Also in today’s newsletter, Swedish zinc mine hosts the ‘world’s deepest marathon’
US pressure has derailed a landmark deal to curb maritime carbon emissions
Eleventh hour derailment of the UN-backed emissions deal comes after US president labels it ‘green new scam’
US set to be faced down by industry powers, including China, EU, India and UK
Measures extend trade war between Washington and Beijing to third countries
Moves come as Beijing seeks leverage over Washington in trade negotiations
French prime minister says vessel belongs to ‘ghost fleet’ that has been used to subvert sanctions on Russia
Fleet owners are already rethinking orders from Chinese yards, says head of Japanese Shipowners’ Association
Heng Yang 9 stops in Ukrainian port of Sevastopol, which has been under western sanctions since 2014
Failure to declare dangerous goods and ever bigger ships mean blazes are more common and harder to put out
Operators look to avoid potential multimillion-dollar charges for American visits
Singapore-based SeaLead ends charters of ships that are part of empire controlled by son of adviser to supreme leader
Networks of brokers and shipowners from Panama to Switzerland are becoming expert at circumventing international sanctions
Helsinki first among Nato capitals to prosecute officers of vessel suspected of Baltic Sea sabotage
Company allegedly sold ‘fraudulently represented’ and ‘unsafe’ products to Italian group causing over $100mn in damages
State-owned shipping group has leverage over BlackRock and MSC as Beijing tries to rewrite terms of sale
Container shipping boss says ‘weakness in the US’ balanced by strength elsewhere
Authorities have repeatedly targeted a mysterious figure who set up shipping registries in far-flung countries
Freight groups warn the $250bn megamerger could raise prices and cut services
US-based Travelers did not extend war risk cover to Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C before fatal Red Sea passage
Yemeni rebels have scaled up assaults on commercial shipping this week
Companies including Ford warn that steep levies for car carriers will prove counter-productive
Sunday’s assault by the group was the first since December, prompting concerns about an escalation
High number of checks highlights new European efforts to squeeze Russian exports
Rotterdam has started reserving space for Nato supply ships and planning military exercises
