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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Spiridon II anchored offshore Turkey
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52-Year-Old Livestock Carrier Stranded Off Turkey With Nearly 3,000 Cattle Aboard

The livestock carrier Spiridon II remains quarantined off Band?rma, Turkey, 54 days after departing Uruguay, with approximately 2,853 cattle and 20 crew

November 12, 2025
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UK Tightens Grip on Russian LNG as Maritime Services Ban Takes Aim at Putin’s War Economy

The United Kingdom has announced sweeping new maritime sanctions targeting Russia’s liquefied natural gas exports, marking a significant escalation in

November 12, 2025
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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
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Nigeria Seizes Over One Ton of Cocaine at Lagos Port in Largest Single Drug Bust

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has seized approximately 1,000 kilograms of cocaine at Lagos’ Tincan Island Port, marking the

November 11, 2025
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Scorpio Tankers' handymax tanker STI Batterdea enters the port of Rotterdam
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Scorpio Tankers Orders Two VLCCs as Company Pivots From Product to Crude Market

Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) announced Monday it has signed letters of intent to construct two Very Large Crude Carriers at Hanwha Ocean in South Korea,

November 11, 2025
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Monday, November 10, 2025
A general view shows Lukoil's oil refinery in Volgograd, Russia
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Lukoil Declares Force Majeure in Iraq Over US Sanctions

BAGHDAD, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Lukoil declared force majeure at its Iraqi oil field, sources told Reuters on Monday, and Bulgaria was poised to seize its

November 10, 2025
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Aerial view of a container terminal
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U.S. Container Imports to Hit Slowest Pace in Nearly Three Years Amid Tariff Uncertainty

Import cargo volume at major U.S. container ports is forecast to hit its slowest monthly levels of the year in November and December as retailers complete

November 10, 2025
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An LNG tanker at a port in Yantai, China
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Russia’s LNG ‘Shadow Fleet’ Stalls as Winter Nears, Vessels Idle or Turn Back

After a flurry of activity over the past three months Russia’s LNG ‘dark fleet’ is struggling to keep its momentum with winter approaching. LNG carriers

November 10, 2025
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trump meeting with President xi in china after g20 summit
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US, China Suspend Mutual Shipping Probes in Sign Tensions Easing

The Trump administration has suspended a probe into China’s shipbuilding industry, prompting Beijing to reciprocate by shelving its own investigation and

November 10, 2025
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Friday, November 7, 2025
A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
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Industry Divided on USTR’s China Port Fee Suspension

As the U.S. Trade Representative moves forward with a one-year suspension of port fees targeting China’s maritime dominance, stakeholders across the

November 7, 2025
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File photo of an oil tanker at sea
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Gunvor Drops Bid for Lukoil’s Overseas Assets After U.S. Calls It ‘Kremlin’s Puppet’

Global commodity trader Gunvor has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Lukoil’s international assets after the U.S. Treasury Department signaled it would

November 7, 2025
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EUNAVFOR Operation ATALANTA photo of the Hellas Aphrodite liberation in the Indian Ocean
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EU Forces Free Hijacked Tanker 700 Miles Off Somalia

European naval forces liberated the Maltese-flagged tanker HELLAS APHRODITE Friday afternoon following a dramatic 30-hour hijacking approximately 700 nautical

November 7, 2025
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Thursday, November 6, 2025
COSCO Ship at port of long beach
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USTR Moves to Suspend Port Fees Targeting China

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has opened a one-day public comment period and provided more clarity on the proposed one-year suspension of port

November 6, 2025
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a chart next to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick as Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House
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Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of Trump’s Global Tariffs

By Greg Stohr (Bloomberg) — The US Supreme Court appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, as key justices suggested he

November 5, 2025
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Wasaline's hybrid vessel Aurora Botnia
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Stena Line Strengthens Baltic Presence With Strategic Wasaline Acquisition

European ferry operator Stena Line is set to acquire Swedish-Finnish ferry service Wasaline, expanding its Baltic Sea operations to five routes while advancing

November 4, 2025
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The LNG-powered containership, the CMA CGM, on the river Elbe near the city of Hamburg, Germany, February 14, 2021. Photo: FrankHH / Shutterstock.com
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CMA CGM to Register Ten Giant LNG-Powered Containerships Under French Flag

French shipping giant CMA CGM announced the registration of ten newbuild 24,000 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel containerships under the French flag,

November 4, 2025
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China submersible CCTV
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China Completes 43 Manned Arctic Dives in 2025, Demonstrates Dual Submersible Operations Under Ice

China has completed 43 successful manned submersible dives during its 2025 Arctic expedition, including coordinated missions using two crewed deep-sea

November 4, 2025
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Monday, November 3, 2025
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Coast Guard Grants Temporary Relief to Mariners as Shutdown Paralyzes Credentialing

National Maritime Center remains closed as government shutdown approaches record length The U.S. Coast Guard has extended merchant mariner credentials and

November 3, 2025
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Marine Insurance Premiums Reach $40 Billion as Offshore Energy Sector Struggles

Global marine insurance premiums reached $39.92 billion in 2024, representing a 1.5% increase over the previous year, according to the International Union of

November 3, 2025
Total Views: 490

Friday, October 31, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping react as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea
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What Did Trump, Xi Agree to on Tariffs, Export Controls and Fentanyl?

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday took steps to de-escalate their trade war, swapping some U.S. tariff reductions

October 31, 2025
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A Narrow Pacific Waterway is at the Heart of U.S. Plans to Choke China’s Vast Navy
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A Narrow Pacific Waterway is at the Heart of U.S. Plans to Choke China’s Vast Navy

Marilyn Hubalde still remembers the first time she heard the thunderous chop of military helicopters swooping over this northernmost outpost of the

October 31, 2025
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