Michelle Wiese Bockmann
Principal Analyst, Lloyd's List Intelligence
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‘Alarming’ rise in seafarer abandonment cases seen in 2024
Size and scale of problem seen escalating dramatically with numbers of cases already three times higher than four years ago
Iran defends MSC Aries hijack as ‘technical issue’ at IMO meeting
More than 30 countries condemn Iran’s seizure of containership on April 13 and deadly attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthis
US-sanctioned ship with unknown flag and insurance had ‘right of innocent passage’, says Denmark
Aframax tanker Osperous sailed through Danish Straits on April 3, nearly three months after it was sanctioned for breaching the G7 oil price cap on Russia, with class surveys overdue and expired class certificates
Iran seizes UK-owned boxship MSC Aries
Madeira-flagged, 14,300 teu boxship is operated by MSC, world’s largest container line, and owned by major UK shipowner Zodiac Group, led by Israel-born Eyal Ofer
Tanker tonne-miles at record levels in 2024, says IEA
Positive demand signals for tankers sees global oil demand trimmed by Paris-based energy agency to 103.2m barrels per day in 2024
Russian crude exports defy G7 price cap during March
Average prices of Russian crude grades have exceeded the $60 per barrel cap for nine of the past 10 months, presenting a dilemma for US, UK and EU regulators keen to prevent sanctions circumvention yet also keep oil flowing