Lloyd’s List senior reporter Joshua Minchin raises the curtain on one of the biggest weeks in shipping, and there is no shortage of worries for maritime’s leaders

European navies continue to sporadically disrupt Russia’s shadow fleet operations, but even as France was detaining its latest target there were at least five other fraudulently flagged ships transiting European waters

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In Iraq, Basrah Oil Terminal and SPM Somo Terminal have ceased export operations

The Vanuatu-flagged vessel was travelling to Odesa from Türkiye when it was struck by the drone late on Thursday

In Jordan, all operations remain normal at Aqaba port. Terminals, marine services, cargo handling and gate operations are functioning without disruption