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- From zombie tankers to fake IMO numbers: the identity frauds now playing out at sea Sanctioned tankers are systematically hijacking ‘dead’ IMO numbers and live vessel IDs, while hiding behind fringe flags to keep trading under the appearance of other ships t.me/LloydsListDa... #shadowfleet
- Peak shadow fleet is still to come -New US sanctions to weaken Russia’s oil exports, but recalibration is expected -At least 11 ships moved into sanctioned oil trades in September t.me/LloydsListDa... #Sanctions #UkraineCrisis #Tankers #VLCC #Energy #Ports #Felicity #StarPione #Rosneft #Lukoil
- Liner sector defies disruption as box numbers surge to quarterly highs -Global container volumes rose 4.7% in the first nine months of 2025 against last year -China’s export pivot continues to fuel volume gains across global south t.me/LloydsListDa... #Containers #AsiaPacific #Europe #America
- Russia takes on Venezuelan naphtha trade -Russia has taken over from Iran as the key supplier to Venezuela -Shadow fleet tankers use Strait of Malacca as STS transfer spot t.me/LloydsListDa... #Sanctions #Markets #Tankers #Russia #Venezuela #Regulars #PuertoLaCruz
- A shipowner’s survival guide to the US/China port fee war -Beijing may enforce rules more leniently than Washington -Present your ownership in most favourable (reasonable) light t.me/LloydsListDa... #Containers #Ports #Finance #UnitedStates #AsiaPacific #China #HanwhaOcean
- Upstart Chinese carrier orders up to eight boxships amid Red Sea windfall A young Chinese carrier enriched by Red Sea trades has placed its first newbuilding orders as it pivots into shipowning t.me/LloydsListDa... #Containers #Shipbuilding #Ports #Logistics #AsiaPacific #China #DeXinShangHai
- Container shipping margins hit post 2023 low as analysts flag year-end losses Container shipping margins plunged to their worst in 18 months despite Red Sea disruptions, as analysts warn of further erosion and possible year‑end losses t.me/LloydsListDa... #Containers #Finance #HapagLloyd
- Philippines ‘will look after its own’ with breakthrough declaration The Manila Declaration on Seafarers’ Human Rights was announced at the end of a government-led conference and has already been endorsed by 10 nations t.me/LloydsListDa... #Crewing #Markets #AsiaPacific #Philippines #IMO #ILO
- Hafnia to buy 14.5% stake in rival Torm for $311m Time will tell whether Hafnia’s move is the first step in a future consolidation bid or purely an investment decision t.me/LloydsListDa... #Tankers #Consolidation #BWfirms #Hafnia #BWGroup #Torm #OaktreeCapitalManagement #ScorpioTankers
- Explosion in the Ukrainian port raises concerns for vessels in the Black Sea Ukrainian Navy said the incident was caused by the explosives that the Russian forces left t.me/LloydsListDa... #UkraineCrisis #Geopolitics #Markets #Containers #Ukraine #NSPride #Ambrey #Chornomorsk #Zonguldak #Odesa
- LNG lobby calls for lower emission factor ranking in new rules t.me/LloydsListDa... Rystad Energy has estimated the well-to-tank emissions of fossil LNG at 13.9 gCO2e/MJ, lower than previous estimates. #Decarbonisation
- Resilient ports anchor trade amid the turbulence In a year defined by disruption, the world’s leading container ports defied expectations — transforming volatility into opportunity to post their strongest growth in nearly a decade t.me/LloydsListDa... #Containers #Ports #Top100Ports
- Shadow fleet undeterred by Baltic enhanced surveillance and naval escorts Increased escorts from Nato and Russia, surveillance and insurance checks have not altered flow of Baltic shadow fleet telegra.ph/Shadow-fleet... #Sanctions #Security #Safety #Russia #Sparta #GeneralSkobelev #Blint
- Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 15 August 2025 t.me/LloydsListDa... US bid to derail IMO net zero agreement could be backed by tariff reprisals | #Decarbonisation #Geopolitics #Markets #Sustainability #Trade #Regulation #Environment #Fuels #NorthAmerica #UnitedStates #IMO
- Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 7 August 2025 Egypt urges marine underwriters to cut ‘elevated’ Red Sea premiums t.me/LloydsListDa... #MiddleEast #Africa #Egypt #Markets #Marine #RedSea #Houthi
- Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 18 July 2025 Russia’s Arctic LNG ambitions remain largely frozen t.me/LloydsListDa... #Sanctions #Tankers #Gas #ArcticShipping #Europe #Russia #Regulars #MarketInsight #VLCC #Voskhod #Iris #SputnikEnergy
- Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 17 July 2025 Mali, Mauritania and Eritrea become the latest locations for online maritime fraud t.me/LloydsListDa... #Sanctions #Crewing #ShipOperations #MiddleEast #Africa #Eritrea #Eswatini #Mali #Mauritania #Crave #IMO
- Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 16 July 2025 Red Sea traffic remains unchanged by resurgent Houthi attacks | When is a ‘blockade’ not a blockade? t.me/LloydsListDa... #RedSea #Security #Containers #DryBulk #VLCC #Tankers #MiddleEast #Yemen #MagicSeas #EternityC #Tutor #BYDXiAn #SuezCanal
- Traffic to damaged Houthi-held Hodeidah and Saleef ports halts following Israeli air strikes Satellite imagery shows what appear to be craters in the docks in Hodeidah and Saleef following Israeli air strikes on July 6 telegra.ph/Traffic-to-d... #Yemen #Israel #EternityC #Hodeidah #Saleef
- Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 15 July 2025 Iran shipments to Houthis a masterclass in AIS manipulation t.me/LloydsListDa... #RedSea #Security #MiddleEast #Iran #Yemen #MagicSeas #EternityC #Almas #Shahin #IMO #Hodeidah #Saleef #Djibouti #BandarAbbas
- Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 14 July 2025 Travelers named as insurer that declined war risk cover for Eternity C t.me/LloydsListDa... #Insurance #Casualty #Security #RedSea #DryBulk #Europe #London #EternityC #MagicSeas #Gallagher #Cosmoship #LondonClub #Marsh #Berbera
- Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 11 July 2025 Underwriters declined war risk cover for final voyage of Eternity C | Philippines orders crews to avoid high-risk areas as more recovered from Eternity C t.me/LloydsListDa... #Europe #London #MiddleEast #Yemen #Specialty #Lloyds #Marine #EternityC
- Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 10 July 2025 t.me/LloydsListDa... #RedSea #DryBulk #Casualty #Security #Trade #MiddleEast #Yemen #EternityC #IMO #Ambrey #DiaplousGroup
- Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 9 July 2025 Houthi attacks raise risk assessment questions for Red Sea transits | Three dead and two injured as Houthi attacks continue t.me/LloydsListDa... #RedSea #Security #MiddleEast #Yemen #EternityC #HSLNike #CosmoshipManagement #BIMCO #Haifa #Berbera
- Limpet mine attack suspected cause of StealthGas blast US-Listed SteathGas LPG tanker Eco Wizard holed by two separate explosions loading in Ust Luga telegra.ph/Eco-Wizard-S... #Tankers #Gas #Security #Europe #Russia #MarketInsight #LPG #EcoWizard #Vilamoura #StealthGas #TMSTankers #UstLuga
- Exclusive: How a UN-purchased tanker became a Houthi floating storage facility for Russian oil VLCC Yemen was acquired by the UN for $55m to facilitate removal of oil from the ageing and decaying FSO Safer to prevent an environmental disaster telegra.ph/UN-tanker-VL... #RedSea #Yemen #Houthi #Oil
- Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 8 July 2025 Exclusive: How a UN purchased tanker became a Houthi floating storage facility for Russian oil | Limpet mine attack suspected cause of StealthGas blast t.me/LloydsListDa... #RedSea #MiddleEast #FSO #Valente #Savitri #Yemen #Shria #Euronav #RasIsa #Fujairah
- Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 7 July 2025 Ras Isa vessel queue dissipates amid sanctions and security threats | US designates 12 tankers and Iraqi terminal in first Iran sanctions since bombing nuclear sites t.me/LloydsListDa... #RedSea #Tankers #LPG #Yemen #RasAlMishab
- Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 4 July 2025 Timor-Leste joins rapidly growing market of fake registries taking in sanctioned tonnage | Red Sea traffic dips after volatile June t.me/LloydsListDa... #Sanctions #TimorLeste #DarkFleet
- Shadow fleet scrutiny thought to be behind English Channel diversions Germany says that enhanced surveillance and repeated requests for documentation is ‘increasing the pressure on the Russian shadow fleet and protecting the Baltic Sea habitat’ telegra.ph/Shadow-fleet... #Sanctions #DarkFleet
- A lack of basic seamanship skills is undoing vessels when jammed Increased jamming and spoofing is putting crews under pressure telegra.ph/Basic-seaman... #Crewing #ShipOperations #Safety #Security #MSCAntonia #SynergyMaritime #Maersk #Jeddah #Spoofing
- Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 3 July 2025 Shadow fleet scrutiny thought to be behind English Channel diversions | MSC ship sails through Bab el Mandeb for first time since Red Sea exodus | A lack of basic seamanship skills is undoing vessels when jammed t.me/LloydsListDa... #Sanctions #Sierra
- Wan Hai walks away from LNG, commits to methanol amid regulatory shifts Wan Hai reaffirmed methanol amid regulatory pressure and shifting fuel strategies across global shipping telegra.ph/Wan-Hai-LNG-... #Decarbonisation #Containers #Fuels #Shipbuilding #AsiaPacific #Taiwan #WanHai #WinGD #Maersk
- Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 02 July 2025 Fake flags flow through Baltic as an uneasy stand-off continues | US lifts sanctions on occupied territory callers while ending Syria restrictions | Israel-Iran war raised concerns over safe port warranties t.me/LloydsListDa... #Sanctions #Denmark #Russia
- Israel-Iran war raised concerns over safe port warranties The Israel-Iran war led shipowners and charterers to check their safe port and berth warranties, with the security of ports in the region briefly in doubt telegra.ph/Israel-Iran-... #Tankers #Security #MiddleEast #Israel #Iran #ReedSmith
- China finance for Greek shipping seen as buoyant, despite US challenge Interest builds on branches opened in recent years by Bank of China and ICBC telegra.ph/China-financ... #Finance #Shipbuilding #Geopoliticsv#Europe #Greece #AsiaPacific #China #BankOfChina #IndustrialAndCommercialBankOfChina
- India-Sri Lanka shipyard tie-up carries geopolitical weight The deal, though small, aligns with India’s ambitions to become a global shipbuilding player and counter China’s maritime influence telegra.ph/India-Sri-La... #DryBulk #Shipbuilding #Consolidation #AsiaPacific #India #SriLanka #Colombo
- Hormuz disruption could unplug Gulf ports from global trade Simultaneous instability in the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz would leave few viable alternative routes for regional trade telegra.ph/Hormuz-ports... #Iran #Israel #CMACGM #HapagLloyd #AbuDhabi #Jeddah #Damietta #BandarAbbas #Hormuz
- Tanker stocks plunge after Trump’s ceasefire message Asian tanker stocks tumbled after report of ceasefire talks between Iran and Israel, reversing gains fuelled by recent Middle East tensions telegra.ph/Tanker-stock... #Tankers #AsiaPacific #MiddleEast #Iran #Israel #Cosco #Shipping #Qatar
- Caution, U-turns and rising rates, but tanker traffic continues largely unscathed for now telegra.ph/Hormuz-tanke... #Tankers #Security #Shipping #Safety #MiddleEast #Iran #VLCC #CoswisdomLake #SouthLoyalty #KohzanMaru #RedRuby #MarieC #Cosco #Unipec #Sinokor #Trafigura #Fujairah #Bandar #Dubai
- Sevastopol exports: how Russia circumvents sanctions programmes A Lloyd’s List exclusive reveals the companies and processes that enable Russia to continuously export grain from occupied Crimea despite international restrictions aimed at curbing this activity telegra.ph/Sevastopol-e... #Sanctions
- China orders fleet to report Hormuz voyages amid protection speculation Beijing has demanded its merchant fleet report transits through the Strait of Hormuz, amid escalating Middle East tensions and renewed threats to this critical global energy chokepoint telegra.ph/China-fleet-... #Iran #Hormuz
- Tankers collide in Strait of Hormuz (2/2) Frontline-owned, Liberia-flagged, 299,550 dwt VLCC Front Eagle (IMO: 9855343) and Antigua and Barbuda-flagged, 164,551 dwt suezmax Adalynn (IMO: 9231767) collided at 0015 hrs on June 17. #Tankers #MiddleEast #UAE #VLCC #Frontline #FrontEagle #Adalynn
- Tankers collide in Strait of Hormuz (1/2) TWO crude oil tankers have collided at the eastern entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, just 15 nautical miles off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. #Tankers #UAE #VLCC #Frontline #FrontEagle #Adalynn
- Shipping in wait and see mode as Iran and Israel conflict continues Tanker rates are up, fixtures have slumped, but shipping has continued despite the Israel-Iran conflict telegra.ph/Shipping-Ira... #Tankers #Risk #Safety #Trade #MiddleEast #Iran #Israel #MarketInsight #VLCC #Hormuz
- Antong unveils $170m container plan after cancelling acquisition deals Easing of US-China tensions and limited new ship supply open growth opportunities in China’s coastal container trade telegra.ph/Antong-unvei... #Containers #Ports #AsiaPacific #China #AntongHoldings #Sinotrans #Quanzhou
- Port of LA imports sank 19% in May vs April, with no major rebound expected Imports to Los Angeles declined to just 355,950 teu in May the lowest monthly total since April 2023 telegra.ph/Port-of-LA-i... #Containers #NorthAmerica #UnitedStates #Geopolitics #Trade #Ports #Logistics #PortLosAngeles
- Seafarers detained as ‘leverage’ against shipowners and insurers, claims X-Press Pearl in-house lawyer Russian master still held in Sri Lanka four years after casualty telegra.ph/Seafarers-sh... #Crewing #Law #Casualty #Insurance #Marine #AsiaPacific #SriLanka #XPressPearl #IMO #Plymouth
- Final US port fee plan won’t be released until July at earliest USTR requests comments on proposed changes to port fees for vehicle carriers and cargo preference rules for LNG exports telegra.ph/Final-US-por... #UnitedStates #Trade #Ports #WorldShippingCouncil #WalleniusWilhelmsen #PotenPartners
- Transpacific box rates lose steam as carriers undercut for cargo Transpacific spot rates have fallen below $5,000 per feu as carriers compete for cargo amid rapidly growing capacity telegra.ph/Transpacific... #Containers #Geopolitics #Ports #Logistics #AsiaPacific #China #UnitedStates #KMTC
