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- Proposals to end Gulf conflict could see Iran maintaining control of Hormuz April 2, 2026President Donald Trump on Tuesday March 31st proposed leaving the Strait of Hormuz for other countries to sort out as the US “has its own oil”. A short while later China and Pakistan came up ....
- Anatoly Kolodkin unloads oil in Cuba April 2, 2026Russian-flagged tanker Anatoly Kolodkin (IMO 9610808) which was carrying some 700,000 barrels of crude oil on board docked in Cuba’s Matanzas oil terminal on Tuesday March 31st. It was the ....
- US removes sanctions on three Russia-linked vessels April 2, 2026The United States has removed sanctions on three Russian-flagged vessels: container ships Fesco Moneron (IMO 9277412) and Fesco Magadan (IMO 9287699) and general cargo vessel SV. Nikolay ....
- ICS and ITF remind Gulf States of unfolding seafarer crisis April 2, 2026The industry groups International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have held urgent talks with Persian Gulf State representatives, reminding the ....
- US administration waives Endangered Species Act for Gulf of Mexico oil & gas April 2, 2026The Trump administration has waived all Endangered Species Act protections for US Gulf offshore oil and gas activity. It has used a “national security” justification, which allows it to bypass .....
- Hijacked Iranian dhow is located April 2, 2026An Iranian-flagged dhow that was hijacked, probably by Somali pirates, has been located and isolated, according to a report from the EU’s Operation Atalanta. They are continuing to monitor ....
- French court jails Chinese shadow fleet captain in absentia April 2, 2026A French court has sentenced the Chinese captain of a suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker to one year in prison. It has also issued an international arrest warrant against ....
- AMSA placed detention order on Chinese bulk carrier April 2, 2026The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) placed a detention order on a Chinese managed bulk carrier, the Swift Hangzhou (IMO 9502609), which had been in distress for all of February ....
- Syndicate Results 2025 #7 Atrium 0609 April 2, 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 : 2nd April 2026 April 2, 2026T&T salvage tug Sea1 Ruby (IMO 9413444) took over the tow of bulk carrier LMZ Pluto (IMO 9585326) from the KV Jarl during the morning of March 30th, and the casualty was now heading towards ....