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U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba and suggested the Communist-run island should strike a deal with Washington, ramping up pressure on the long-time U.S. nemesis and provoking defiant words…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/cuba-defiant-trump-cut-venezuelan-oil-534250Oil companies aiming to participate in new exports of Venezuelan crude to the U.S. following the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro are in hasty discussions to find tankers and put together operations to transfer the crude safely from vessels and dilapidated Venezuelan ports…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/companies-scramble-secure-ships-transfer-534251The EU-based TwinShip consortium has unveiled the fourth pilot demonstration of the TwinShip Project: an unmanned Ro-Ro vessel powered by green fuels and renewable energy, targeting Net Zero Emissions by 2045.This simulated demonstration leverages…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/twinship-designs-futuristic-unmanned-roro-534252The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) issued its 2025 annual report on piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia highlighting that 132 incidents of piracy and armed robbery were reported to in 2025 - a 23% increase over the 107 incidents…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/piracy-straits-malacca-singapore-drops-534253Sales of U.S. soybeans to China will partly dent demand for the Brazilian product this year from the world’s largest importer, Sergio Mendes, head of grain traders lobby Anec, said in an interview. In a video call, Mendes said Brazilian soybean traders are expected to ship 77 million metric tons of the oilseed to China ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/us-competition-to-dent-chinese-demand-for-brazils-soy-in-2026-trade-group-says/Capesize The market delivered a mixed but generally softer week, with sentiment gradually weakening despite a brief midweek improvement in Atlantic activity. Following a post-holiday pickup in participation, the Pacific basin remained under consistent pressure, with C5 rates trending lower as miner support proved insufficient to counter growing tonnage availability. Fixtures drifted from around $8.30 ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/dry-bulk-market-capesize-rates-keep-softening/A set of amendments to key IMO treaties and Codes have entered into force on January 1, 2026. They include the following: Preventing and responding to bullying, harassment and sexual assaultAmendments to the Seafarers' Training, Certification…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/imo-raft-shipping-rules-place-january-534222Russia has attacked two foreign-flagged civilian vessels with drones in the southern Odesa region, killing a Syrian national and injuring another, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.Moscow has stepped up attacks on Ukraine's maritime export arteries over the last two months as retaliation for attack
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/russian-drone-hits-two-foreignflagged-534225The U.S. has seized the Olina tanker in the Caribbean, the fifth vessel targeted in recent weeks as Washington steps up efforts to curb Venezuelan oil exports, U.S. officials said on Friday.The Olina, which according to public shipping database Equasis was falsely flying the flag of Timor Leste…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-seizes-fifth-tanker-venezuela-blockade-534226OPEC's oil output fell in December due to lower supply from Iran and Venezuela, which offset an OPEC+ agreement to raise production for the month, a Reuters survey found on Friday.The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries pumped 28.40 million barrels per day last month…
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