle East are returning toward pre-war levels despite continued risks to shipping, according to separate estimates from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
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Saronic Wins Navy Production Contract for 180-Foot Autonomous Surface Vessel
Saronic Technologies has won a U.S. Navy production contract for its 180-foot Marauder autonomous surface vessel after completing an at-sea evaluation that put the ship through more than 140 scenarios over eight...
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Cheniere Signs 22-Year LNG Supply Deal With Petrobras
Cheniere Energy has signed a 22-year agreement to supply Brazil’s Petrobras with U.S. liquefied natural gas, adding another long-term customer as the company looks to support further expansion of its...
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FMC Judge Rejects Peloton’s $33.7 Million Demurrage Claim Against Flexport
A Federal Maritime Commission administrative law judge has rejected Peloton Interactive’s bid to recover $33.7 million in detention, demurrage and related charges from Flexport. In an initial decision served September...
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Houthis Seize Mocha, Tightening Grip on Bab el-Mandeb and Red Sea Shipping
Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday, military sources said, posing a further threat to global energy supplies hours after President Donald Trump said he expected the war to end after mid-term elections.
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Hormuz Shipping Traffic in Single Digits, Data Shows
Vessel transits via the Strait of Hormuz fell on Wednesday to seven from 12 the previous day, preliminary ship-tracking data showed on Thursday, with levels also below the 10-day average of 14.
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Surging Tanker Rates Signal a Deepening Global Energy Crisis
Global tanker freight rates are surging to record levels with little respite in sight, a sign of the growing strain in oil markets as traders, shipowners, producers and buyers grapple with a drawn-out conflict in the Persian Gulf and increasingly complex workarounds.
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Russia Expands Arctic Oil Shadow Fleet With Dark STS Transfers in Sea of Japan
Russia has conducted two dark ship-to-ship (STS) transfers involving oil cargoes that traveled through the Northern Sea Route, highlighting the increasingly complex logistics being used to move Russian crude to Asian markets via the Arctic.
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Hanwha Eyes Bigger U.S. Navy Role at Philadelphia Shipyard
Hanwha’s push into U.S. naval shipbuilding was on display Wednesday as Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao toured the company’s Philadelphia shipyard and met with executives about expanding domestic...
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China’s First Arctic Container Service Reaches Europe
LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – A container ship arrived in Britain on Wednesday after a landmark voyage from China via the Arctic, as part of plans for more vessels to use the route as a shorter...
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Bluecore Energy Raises $50 Million for Maritime Nuclear System
By Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — A Southern California startup with plans to deploy floating nuclear power plants may be one step closer to providing electricity to the busiest seaport complex in...
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Mike Schuler
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Shipping Nations Sound Alarm Over Threats to Freedom of Navigation
A group representing 18 major shipping nations is warning that growing geopolitical tensions, unilateral trade measures and the expansion of the shadow fleet are threatening the rules-based maritime system that...
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Brent Crude Oil Rises Above $100 a Barrel as Middle East Conflict Intensifies
Brent crude futures breached $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since late July, as Iran and the U.S. hit tankers in the biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the war began, threatening to worsen the ongoing impairment of energy supplies from the Middle East.
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Mike Schuler
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U.S. Container Imports Defy Expectations as Peak Season Stretches Into September
The peak shipping season at major U.S. container ports is proving longer than expected, with September now forecast to become the busiest month of the year for imports, according to...
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Shipping Nations Warn Global Trade Is Fracturing — And Everyone Pays
The armed conflicts, trade wars, and extreme weather events hammering maritime supply chains are not one-offs, but rather signs of a “structural shift” for global trade, 18 of the most important shipping nations warned on Tuesday.