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From zombie tankers to fake IMO numbers: the identity frauds now playing out at sea

Sanctioned tankers are systematically hijacking ‘dead’ IMO numbers and live vessel IDs, while hiding behind fringe flags to keep trading under the appearance of other ships

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Peak shadow fleet is still to come

-New US sanctions to weaken Russia’s oil exports, but recalibration is expected
-At least 11 ships moved into sanctioned oil trades in September

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#Sanctions #UkraineCrisis #Tankers #VLCC #Energy #Ports #Felicity #StarPione #Rosneft #Lukoil

Liner sector defies disruption as box numbers surge to quarterly highs

-Global container volumes rose 4.7% in the first nine months of 2025 against last year
-China’s export pivot continues to fuel volume gains across global south

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#Containers #AsiaPacific #Europe #America

Russia takes on Venezuelan naphtha trade

-Russia has taken over from Iran as the key supplier to Venezuela
-Shadow fleet tankers use Strait of Malacca as STS transfer spot

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#Sanctions #Markets #Tankers #Russia #Venezuela #Regulars #PuertoLaCruz

Lloyd’s List A shipowner’s survival guide to the US/China port fee war TELLING the teacher “But he started it!” is a classic playground tactic. And as countless generations of children have discovered, it is freq...

A shipowner’s survival guide to the US/China port fee war

-Beijing may enforce rules more leniently than Washington
-Present your ownership in most favourable (reasonable) light

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#Containers #Ports #Finance #UnitedStates #AsiaPacific #China #HanwhaOcean

Upstart Chinese carrier orders up to eight boxships amid Red Sea windfall

A young Chinese carrier enriched by Red Sea trades has placed its first newbuilding orders as it pivots into shipowning

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#Containers #Shipbuilding #Ports #Logistics #AsiaPacific #China #DeXinShangHai

Container shipping margins hit post 2023 low as analysts flag year-end losses

Container shipping margins plunged to their worst in 18 months despite Red Sea disruptions, as analysts warn of further erosion and possible year‑end losses

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#Containers #Finance #HapagLloyd

Philippines ‘will look after its own’ with breakthrough declaration

The Manila Declaration on Seafarers’ Human Rights was announced at the end of a government-led conference and has already been endorsed by 10 nations

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#Crewing #Markets #AsiaPacific #Philippines #IMO #ILO

Hafnia to buy 14.5% stake in rival Torm for $311m

Time will tell whether Hafnia’s move is the first step in a future consolidation bid or purely an investment decision

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#Tankers #Consolidation #BWfirms #Hafnia #BWGroup #Torm #OaktreeCapitalManagement #ScorpioTankers

Explosion in the Ukrainian port raises concerns for vessels in the Black Sea

Ukrainian Navy said the incident was caused by the explosives that the Russian forces left

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#UkraineCrisis #Geopolitics #Markets #Containers #Ukraine #NSPride #Ambrey #Chornomorsk #Zonguldak #Odesa

LNG lobby calls for lower emission factor ranking in new rules

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Rystad Energy has estimated the well-to-tank emissions of fossil LNG at 13.9 gCO2e/MJ, lower than previous estimates.

#Decarbonisation

Resilient ports anchor trade amid the turbulence

In a year defined by disruption, the world’s leading container ports defied expectations — transforming volatility into opportunity to post their strongest growth in nearly a decade

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#Containers #Ports #Top100Ports

Shadow fleet undeterred by Baltic enhanced surveillance and naval escorts

Increased escorts from Nato and Russia, surveillance and insurance checks have not altered flow of Baltic shadow fleet

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#Sanctions #Security #Safety #Russia #Sparta #GeneralSkobelev #Blint

Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 15 August 2025

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US bid to derail IMO net zero agreement could be backed by tariff reprisals |

#Decarbonisation #Geopolitics #Markets #Sustainability #Trade #Regulation #Environment #Fuels #NorthAmerica #UnitedStates #IMO

Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 7 August 2025

Egypt urges marine underwriters to cut ‘elevated’ Red Sea premiums

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#MiddleEast #Africa #Egypt #Markets #Marine #RedSea #Houthi

Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 18 July 2025

Russia’s Arctic LNG ambitions remain largely frozen

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#Sanctions #Tankers #Gas #ArcticShipping #Europe #Russia #Regulars #MarketInsight #VLCC #Voskhod #Iris #SputnikEnergy

Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 17 July 2025

Mali, Mauritania and Eritrea become the latest locations for online maritime fraud

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#Sanctions #Crewing #ShipOperations #MiddleEast #Africa #Eritrea #Eswatini #Mali #Mauritania #Crave #IMO

Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 16 July 2025

Red Sea traffic remains unchanged by resurgent Houthi attacks | When is a ‘blockade’ not a blockade?

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#RedSea #Security #Containers #DryBulk #VLCC #Tankers #MiddleEast #Yemen #MagicSeas #EternityC #Tutor #BYDXiAn #SuezCanal

Traffic to damaged Houthi-held Hodeidah and Saleef ports halts following Israeli air strikes THE Houthi-held ports of Hodeidah and Saleef appear to have suffered considerable damage from Israel’s latest aerial bombardment on July 6, which was one of its heaviest raids since first attacking th...

Traffic to damaged Houthi-held Hodeidah and Saleef ports halts following Israeli air strikes

Satellite imagery shows what appear to be craters in the docks in Hodeidah and Saleef following Israeli air strikes on July 6

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#Yemen #Israel #EternityC #Hodeidah #Saleef

Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 15 July 2025

Iran shipments to Houthis a masterclass in AIS manipulation

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#RedSea #Security #MiddleEast #Iran #Yemen #MagicSeas #EternityC #Almas #Shahin #IMO #Hodeidah #Saleef #Djibouti #BandarAbbas

Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 14 July 2025

Travelers named as insurer that declined war risk cover for Eternity C

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#Insurance #Casualty #Security #RedSea #DryBulk #Europe #London #EternityC #MagicSeas #Gallagher #Cosmoship #LondonClub #Marsh #Berbera

Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 11 July 2025

Underwriters declined war risk cover for final voyage of Eternity C | Philippines orders crews to avoid high-risk areas as more recovered from Eternity C

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#Europe #London #MiddleEast #Yemen #Specialty #Lloyds #Marine #EternityC

Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 10 July 2025

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#RedSea #DryBulk #Casualty #Security #Trade #MiddleEast #Yemen #EternityC #IMO #Ambrey #DiaplousGroup

Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 9 July 2025

Houthi attacks raise risk assessment questions for Red Sea transits | Three dead and two injured as Houthi attacks continue

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#RedSea #Security #MiddleEast #Yemen #EternityC #HSLNike #CosmoshipManagement #BIMCO #Haifa #Berbera

Limpet mine attack suspected cause of StealthGas blast TWO explosions that ripped through the engine room of a liquefied petroleum gas tanker owned by US-listed StealthGas on July 6 are thought to have been caused by timed explosive devices attached to th...

Limpet mine attack suspected cause of StealthGas blast

US-Listed SteathGas LPG tanker Eco Wizard holed by two separate explosions loading in Ust Luga

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#Tankers #Gas #Security #Europe #Russia #MarketInsight #LPG #EcoWizard #Vilamoura #StealthGas #TMSTankers #UstLuga

Exclusive: How a UN-purchased tanker became a Houthi floating storage facility for Russian oil A TANKER purchased by the UN for $55m using international donations as part as an operation to avert an environmental crisis in Yemen, is being used by the Houthis as a floating storage facility for R...

Exclusive: How a UN-purchased tanker became a Houthi floating storage facility for Russian oil

VLCC Yemen was acquired by the UN for $55m to facilitate removal of oil from the ageing and decaying FSO Safer to prevent an environmental disaster

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#RedSea #Yemen #Houthi #Oil

Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 8 July 2025

Exclusive: How a UN purchased tanker became a Houthi floating storage facility for Russian oil | Limpet mine attack suspected cause of StealthGas blast

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#RedSea #MiddleEast #FSO #Valente #Savitri #Yemen #Shria #Euronav #RasIsa #Fujairah

Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 7 July 2025

Ras Isa vessel queue dissipates amid sanctions and security threats | US designates 12 tankers and Iraqi terminal in first Iran sanctions since bombing nuclear sites

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#RedSea #Tankers #LPG #Yemen #RasAlMishab

Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 4 July 2025

Timor-Leste joins rapidly growing market of fake registries taking in sanctioned tonnage | Red Sea traffic dips after volatile June

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#Sanctions #TimorLeste #DarkFleet

Shadow fleet scrutiny thought to be behind English Channel diversions ADDITIONAL pressure from European states on sanctioned and shadow fleet tankers has done little to deter Baltic Sea transits, but there are early signs that enhanced scrutiny is starting to divert som...

Shadow fleet scrutiny thought to be behind English Channel diversions

Germany says that enhanced surveillance and repeated requests for documentation is ‘increasing the pressure on the Russian shadow fleet and protecting the Baltic Sea habitat’

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#Sanctions #DarkFleet