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Volare Jumps in Oslo Debut as Wave of Shipping IPOs Builds
Volare Shipping Ltd. jumped on its first day of trading in Oslo on Monday after the spin-off arm of Trafigura Group Pte. became the latest in a spree of tanker listings in the Norwegian capital.
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Gulf Oil Flows Rise to Average 81% of Pre-war Rate in September
Gulf oil flows excluding Iran surged to over 81% of pre-war levels in September, data showed, led by a recovery in Saudi exports despite attacks on the kingdom's oil infrastructure and escalating Iranian attacks on regional shipping, while Iranian exports fell to zero due to a US blockade.
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War in Ukraine Escalates With Drone Strikes on Cargo Ships
Attacks on commercial vessels off the Black Sea’s western coast are on the rise, threatening already-choked trade flows in the region while testing NATO’s readiness to react.
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Panama Canal Expands Advance Transit Reservations for 2027 Dry Season
The Panama Canal is expanding its long-term transit reservation program to the Panamax locks for the first time, giving more shipping customers the ability to secure passage months in advance
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IMO Chief Decries Rising Toll on Seafarers Caught in Conflict
Five seafarers were killed during the rescue of a hijacked ship off Somalia last week, prompting International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez to issue yet another statement mourning merchant mariners
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A Dozen Seafarers Injured in Strait of Hormuz Tanker Attack, India Says
Twelve seafarers were injured after a Panama-flagged oil tanker was struck by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to India’s Ministry of External Affairs, marking one of
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A Navy F/A-18F came home from Iran with ‘Sub Buster’ markings
On Oct. 1, a Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet that flew from the USS Abraham Lincoln on combat missions in the Iran war was spotted returning home to California with an unusual kill marking. Above rows of other icons representing bombs the plane had dropped was a submarine split in half, embossed with the words “Sub Buster.”
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Drone Sinks Ship in Bulgaria’s Black Sea - Media Reports
The crew of a merchant ship was missing on Tuesday after the vessel sank in the Black Sea off NATO member Bulgaria following a drone strike that Prime Minister Rumen Radev described as a gross violation of international law.
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US Blockade Bottles Up Dozens of Iranian Tankers, Nonprofit Says
The US blockade of Iran is keeping dozens of laden tankers bottled up along the nation’s coast, while others outside the Persian Gulf are holding off Sri Lanka, according to United Against Nuclear Iran.
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Trump approves firing squad for the execution of the 2009 Fort Hood shooter
The Army will execute Nidal Hasan via firing squad, the Department of Defense announced Monday night. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, was convicted of carrying out a mass shooting at Fort Hood in 2009, killing 13 people before being stopped.
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Man, Still Falling
Waters and Mering, RealClearHistory People move forward. When children grow into adults, leave home, and start families of their own, they civilize and re-civilize the world through
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Army grounds fleet of AH-64Es for second time in three months
An Army official said the service is grounding about 400 helicopters, more than half of its AH-64 fleet.
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Five Hormuz Incidents Reported Monday as Tanker Attacks Mount
UK Maritime Trade Operations reported five separate incidents involving commercial shipping in or near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, including four tanker attacks and an incident in which Iran’s
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Coast Guard Proposes Dropping Six Mariner Training Requirements
The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing to eliminate six training and competency requirements for certain Merchant Mariner Credential endorsements, saying the rules exceed international standards and impose unnecessary costs on
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Kuwait Oil Output at 75% of Prewar as Hormuz Transits Rise
Kuwait is pumping oil at about 75% of the level seen before the Iran war as more tankers take the risk of navigating the Strait of Hormuz.
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Hundreds of soldiers transfer to newly created jobs in robotics and space
10 soldiers were the first in the Army to graduate as the new 390A Robotics Technicians, while hundreds joined the 40D space operations field.
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Hackers Breached Propulsion System of US-Bound Oil Tanker
FBI and US Coast Guard investigators have found evidence that hackers accessed the propulsion system of an oil supertanker as it was approaching the Texas coast this summer, according to US officials familiar with the matter, an extraordinary breach that highlights the growing physical risks from cyberattacks.
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Soldier awarded Purple Heart from drone attack in first days of war
Lt. Col. Robert J. Connolly dedicated the award to six fellow soldiers killed in the March drone attack on U.S. forces in Kuwait.
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