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UK Sanctions Five LNG Carriers in New Russia Package (opens the original)
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LNG carrier Alexey Kosygin. Photo courtesy Zvezda Shipbuilding The United Kingdom has sanctioned five liquefied natural gas carriers as part of a new package of measures targeting Russia’s efforts to expand a maritime “shadow fleet” for LNG exports, including three Russian-built Arc7 ice-class vessels intended to support the Arctic LNG 2 project. The five LNG carriers named in the Oct. 1 sanctions notice are Chaivo, Portovyy, Aleksey Kosygin, Konstantin Posiet and Pyotr Stolypin. The vessels are
Tanker Congestion Shunts Vital Oil Transfers Farther From Hormuz (opens the original)
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Stock Photo: Tankers carrying out a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer at sea. Photo: Shutterstock/Vallehr Oct 1, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Persian Gulf oil producers are shifting critical cargo transfer operations even farther out of the war-hit region as waters just outside the Strait of Hormuz become congested with tankers. It’s another illustration of the maritime convulsions caused by the war, with delayed or diverted shipments helping to drive the cost of hiring a supertanker to above $1 million a day, a
GAO Finds Marine Firefighting Gaps Persist at U.S. Ports (opens the original)
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The Coast Guard, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Newark Fire Department, and multiple state and area agencies respond to a fire in Port Newark on the vehicle carrier ship, Grande Costa D’Avorio. Fire fighting crews are working to extinguish the fire both from the pier and from FDNY fireboats. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Dan Henry) A new federal watchdog report says gaps in training, coordination and emergency planning continue to complicate the response to ship fires at U.S. ports, thr
Canada Makes Major Investment in Marine Safety as Ship Traffic Grows (opens the original)
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File photo shows a cargo ship transiting on the St. Lawrence Seaway near the Welland Canal. Photo: Jon Nicholls Photography / Shutterstock.com Canada is committing C$1.2 billion (USD $843 million) to ocean protection and marine safety as the federal government prepares for a significant increase in commercial vessel traffic tied to new energy, LNG and port projects. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the package Tuesday in British Columbia, saying the government plans to expand marine traffic
U.S. Ports Push Nuclear Power, Faster Dredging at Record AAPA Convention (opens the original)
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The American Association of Port Authorities wrapped up its annual convention in New Orleans on Wednesday after drawing its largest attendance ever, with more than 900 participants representing over 90 ports.
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