ATHENS, April 16 (Reuters) – Greece has submitted plans to the EU setting out how it will organise maritime activities such as fishing, tourism and offshore energy after years of delays that drew…
https://gcaptain.com/greece-submits-plans-on-maritime-use-after-falling-foul-of-eu-rules/
U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of countries took effect on Wednesday, including massive 104% duties on Chinese goods, as the European Union prepared retaliatory measures, escalating a global trade war.
https://gcaptain.com/trump-tariffs-kick-in-china-and-europe-hit-back/
Just days after the EU banned the transshipment of Russian liquefied natural gas, Russia deployed four LNG carriers for an unusual double ship-to-ship transfer at the Kildin anchorage near Murmansk. The vessels are carrying superchilled gas from the Yamal LNG project operated by Russian company...
More than three years into the Ukraine War the EU has finally slammed the door shut to the transfer of Russian LNG across its terminals. Ukrainian officials have long called for the bloc to begin phasing out the Russian supercooled gas, but support in Brussels for a full-fledged ban remains...
Canada announced new 25% tariffs on about C$30 billion ($20.8 billion) of US-made products, including steel and aluminum, after the Trump administration went ahead with global levies on imports of those two materials.
https://gcaptain.com/canada-strikes-back-in-trade-war-with-tariffs-on-us-steel-aluminum/
Bipartisan leaders of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee have confronted the European Union over its attempts to influence U.S. maritime policy through social media campaigns. The controversy centers…
https://gcaptain.com/house-committee-leaders-slam-eus-tiktok-campaign-to-undermine-jones-act/
While current and upcoming policies from the International Maritime Organization (IMO), European Union, and United States will improve the business case for green shipping corridors, additional support measures are still…
https://gcaptain.com/green-shipping-corridors-face-cost-hurdles-despite-policy-support/
BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) – EU envoys on Wednesday agreed on a 16th package of sanctions against Russia, EU diplomats said, including a ban on primary aluminum imports, sales of gaming consoles and the listing…
https://gcaptain.com/more-shadow-vessels-targeted-in-eus-16th-sanctions-package/
By Gian Volpicelli and Andrea Palasciano Feb 15, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The European Union is mulling a public-private initiative worth “hundreds of millions” of euros to buy ships that can promptly repair…
https://gcaptain.com/eu-in-talks-to-fund-fleet-to-repair-damaged-subsea-cables/
The European Commission did not propose a ban on Russian liquefied natural gas in its latest package of sanctions because member states raised concerns about first securing alternatives including from the United States, EU diplomats said.
https://gcaptain.com/eu-wont-ban-russian-lng-until-alternative-sources-secured-diplomats-say/