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Fortescue, CMB.TECH Sign Deal for Up to 12 Ammonia Capable Bulk Carriers
Fortescue agreed to charter up to 12 ammonia capable Newcastlemax bulk carriers from Belgian operator CMB.TECH, one of the largest commercial commitments yet to ammonia as a marine fuel. Up to three vessels will arrive with dual fuel ammonia engines by the end of 2026, with the remaining nine delivered ammonia ready.
Source: gCaptain
China Lines Up Second LNG Terminal for Sanctioned Russian Cargoes, Sources Say
China is preparing the Longkou terminal in Shandong to take cargoes from Russia's sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, expanding beyond the lone Beihai facility that has absorbed 41 shipments totaling 2.6 million tons since August 2025.
Source: gCaptain
Shipping Slows After Iran Says It Has Again Shut The Strait of Hormuz
Transits through the Strait of Hormuz collapsed from 26 vessels to just five on Sunday after Iran declared the waterway shut a second time, citing alleged Israeli and U.S. breaches of the interim ceasefire.
Source: gCaptain
Iran Resumes Kharg Island Oil Loadings After US Blockade Lifted
Iran has resumed crude loadings at its Kharg Island terminal after a six week pause, with three VLCCs moored at the Sea Island jetty as the lifting of the US Navy blockade reopens roughly 90% of the country's oil export capacity.
Source: gCaptain
Drone Attack on Panama Flagged Ship in Black Sea Kills One, Injures Two
Panama's Maritime Authority said a drone strike on a Panama flagged ship in the Black Sea on Thursday killed one crew member and injured two others, with one in serious condition, and warned vessels to avoid Ukrainian and Russian waters.
Source: gCaptain
EU Closes Russian LNG Loophole, Barring European Shipowners and Buyers From Global Trade in Yamal Cargoes
The European Union confirmed that its 2027 ban on Russian LNG also bars EU operators from transporting, trading or marketing the fuel anywhere in the world, a clarification that hits Greek and British shipowners and casts fresh doubt on TotalEnergies' 20 percent stake in Yamal LNG.
Source: gCaptain
Dali Chief Engineer Admits Criminal Conduct in Baltimore Bridge Allision
Karthikeyan Deenadayalan, chief engineer of the containership Dali, admitted criminal conduct under the Ports and Waterways Safety Act for failing to report an unsafe fuel supply arrangement that left the vessel without power before its March 2024 strike on Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Source: gCaptain
ExxonMobil Backs First South African LNG Import Terminal with Supply Deal
ExxonMobil signed a preliminary agreement to supply LNG to Zululand Energy Terminal, the floating import facility being built at the Port of Richards Bay as South Africa's first LNG receiving terminal.
Source: Rigzone
Russia Readies Second Homebuilt Arctic LNG Icebreaking Carrier as Novatek Expands Sanctioned Fleet
Russia named its second domestically built Arc7 icebreaking LNG carrier, the Konstantin Posyet, at the Zvezda shipyard on Thursday, giving Novatek a third tanker for the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project as it pushes toward year round Northern Sea Route shipments.
Source: gCaptain
Qatar Brings Empty LNG Ship Back for First Time Since War Began
Qatar sent an empty LNG tanker back through the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the war in Iran began, a signal that Doha is preparing to ramp up exports after months of closure that cut off roughly a fifth of global LNG supply.
Source: gCaptain (Bloomberg)
Trump Expands Offshore Wind Buyout Strategy With $765 Million Invenergy Deal
The Interior Department said Invenergy will voluntarily surrender offshore wind leases worth about $765 million in the New York Bight, off California and in the Gulf of Maine, redirecting the same amount into natural gas and geothermal projects. The deal pushes the Trump administration's total redirected offshore wind capital past $2.5 billion.
Source: gCaptain
Trump Administration to Immediately Lift Iranian Oil Sanctions Under New Agreement
The U.S. will let Iran resume oil and fuel exports as soon as a new memorandum of understanding is signed this week, with sanctions waivers also covering banking, transport and insurance services tied to the sales.
Source: gCaptain