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- New round of sanctions against Iran May 13, 2026The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Monday May 11th designated 12 individuals and entities accused of facilitating the sale and shipment of Iranian oil to ....
- US indicts operator, supervisor of Dali on criminal charges over Baltimore Bridge collapse May 13, 2026US federal prosecutors have brought criminal charges against the management companies of the Dali containership and also against a technical superintendent. The charges are linked to the .....
- India declines Russian LNG under sanctions, talks continue on permitted cargoes, sources say May 13, 2026LNG tanker Kunpeng (IMO 9247194) was left stranded near Singaporean waters after India rejected a sanctioned Russian cargo from the Portovaya LNG plant, Reuters reports .....
- Large tankers carrying crude make it out of Persian Gulf May 13, 2026Three tankers carrying crude oil exited the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz last week and on May 10th, with tracking systems switched off to avoid Iranian attacks, according to shipping .....
- US container imports fell 5.5% in April, Descartes says May 13, 2026In the Descartes Systems Group May Global Shipping Report for logistics and supply chain professionals, the company said that in April 2026 US container import volumes decreased by 3.2% .....
- When “auditability” takes the helm — keeping ISM useful, not just verifiable May 13, 2026Joakim Enström, The Swedish Club and Captain Hans Hederström, Marine consultant have written a piece noting that Kristine Vedal Størkersen’s doctoral research, “Bureaucracy overload calling .....
- Syndicate Results 2025 #32 WR Berkley 1967 May 13, 2026The Lloyd’s syndicates have now published their results for 2025 and, in some cases, added detail and an outlook for 2026. Some have stuck to the bare bones. As in the previous few years ....
- Marine round-up : 13th May 2026 May 13, 2026New images circulating online appear to show damage and an active fire aboard the Iranian tanker Sea Star III (IMO 9569205) days after the vessel was disabled by a US Navy fighter jet during ....
- Two LNG tankers make it through Strait of Hormuz May 12, 2026Two tankers carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar appear to have transited the Strait of Hormuz, On Saturday May 10th the Al Kharaitiyat (IMO 9397327) which loaded at the Ras .....
- Sola Gratia to be scrapped May 12, 2026Inland cargo ship Sola Gratia (MMSI 244700831) has been found to be so severely damaged that repair was no longer an option and therefore was to be scrapped at Kallo (IMN April 21st ....