The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, a move that intensified concerns in Washington that Tehran was gearing up to blockade the Strait of Hormuz following Israel’s strikes on sites across Iran, according t…
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Dry bulk carriers have been in high demand over the past few weeks, both in terms of newbuildings and second hand sales. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that in the newbuilding market “in the dry sector, Chinese company Shan…
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Ordering of alternative-fuelled vessels is continuing to grow in 2025, despite a slowdown in the overall newbuild market. According to data from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform, new orders for alternative-fuelled vessels reached 19.8 mil…
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Russia’s shadow tanker fleet has at least tripled since the 2022 invasion. US-EU sanctions are steadily blacklisting hundreds of ships, pushing up the cost of evasion and shrinking safe harbours. Operators are masking ownership through shell firms, swa…
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Germany has pledged additional measures to further counter Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” operating in the Baltic and North Sea, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday in a statement.Western sanctions aimed at cutting Russia’s oil revenues following i…
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