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The Energy Absurdity of the Week: The Utter Futility of the Energy Transition in Two Illustrations

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Sunday's Energy Absurdity: The Utter Futility of the Energy Transition in Two Illustrations [Follow me on Twitter at @EnergyAbsurdity] I can write all the thousands of words I want on this topic, but the visual learners among us need, well, visuals to learn the futile reality of this “energy transition” which western governments are bankrupting themselves to try to subsidize into reality. I came across two such visuals that, taken together, do a great job of telling this story.
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London Gateway cocaine worth £96m seized in 'one of largest' busts

From www.bbc.co.uk

Border Force intercept a container vessel from Panama at the Essex port.
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Ulstein Verft delivers Windea Curie offshore service vessel

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Bernhard Schulte Offshore has taken delivery of its latest commissioning service operation vessel from Ulstein Verft in Norway.

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Diversity in crewing with Andrew Airey from Highland Maritime

From www.seatrade-maritime.com

Bangkok-based ship manager Highland Maritime is working with local universities to hire female cadets.

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Wan Hai 503 - the burning questions

From www.seatrade-maritime.com

The fire stricken Wan Hai 503 is being towed out of India’s EEZ with a plan to sail to a port of refuge in Sri Lanka although this is yet to be confirmed.

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Maersk resumes vessel calls to Haifa as tensions ease

From www.porttechnology.org

Maersk announced the resumption of vessel calls to the Port of Haifa following a suspension due to heightened tensions in the Middle East.

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Constant GPS Jamming Disrupts Navigation in Strait of Hormuz

From maritime-executive.com

With a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Iran in effect, traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has returned to near-normal levels, including a revival of westbound transits into the Arabian Gulf.

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Sanctions on Ice-Class LNGCs Could Halt Russia's LNG Exports

From maritime-executive.com

Russia's Yamal LNG plant in the Siberian Arctic is one of the country's last remaining sources of energy sales to European markets. 

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Baltic sea freight index slips as capesize rates lose steam

From www.hellenicshippingnews.com

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, fell on Thursday, as a decline in capesize rates weighed on overall market sentiment. 

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Fire Breaks Out on Supply Boat in Bay of Gibraltar

From maritime-executive.com

On Wednesday, a major fire broke out aboard a supply boat in the Bay of Gibraltar, forcing seven crewmembers to abandon ship over the side. 

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MSC Hutchison deal in stormy waters

From www.seatrade-maritime.com

The deadline for exclusive negotiations between CK Hutchison and a consortium of MSC subsidiary Terminal investment Limited (TiL) and Blackrock ends on Friday with warnings the deal could collapse.

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Ship registries under FMC scrutiny as feedback flows in

From www.seatrade-maritime.com

Submissions have started to come in from industry for the FMC’s ship registry investigations as the Trump 2.0 administration focuses on international shipping.

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Maersk Sues as Controversy Emerges Over Bidding for Santos’ New Terminal

From maritime-executive.com

While the final rules are still being reviewed and contested for what stands to be Brazil’s largest ever port auction, controversy is swirling around the auction, which is due to launch late this year.

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Five Crewmembers Caught Smuggling Drugs on Tanker in Zeebrugge

From maritime-executive.com

Five crewmembers from the product tanker Scot Bremen have been arrested after the vessel's master found out that they were concealing packages of narcotics, operator Scot Tankers said Thursday. 

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Civmec to Acquire Luerssen Australia Consolidating Defense Shipbuilding

From maritime-executive.com

In a move designed to consolidate Australia’s defense shipbuilding industry and build sovereign capabilities, construction and engineering services company Civmec has reached terms to buy Luerssen Australia.

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Scrubber discharge ban coming to the northeast Atlantic

From splash247.com

Discharges from open-loop scrubbers will be banned in internal waters and port areas throughout the northeast Atlantic by July 2027, following a meeting of environment ministers from 15 European countries yesterday. 

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Maritime Partners swoops for Centerline Logistics

From splash247.com

In a consolidation move within the US Jones Act market, Maritime Partners has inked a deal to acquire Centerline Logistics, one of the country’s top coastal tanker and marine services providers. 

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Fragmentation and dry bulk shipping

From splash247.com

Willem Vermaat, shipping director at Heidelberg Materials Trading, shares his perspective on the state of dry bulk. Shipping is a small world.

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Diana Shipping seals Cargill ultramax charter

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New York-listed Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has secured a new time charter deal with Cargill Ocean Transportation for one of its ultramaxes.

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Saudi Arabia strikes eight port terminal deals

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The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has sealed long-term concession contracts worth over SAR2.2bn ($586m) to develop and operate multipurpose cargo terminals at eight major ports across the Kingdom. 

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Fugro nets work on Eni's deepwater gas project in the Mediterranean

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Dutch surveyor Fugro has been awarded a contract to conduct a comprehensive site characterisation programme for a deepwater gas project in the Eastern Mediterranean. 

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Global ship recycling landmark arrives with patchy compliance across South Asia

From splash247.com

Fully 16 years in the making, the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships entered into force today, with the majority of demo yards in Bangladesh and Pakistan – two vital recycling destinations – still not compliant with the international regulation.  

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MarinePALS CEO Slams Overload of Tasks on Board

From maritime-executive.com

The maritime industry has pushed the workload on seafarers to unsustainable extremes and must do a comprehensive review of the number of tasks required to be done on board compared to the number of people available on board, if it wants to attract and retain a skilled workforce, says Captain Pradeep Chawla, CEO of MarinePALS. 

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Oil Prices: Oil set for weekly loss on fading Mideast supply risks

From energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com

Oil futures hit their lowest in more than a week on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump said a ceasefire had been agreed between Iran and Israel.

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The Bahamas Maritime Authority Celebrates 30 Years of Excellence

From www.hellenicshippingnews.com

This year marks a significant milestone for The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) as it proudly celebrates 30 years of maritime excellence. 

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IGC: Global grain production to grow for third consecutive year

From www.world-grain.com

Ending stocks for 2025-26 expected to grow slightly
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