Conflict
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Maritime News
In Manila, Back-to-Back Repatriations Show Toll of Conflict for Seafarers
Filipino seafarers can be found in all of shipping’s high-risk zones, with all of the attendant hazards – as shown…
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CBOT Wheat Prices Rise As Russia, Ukraine Conflict Threatens Exports
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose on Monday, reversing earlier weakness on fears that intensified fighting between Russia and…
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US, Iran Renew Conflict With Strikes on Bridge, Desalination Plant
The United States struck bridges and an airport in Iran on Friday, provoking Tehran to respond by hitting a power…
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Marine World
White House Weighs Jones Act Waiver Extension As Hormuz Conflict Reignites
The White House is weighing another extension of waivers allowing foreign ships to transport goods between U.S. ports as renewed…
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Maritime News
Oil Jumps 3% on Renewed US-Iran Conflict
Oil prices surged more than 3% on Monday after renewed military strikes between the United States and Iran reignited concerns…
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Maritime News
Chevron Oil Tanker Hit by Drone in Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Chevron-chartered oil tanker Yasa Polaris, used for Caspian Pipeline Consortium shipments, was hit by a drone off Russia’s Black Sea…
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Port News
Middle East conflict airspace crisis hits crew change budgets
Disruption to global airline networks linked to the conflict in the Middle East is driving up crew change costs and…
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Maritime News
Houthis Remain on the Sideline While Iran Threatens to Widen Conflict
Senior political figures associated with the IRGC-dominated hardliner faction in the Iranian leadership continue to make escalatory threats in an…
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Port News
Splash Wrap: Why the Hormuz conflict is a world war
The Hormuz shipping crisis led coverage all week, with Splash carrying reports on the conflict’s effects on fertiliser, sulphur and…
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Maritime News
Op-Ed: Mideast Conflict Provides a Test of Economic Resilience
[By Adi Imsirovic and Antonio Fatas]The world economy survived the shocks of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, which has had limited impact…
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