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From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
UK Hits Eight Russian Ships in New Sanctions Package
The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on eight ships as part of a broader package targeting Russian energy revenues, maritime logistics and individuals accused of supporting Moscow’s war in Ukraine....

From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Another Tanker Hit in Strait of Hormuz as Attacks Continue
A tanker has been struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the latest in a string of attacks that have emerged over the past several days...

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gCaptain
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gCaptain
U.S. Targets Iran’s Rail and Shadow Banking Networks as Maritime Blockade Tightens
The Trump administration expanded its economic campaign against Iran on Thursday, targeting the country’s rail system, major industrial companies and a Russia-linked shadow banking network that U.S. officials say has...

From
Lori Ann LaRocco
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gCaptain
Resilience Doesn’t Equal Security- Lloyd’s List
Strait of Hormuz transit data for the month of September reveals how the oil and container markets are tactically adjusting to the U.S./Israel war on Iran.

From
The Loadstar
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gCaptain
Premier Alliance Prepares for Asia-N Europe Services Return to Suez
October will see almost all global ocean carriers make a tentative return to Suez transits on Asia-Europe sailings, after revised pro forma shipping schedules show the Premier Alliance is set to send one of its vessels on the route through the Red Sea and Egyptian waterway.

From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Nuclear-Powered LNG Carrier Would Cost 2.5 Times More to Build, Study Finds
A nuclear-powered LNG carrier could cost roughly 2.5 times as much to build as a conventional vessel, but lower fuel costs could significantly change the economics over the ship’s operating...

From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Turkey and UN Broker New Talks on Russia-Ukraine Black Sea Truce
(Bloomberg) — Turkey and the United Nations have set up fresh talks in Russia and Ukraine to discuss a Black Sea ceasefire, trying to coalesce scattered efforts to protect grain...
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gCaptain
EU Softens Carbon Market to Ease Pressure on Industry
The European Commission proposed an overhaul of the EU's Emissions Trading System on Friday, allowing industries to emit CO2 longer while offering more financial support to invest in clean technologies in Europe.

From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Trump Confronts Limits to US Power to Secure Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s speedboats, missiles, drones and mines have shown they can still wreak havoc in the Strait of Hormuz, defying daily strikes from the most powerful navy in the world.

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Reuters
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gCaptain
Russian Drone Strikes Damage Foreign-Flagged Ships at Ukrainian Port, Killing Three
Russia attacked two Ukrainian Black Sea port cities on Friday, killing three people, officials said, as Moscow intensifies pressure on Ukraine's key trade routes.

From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
INTERTANKO Warns Threat to Shipping Now Extends Across Gulf Region as Hormuz Transits Continue to Fall
The security threat facing commercial shipping has expanded well beyond the Strait of Hormuz, according to new guidance from tanker industry group INTERTANKO, as fresh attacks on merchant vessels and...

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Reuters
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gCaptain
Suspected Pirates Seize Tanker Off Yemen Coast in Gulf of Aden, Sources Say
Armed assailants are believed to have boarded the chemical tanker Asana off the southern coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden on Friday and are in control of the vessel, maritime security sources said.

From
Malte Humpert
via
gCaptain
EU Lawmakers Urge Denmark’s Fayard to Halt Servicing of Russian Arctic LNG Fleet
More than 100 lawmakers from the European Parliament and national legislatures across Europe have called on Denmark’s Fayard shipyard to immediately stop servicing specialized LNG carriers that transport Russian Arctic gas, intensifying pressure on the last European shipyard still maintaining the icebreaking vessels critical to Moscow’s Yamal LNG export project.

From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Iran-Linked Tankers U-Turn, Zig-Zag as US Enforces Blockade
Two US-sanctioned tankers carrying cooking fuel are U-turning and zig-zagging in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, part of a flotilla of vessels laden with Iranian energy exports that are facing an aggressive US blockade of the country’s shipping.

From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Trump Administration Advances First Offshore Critical Minerals Lease Sale Under New Marine Minerals Agency
The Trump administration has taken another step toward launching a U.S. offshore critical minerals industry, with the newly created Marine Minerals Administration (MMA) releasing a proposed leasing notice that could...

From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Ukraine Hit Two Large Russia-Linked Oil Tankers in Black Sea
Ukrainian naval drones hit two large Russia-linked oil tankers in the Black Sea as Moscow and Kyiv expand the scope of their mutual maritime strikes.

From
Reuters
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gCaptain
Iran Tells Houthis to Close Red Sea Gateway if U.S. Hits Power Network
Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea oil route if the United States strikes Iranian power infrastructure, three sources told Reuters on Thursday, posing a potent new threat to global energy supplies.

From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Saronic Picks Brownsville for $3 Billion ‘Port Alpha’ Autonomous Shipyard
Autonomous vessel developer Saronic has selected Brownsville, Texas, as the site of a planned $3 billion shipyard that the company says will dramatically expand U.S. capacity to build autonomous vessels...

From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
SEA-LNG Says LNG Continues to Lead Alternative Fuel Orders as Biomethane Supply Expands
SEA-LNG says liquefied natural gas continues to dominate orders for alternatively fueled ships, while biomethane production and bunkering infrastructure are expanding as the shipping industry searches for practical pathways to...