Latest: Bellingcat, with our partners Lloyd's List , reveal two more ships involved in Russian grain smuggling operations from occupied Crimea to Iran. bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/2…

Efforts to salvage the Barbados-flagged bulker True Confidence that was hit by Houthi rockets two weeks ago killing three crew, are being hampered by security concerns and the refusal of the Port of Djibouti to grant the abandoned ship port of refuge.

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My statement on the attack on the True Confidence bulk carrier.

Please Take notice of another Richard Meade podcast. This time on ship registrierst in Eswatini and Gabon. Cc. Deutsche Seemannsmission ⚓️ support of seafarers
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Looking for the expert shipping industry take on what’s happening in the Red Sea? Well look no further - this week’s edition of the ⁦Lloyd's List⁩ Podcast is ready for you now lloydslist.com/LL1147925/The-…

The Lloyd's List annual Top 100 most influential people in shipping ranking is out. Read it here: lloydslist.com/one-hundred-ed…

UK-owned ship facilitates first known international export from RUS occupied Mariupol. Reluctance of governments to target RUS grain trade with sanctions has allowed grain plundering operations to grow. SH Express (9085443) now berthed at Tripoli lloydslist.com/LL1147367/UK-o…

Have your say! The Shipping Outlook Survey: 2024 and beyond
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I hear that the shipping brief will in fact be going to Lord Davies of Gower. No me neither…

Given the reboot theme of the latest UK government re-shuffle I am disappointed that the Dept for Transport didn’t go for the obvious comeback kid

It's been over a year (just) since the UK shipping industry was treated to a new minister, so this is long overdue given the recent turnover.

Join me on Thursday at 2pm London time for this one. This is the post MEPC80 / Pre COP28 briefing you need.
The panel of experts for this one are the experts’ experts - Katharine Palmer, Tristan Smith, Susan Ruffo and Helen Barden
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Names have changed, shell companies have been re-shuffled, but the same ships and the same entities are continuing to support Russia’s export of Ukraine-origin grain. Read Bridget's excellent investigation, for free, here:
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Russia's suspected grain laundering fleet undergoes major reshuffle, but only on paper. The ships still ply the same trade routes, work within the same networks, and engage in suspicious shipping practices lloydslist.com/LL1146913/Russ…

A podcast with Richard Meade
and Jan Hoffmann from UNCTAD - Trade Logistics...it does not get better than this!

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