Michael Alfutis
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 8, 2026
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Shipping Nations Call for Cooperation Warning of Emerging Two-Tier System (opens the original)
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A coalition of 18 shipping nations issued a joint statement calling for greater cooperation and alignment with international rules, warning that recent global events demonstrate how fragile the system of maritime trade can be. The group warns that the sanction-busting shadow fleet, wars, and discriminatory trade measures are creating a parallel system within global shipping, a two-tier system, where one is governed by rules and the other by opacity, but where ultimately both are weakened. “The a
Tanker Anchor Dragging Case Reopened by Helsinki Appeals Court (opens the original)
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Nearly a year after the Helsinki District Court in Finland dismissed the case against three of the officers aboard the shadow fleet tanker Eagle S over an anchor-dragging incident, the Helsinki Court of Appeals recently overturned the decision, ruling to reopen the case. The decision, if not overturned by the Finnish Supreme Court on a further appeal, would have broader ramifications for when a state could prosecute more of the cases related to damaging subsea cables and other infrastructure in
Albania Turned Away Tanker Linked to Russia at Ukraine’s Request (opens the original)
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Ukraine’s Intelligence Directorate (GUR) thanked the authorities in Albania for turning away a product tanker that it asserts is linked to Russian interests and is transporting Russian products. It appears to be part of an increased campaign by the Ukrainian authorities to use sanctions in addition to their attacks to hit the economic interests of Russia. Albanian authorities confirmed to the Balkan media that they had prevented the product tanker Hanuman (34,620 dwt) from docking in the port of
New Shipbuilding Company Launches at the Former Kaiser Yard in Vancouver (opens the original)
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It's not every day that the U.S. shipbuilding industry gains a new entrant, especially one that builds civilian hulls, so the launch of a new facility in Vancouver, Washington this month is catching attention. New Pacific Industrial (NP) is a new venture helmed by experienced shipyard executives, and it is making its formal debut with a two-vessel contract for American Marine Corporation - the first time in AMC's 50-year history that it has ordered a newbuild tug. NP leverages the WWII-era infra
At SMM, ABS Says the Best Green Investments are Agility and Efficiency (opens the original)
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In a panel event just before the opening of SMM 2026, the American Bureau of Shipping updated its outlook for the state of green shipping and came away with a new conclusion: success doesn't depend on picking the right winning fuel - it depends on making the right capital decisions, preparing for multiple scenarios, investing in people and execution capacity, and staying ready to adapt. At present, future fuels are constrained by a hard market reality: charterers want the least-cost quality opti
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