India Demands Iran Secure Strait of Hormuz as 20% of Global Oil Hangs
Indian PM Narendra Modi presses Tehran to protect navigation.
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Russia’s Arctic Oil Fleet Pushes North: The Dark Route to Asia
Moscow dispatches sanctioned tankers within 500 nautical miles of the North Pole, reshaping global oil flows.
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US Destroys Second Drug Gang Fuel Ship in Pacific—Why It Matters
SOUTHCOM sinks a second floating refuelling station linked to Ecuador’s Los Choneros gang in the Eastern Pacific.
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USS St. Louis Deployed to Stem $6bn Drug Flow at U.S. Southern Border
Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19) joins U.S. Northern Command’s maritime interdiction mission.
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Oil Markets Spike as Saudi Red Sea Terminal Halts Loadings
Brent crude jumps after Yanbu terminal suspends four million barrels per day of exports to Europe
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Malaysia Blocks 4 Containers Bound for Israel—Why They Won’t Move
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim confirms detention of four containers at Port of Tanjung Pelepas.
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Russian Warship Fires Flares at NATO Helicopter: What Happened Off Denmark?
A Russian Navy frigate fired two emergency flares at a Danish military helicopter during a routine surveillance mission.
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Red Sea shipping revival: 2m TEU at risk as Houthi grip tightens
Carriers restore Suez transits despite Houthi seizure of Bab el-Mandeb Strait, cutting Asia-Europe rates by 12%
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Strait of Hormuz deal collapses as Gulf states reject Iran’s terms
Oman cancels Salalah conference after Bahrain and Saudi Arabia refuse to attend over Iranian demands for passage fees.
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Pirates Flee as Warships Close In: The $2.7m Ransom That Shook the Horn
A Greek bulker escaped after a show of force, but one cargo ship paid up to $2.7m after 138 days in captivity off Yemen.
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Iran’s Blacklist Threatens 77 Ships—and Now Insurers Too
Tehran’s latest edict warns P&I clubs and classification societies to cut ties.
