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Cash buyer arrests vessel claiming its alleged Russian connections destroyed deal Indian legal case highlights the difficulties of doing deals on vessels that have Russian connections in their past

Fierce bidding lifts former Bourbon anchor handler sale to $10.8m Six bidders battle through 63 offers before online auction closed

US-led coalition warns of ‘credible’ sabotage threat for stationary vessels in the Gulf Warning comes as officials investigate potential sabotage attack on Sonangol tanker

Indiscriminate Iranian attacks threaten all Gulf shipping, experts warn Vanguard Tech warns that Iran still controls huge arsenal of missiles likely to target ships

EU aims to anchor Europe as ‘leading waterborne continent’ How the European Commission plans to compete with China and the rest of the world in rebuilding its maritime industries

LNG charter rates can push above $300,000 per day, Poten says Several categories of vessels need to be soaked up first before market moves into undersupply

Zelenskyy urges Europe to get tougher on Russia-trading ship seizures European efforts are not sufficient to deprive Moscow of revenue, argues the Ukrainian president

Greek owner Evalend Shipping ramps up bulker sales drive Diversified shipowner has reportedly parted ways with up to seven vessels since October

Middle East war jitters see boxship rates jump 20% on Asia-Europe The war has had a limited impact on container freight rates — but that may not last

Iran conflict could see big paper product tanker earnings fail to materialise Clarksons said an LR2 could, in theory, earn $160,000 per day sailing from the Middle East to Japan

Strait of Hormuz insurance cover available to shipping, insists London market London market says ship and crew safety trumping availability of war risks insurance

Scorpio Tankers fixes eight-year charter and adds $110m to cash pile through tanker trio sale Robert Bugbee says to expect more charters and sales ‘at higher prices’

Norden offloads product tankers in lucrative deal as appetite stays strong for modern ships Danish owner continues to be active in sale and purchase market

Crew safe after Iranian sabotage attack on US-managed tanker in Middle East Gulf Shipowner plays down pollution fears in latest attack in anchorage attack off Iraq

How a prolonged Hormuz blockade could impact major bulker players High gas prices could prompt a switch to coal-fired power generation and reshape bulker demand

Shadow fleet backer struck deals with major insurers amid police probe London market players criticise ‘shocking’ decision to provide a financial backstop for Maritime Mutual

Early signs of LNG cargoes diverting to Asia, Kpler says Ballast vessels holding off Oman starting to shift away from region including two destined for Dubai-based yard

Scorpio Tankers top team take more winnings off the table amid tanker bonanza This week’s Streetwise looks at how the Lauro brothers are leading the latest round of profit-taking from …

Frontline downgraded as Middle East war could ‘swing tanker markets both ways’ War could swing tanker markets both ways, bank says

Oil spills in the water from anchored tanker after explosion off Kuwait Small craft likely involved in latest attack against US-managed tanker in the Middle East Gulf

Trafigura bags huge rate for VLCC as charterers look to Western barrels DHT Holdings also books vessels as fixtures trickle into the market

Experienced ex-seafarer Rob Loder takes over at UK accident investigation agency Andrew Moll has retired after 21 years at MAIB

Tanker wars return to Gulf with Iran boasting ‘seriously sophisticated weaponry’ US attacks and Iranian retaliation could result in long-term environmental damage for region

Diana Shipping scores higher charter rate on SwissMarine deal The 77,525-dwt Crystalia will earn $16,200 per day

Small island mindset of Donso is an example of self-belief and the law of Jante Six tanker owners on an island only 2 sq km. It’s like a box of …

Shipping’s top regulator says 20,000 seafarers trapped by war Arsenio Dominguez says crew changes are difficult for stressed seafarers owing to flight disruptions

Jens Gronning trades tankers for bulkers as he joins Neu Seeschiffahrt Danish shipping veteran joins Hamburg-based bulker owner as part of an ongoing leadership refresh

Chinese cable layer fails to sell at auction YOFC disposal plan stalls as no bids emerge on Guangzhou exchange platform

Every supermarket in the UK has one — why not ships? Former Anglo-Eastern executive says the difference between life and death can be four minutes

Oil spills in the water from anchored tanker after explosion off Kuwait Small craft likely involved in latest attack against a commercial vessel in the Middle East Gulf

Four more Dynacom vessels brave Hormuz to enter Gulf as flotilla of waiting empty tankers grows Gallagher says war-risks insurance is available, at a higher costs, for vessels that want …

Russian payback? Casualties reported as drone hits bulker off Ukrainian port Incident comes on the same day Moscow blamed Ukraine for a separate attack on an LNG carrier in the …

‘Penny tax’ port fee could cost large container ships $1.7m, former Trump official estimates Former Federal Maritime Commission chairman explains routes US could take to impose new fee

Tankers are holding more than $14bn in Iranian oil. Will the US seize them? If the Trump administration uses the template from Venezuela, false-flag vessels could be the next target

Cook Inlet LNG selects FSRU provider and zones in on ship for Alaskan project Interest in LNG carrier-to-floating storage and regasification units accelerates as newbuildings prove too slow and costly

Tanker wars return to Gulf with Iran boasting ‘seriously sophisticated weaponry’ US attacks and Iranian retaliation could result in long-term environmental damage for region

Fire-hit LNG carrier’s hull breached in alleged Ukrainian unmanned boats strike Russia calls attack on laden, sanctioned vessel ‘an act of international terrorism and maritime piracy’

Fire hit sanctioned Russian LNG carrier sinks in mysterious circumstances Questions flood in on the casualty, with industry watchers saying reports do not stack up

Tanker sold by Scorpio linked to eight-year deal as charterers seek clean coverage STI Kingsway said to have been booked by Singapore trader until 2034

Container ship on fire after being struck by Iranian drone Nine ships total have suffered some kind of attack since the war in Iran began over the weekend