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Marine World
Maersk Says Energy Crunch to Persist Even If Iran Peace Deal Struck
Shipping group Maersk MAERSKb.CO beat first-quarter profit forecasts on Thursday but warned the Iran war had pushed its fuel costs up by nearly…
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Maritime News
Congress Approves DHS Bill, Ending Coast Guard’s Desperate Cashflow Crunch
Following pressure from the White House, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a Senate compromise bill to fund most…
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Marine World
Russian LNG Carrier ‘Alexey Kosygin’ Makes First Delivery, Amid Looming Arctic Fleet Crunch
Russia’s newest liquefied natural gas carrier, the Arc7 ice?class vessel Alexey Kosygin, made its inaugural delivery to the Saam floating…
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Maritime News
Training Tips for Ships: The Compliance Crunch – Preparing Mariners for New Waves of Reporting
The maritime industry is entering a new era of accountability. Environmental standards are tightening, customer expectations are rising, and regulatory…
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Egypt In Talks to Buy LNG Cargoes Amidst Energy Crunch
Egypt is in talks with energy firms and trading houses to buy 40-60 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) amid…
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Marine World
Nuclear Plant Shutdown Leaves Taiwan Facing Energy Crunch
By Sing Yee Ong and Cindy Wang May 16, 2025 (Bloomberg) –In 1996, a rust-streaked freighter carrying barrels of nuclear waste…
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Egypt Buys LNG in Rare Move to Avoid Summer Gas Crunch
By Stephen Stapczynski and Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) — Egypt began buying liquefied natural gas, a rare move by the fuel…
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Carriers Roll Out Peak Season Surcharges as Capacity Crunch Looms
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers are imposing emergency peak season surcharges (PSSs) as global supply chains face weeks…
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Chinese seafarers land knockout jab in crewing crunch, wage bill spikes
Wage demands for Chinese seafarers are skyrocketing as they become a hot, jabbed commodity, replacing many Indian and Filipino crews…
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Tankers Carrying European Gasoline Diverted to Texas to Ease Supply Crunch
By Jeffrey Bair (Bloomberg) — Five gasoline tankers that were enroute to the U.S. East Coast diverted to the Port of…
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