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Trump Seeks to Reshape Asia’s Energy Supplies With U.S. Gas
When President Donald Trump sat down to lunch with his Japanese counterpart this month, talk turned quickly to how Tokyo could help realise a decades-old proposal to unlock gas in Alaska and ship it to U.S. allies in Asia.

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Finland, Sweden Investigate New Cable Incident Baltic Sea
Swedish and Finnish police are investigating a suspected case of sabotage of an undersea telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea, and Sweden's coast guard has deployed a vessel to the area where multiple seabed cables have been damaged in recent months.

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Russia Orders Diver Inspections at Ports After Tanker Blasts
Russian authorities are tightening measures at ports, including employing divers to inspect the underside of vessels, in response to rising threats to merchant shipping and infrastructure, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

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Russian Cargo Ship Suffers Hull Breach in Sea of Azov, Awaiting Icebreaker Rescue
The 3,147 dwt Russian cargo vessel Pavel Grabovskiy is awaiting rescue in the Sea of Azov. The vessel suffered a hull breach on February 16. The cause of the damage...

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Master of German ‘Monster Trawler’ Faces Seven Charges in Ireland
The master of the German-registered fishing trawler MFV Helen Mary faces seven charges under sea-fisheries law following an inspection in Irish waters, marking another chapter in the vessel’s controversial history....

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Italy Prosecutors Open Terrorism Probe Into Oil Tanker Explosion
Italian prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation over an explosion last weekend that damaged an oil tanker anchored off the coast of northern Italy, the chief prosecutor of the city of Genoa said on Thursday.

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Italy Prosecutors Open Terrorism Probe Into Oil Tanker Explosion
Italian prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation over an explosion last weekend that damaged an oil tanker anchored off the coast of northern Italy, the chief prosecutor of the city of Genoa said on Thursday.

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World’s First Electric Ferry Marks a Decade of Operations
The MF Ampere, the world’s first fully electric ferry, is celebrating 10 years of successful operations in Norway’s Sognefjord. Designed and built by Fjellstrand Shipyard in 2015, the vessel has...

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Green Shipping Corridors Face Cost Hurdles Despite Policy Support
While current and upcoming policies from the International Maritime Organization (IMO), European Union, and United States will improve the business case for green shipping corridors, additional support measures are still...

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Oil Exports From Russia’s Busiest Port Unencumbered by Sanctions
Crude-oil exports from Russia’s main Pacific terminal remain robust as shippers and traders — yet again — work around a fresh batch of curbs from the US, enlisting a new roster of vessels to keep barrels moving.

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Wison New Energies Successfully Offloads Sanctioned Zhoushan Yard to Chinese State-Owned Entity
Chinese energy technology firm Wison New Energies has closed the book on its increasingly fraught cooperation with Russia.

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Russian Navy Warship Holds Artillery Firing Drills In Sea Of Japan
Feb 17 (Reuters) – The Russian Navy’s large landing ship, Admiral Nevelskoy, conducted artillery firing drills in the Sea of ??Japan, Russian news agency Interfax reported on Monday, citing the press service of...