Michelle Wiese Bockmann
Principal Analyst, Lloyd's List Intelligence

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IMO asked to develop legal guidelines to protect undersea cables and critical maritime infrastructure
Naval activity was stepped up in the Baltic Sea from January after two commercial ships severed undersea cables in what Nato allies labelled acts of Russian sabotage
Phantom tanker with fake IMO number exposed in new deceptive shipping scam
Latest fraud underscores how evolving deceptive shipping practices are tricking government and regulatory agencies involved in the authorisation and issuing of ship and company number schemes
China’s Dongying port acts as sanctions bypass valve following vessel calls
The recent tracking of port calls highlights emerging entry points forming in China for sanctioned oil
Biofuel curbs needed for shipping net zero plans, green lobby group report finds
Palm and soyabean oil would comprise up to two thirds of biofuel used by ships by 2030, with an impact ‘worse than fuel oil’, report argues under one study scenario
Russia-US peace talks to end Ukraine war ‘generally positive’ for tanker markets
If US-brokered talks with Russia that begin this week end the war in Ukraine, global oil trades are likely to recalibrate for the third time in four years
Tankers with unknown flags help Russia navigate post-sanctions shipments to China and India
Last month 21% of oil was shipped on 45 Western-sanctioned tankers, 27 of those since January 10. Just one US-sanctioned tanker was tracked discharging at China that loaded a cargo after then