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GLOBALgCaptain3h ago

South Korea Tests Arctic Shipping Route to Europe

South Korea will flag off on Saturday a container ship bound for Europe via the Arctic, testing whether a route opened by melting sea ice can be commercially viable, but risking friction with Western…

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Iran seizes Emirati tanker and diverts it to Bandar Abbas

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Liners and Red Sea: Damn the Houthis, full speed ahead!

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