In an acknowledgement of the geopolitically led bifurcation of global trade, the new head of Panama’s registry Ramon Franco said the flag will respect the unilateral sanctions of US, EU and UK

Tankers likely to go into lay-up if sanctions are removed, with asset values for 15- to 20-year-old tankers already falling as market for dark fleet vessels slows

None of the anonymously owned fleet of 19 tankers — which were designated in January in the toughest crackdown yet on G7 price cap breaches — have been able to trade, prompting interest in where and why tankers are undertaking new voyages

Urals cargoes were transferred to Cameroon-flagged Atila while its AIS signals broadcast improbable speed and course over ground — an indication that the very large crude carrier was spoofing its location, a deceptive shipping practice to disguise its real location and activity

Houthis are not charging fees and claims “have no basis in reality”, the director of the Humanitarian Operations Coordination Centre, told Lloyd’s List

Despite ‘plenty of dialogue’ about the impact of mental health of the world’s 1.8m seafarers, maritime leaders and regulators must speak louder about tricky issues like male-on-male sexual assault at sea, Ghani said at a seafarer mental health event in London