Black Sea attacks choke grain, coal and iron ore trades - Splash247

Russia has claimed strikes on four vessels and port infrastructure across Ukraine as the Black Sea has become the world’s most dangerous environment for commercial shipping. The Russian defence minist...

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Drone attacks slash Black Sea tanker loadings

Strikes on shipping by Ukraine and Russia bring dirty tanker loadings in Russian ports down 62% in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, according to Bimco.

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Global shipping unites against Hormuz tolls

Eight major shipping organisations have written to both the UN and IMO Secretary Generals in a bid to maintain freedom of navigation at sea.

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Indian Cargo Vessel Sunk by Bomb-Boat Attack Off Hodeidah, 14 Rescued

India's shipping ministry reports that an Indian-flagged vessel was hit and sunk in the southern Red Sea, the latest war-risk casualty off the coast o...

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Report: U.S. Officials Back Plan for Iran & Oman to Split Control of Hormuz

The U.S. government is on board with an Iranian proposal to split control of the Strait of Hormuz with Oman, and plans to portray it as a "temporary"...

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Hormuz Traffic Levels Continue Decreasing, Houthis in Yemen Threaten Saudi Tankers - USNI News

Traffic levels in the Strait of Hormuz last week dropped yet again, bringing the flow of ships through the Middle East passageway to levels not seen since March, shortly after the conflict between Ira...

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Drought Makes Upper Rhine Unnavigable, Driving Barge Rates to New Record

Low summertime water levels are a routine problem for navigation on the River Rhine, especially in recent years, but the intense drought conditions af...

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Somali Pirates Continue to Hold Four Vessels with 67 Crewmembers

After three months, Somali pirates continue to hold four smaller vessels with no reports of progress in the efforts to free the 67 crewmembers that ar...

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Saudi Arabia Builds Maritime Coalition to Keep Red Sea Shipping Moving

Saudi Arabia convened an inaugural meeting in Riyadh on July 30 of nations interested in joining a maritime defense coalition to “enhance maritime sec...

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Ukraine Sinks Russian-Flagged Containership in Black Sea

Ukraine struck a container vessel operated by Fesco, a division of Rosatom, while the vessel was transiting the Black Sea bound for Novorossiysk, Russ...

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Freedom of the Sea is Not Free: How War in Strait of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, and Black Sea Overlap

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Freedom of the Sea is Not Free: How War in Strait of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, and Black Sea Overlap

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What America Needs to Know About the US Merchant Marine

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Attacks on Ukrainian Ports and Ships Intensify

The Seaport Administration of Ukraine reported an attack overnight on the blocked port of Mykolaiv as Russian strikes on infrastructure and ships cont...

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Ukraine Attacks Iranian Arms Shipments on the Caspian Sea

Details of Ukraine’s attack on shipping in the Caspian Sea over the weekend are still not clear. However, the Iranian reaction suggests that the attac...

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Disrupted Saudi tanker traffic goes dark following Houthi embargo

Saudi oil exports from the Red Sea are increasingly disappearing from view as tanker operators switch off tracking signals or abandon voyages in response to a Houthi maritime embargo, threatening a key alternative export route already strained by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz

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Hormuz war risk cover tops $10m for single VLCC trip

War risk premiums for Strait of Hormuz transits have surged back into double digits for some owners as renewed US-Iran hostilities and Houthi attacks drive insurers to reassess Gulf exposure, with a growing number now reluctant to cover Saudi-linked vessels

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White House Protests Congressional Block on Buying Foreign Warships for U.S. Navy - USNI News

The White House is pushing back against a congressional proposal to restrict buying warships and auxiliaries from foreign shipyards, according to a memo released this week by the Office of Management ...

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Chinese state giants pull VLCCs from Red Sea as safety trumps commercial gains

Chinese state VLCC operators apply the same playbook to the Red Sea as they did to Hormuz: get out and wait it out

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US disables vessels in renewed blockade as 26th Iran tanker reaches Asia

Even as the US again enforces its blockade of Iran ports a fleet of the country’s tankers wait off Malaysia to transfer 45 million barrels of crude exports

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Tanker rates set to soar on Houthi attack fears in Red Sea

Attacks on Saudi tankers and refineries by Yemen based Houthi could see owners avoiding Bab el-Mandeb Strait

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Two Missing in Russian Attack on Freighter on the Danube

On Saturday, a Turkish-operated freighter was hit by Russian drones on the northern branch of the Danube, leaving two crewmembers missing. It is the l...

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Video: Merchant Vessel Sinks After Multiple Russian Cruise Missile Hits

A small cargo ship that was badly damaged in a Russian strike off Odesa has gone down, according to Ukrainian authorities. The small vessel had absorb...

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Shipping Suspended on Ukraine’s Black Sea Corridor Due to Increased Attacks

Ukrainian officials reported that for the first time since 2023, there is no traffic on its shipping corridor on the Black Sea. Ship operators reporte...

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