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Italy Prosecutors Open Terrorism Probe Into Oil Tanker Explosion
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February 20, 2025
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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.
Italy Prosecutors Open Terrorism Probe Into Oil Tanker Explosion
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February 20, 2025
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Reuters
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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.
World’s First Electric Ferry Marks a Decade of Operations
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February 19, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain

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...
Green Shipping Corridors Face Cost Hurdles Despite Policy Support
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February 19, 2025
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Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

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...
Oil Exports From Russia’s Busiest Port Unencumbered by Sanctions
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February 19, 2025
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain

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.
Wison New Energies Successfully Offloads Sanctioned Zhoushan Yard to Chinese State-Owned Entity
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February 19, 2025
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Malte Humpert
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gCaptain

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.
Russian Navy Warship Holds Artillery Firing Drills In Sea Of Japan
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February 16, 2025
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Reuters
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gCaptain

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...
Greek Inquiry Into 2023 Migrant Shipwreck Finds Coast Guard Breached Maritime Rules
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February 16, 2025
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Reuters
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gCaptain

Greek Inquiry Into 2023 Migrant Shipwreck Finds Coast Guard Breached Maritime Rules

By Renee Maltezou ATHENS, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Greece’s Ombudsman has found that the coast guard failed to follow maritime rules in one of the Mediterranean’s worst shipwrecks in 2023, raising the...
Severe Cyclone Makes Landfall Near Australia’s Iron Ore Hub
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February 14, 2025
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain

Severe Cyclone Makes Landfall Near Australia’s Iron Ore Hub

Severe Cyclone Zelia has made landfall near Australia’s iron ore export hub, bringing heavy rainfall and damaging wind gusts, with the system threatening big mines and crucial rail links as it tracks inland.
Russia Pitches Sanctioned Arctic LNG Cargoes to Indian Buyers
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February 13, 2025
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Malte Humpert
 via 
gCaptain

Russia Pitches Sanctioned Arctic LNG Cargoes to Indian Buyers

Russian officials have held meetings with Indian buyers this week in an effort to sell liquefied natural gas from a flagship export facility sanctioned by the US.
Global Marine Fuel Sales Jump in 2024 on Red Sea Diversions
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February 12, 2025
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gCaptain

Global Marine Fuel Sales Jump in 2024 on Red Sea Diversions

Global marine fuel sales jumped in 2024 after attacks by Yemen's Houthis starting in late 2023 prompted most shipping companies to divert vessels around southern Africa rather than through the Red Sea, according to data and analysts.
Russia Emergency Services Work to Prevent Oil Spill from Grounded Bulk Carrier
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February 10, 2025
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain

Russia Emergency Services Work to Prevent Oil Spill from Grounded Bulk Carrier

An emergency response team in Russia’s Pacific port of Nevelsk is preparing to pump out fuel from a Chinese bulk carrier that ran aground over the weekend, according to regional authorities.