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Gemini Sends First Service Back Through the Red Sea Under Naval Escort

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are returning their Gemini ME11 service to the Red Sea and Suez Canal under EUNAVFOR escort, the alliance's first structural use of the corridor since its launch.

Kemal Can Kayar·3 min read·Feb 3, 2026

Ports

Panama Supreme Court Voids CK Hutchison's Canal Port Concession

Panama's Supreme Court has declared CK Hutchison's concession for the Balboa and Cristóbal terminals unconstitutional, ending 28 years of Hong Kong control at both ends of the canal and opening an 18-month transition.

Kemal Can Kayar·3 min read·Jan 30, 2026

Policy & Government

EU Ban on Fuels Refined From Russian Crude Enters Into Force

The EU's prohibition on importing diesel, jet fuel and other products refined from Russian crude in third countries takes effect, closing the refine-and-re-export loophole and shifting the compliance burden onto importers.

Kemal Can Kayar·4 min read·Jan 21, 2026

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Maersk Sends Its First Service Back Through Suez as Transits Hit a Five-Week High

Maersk announces its Middle East to US East Coast MECL service will return to the Suez Canal, the first structural network shift back to the Red Sea after more than two years of Cape diversions.

Kemal Can Kayar·3 min read·Jan 16, 2026

Security

US Forces Seize Russian-Flagged Tanker Marinera in the North Atlantic

A DHS-led force boards and seizes the Russian-flagged tanker Marinera, formerly Bella 1, about 300 miles south of Iceland after a two-week Atlantic pursuit, extending the Venezuela quarantine to the high seas.

Kemal Can Kayar·3 min read·Jan 8, 2026

Tanker

Venezuela's Oil Exports Grind to a Halt as US Forces Seize Maduro

US forces capture Nicolás Maduro and fly him toward New York as port captains at José freeze all loaded-tanker departures, leaving Venezuela's seaborne crude exports at a complete standstill under the December quarantine.

Kemal Can Kayar·4 min read·Jan 4, 2026

Opinion

Carbon Pricing Is Coming to Shipping, but the Hard Part Starts After the Vote

In April 2025, the IMO approved a net-zero package that combines a mandatory fuel standard with an emissions pricing mechanism.

Kemal Can Kayar·2 min read·Jan 1, 2026

Opinion

The Shadow Fleet Problem Is No Longer Just About Sanctions

For years, “shadow fleet” talk sat in the compliance corner of maritime. It was about paperwork, ownership layers, flag swaps, and price-cap evasion. In late 2025, it started looking like a kinetic security issue.

Kemal Can Kayar·2 min read·Dec 30, 2025

Opinion

Suez Is Opening Again, But “Normal” Is Not Coming Back

For almost two years, the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb risk pushed major carriers to reroute around the Cape of Good Hope. That detour became the new baseline, not a short-lived workaround.

Kemal Can Kayar·2 min read·Dec 30, 2025

Opinion

Shore Power Is the Part of “Green Shipping” That Will Actually Hurt

Shipping talks a lot about new fuels such as methanol, ammonia, and even hydrogen show up in conference slides and newbuild press releases. Ports do not have that luxury.

Kemal Can Kayar·2 min read·Dec 27, 2025

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