AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMarshall Islands maritime justice: The Republic of the Marshall Islands welcomed an ITLOS ruling awarding more than $14 million in compensation over the 2022 detention of the VLCC Heroic Idun, including over $4 million for mistreatment of the crew after 288 days in detention. Shipping and sanctions: The U.S. Treasury and State Department expanded “maximum pressure” sanctions on Iran’s military-linked oil and petrochemical trade, targeting vessels and firms across multiple jurisdictions, including Marshall Islands-flagged tankers. Strait of Hormuz watch (MI-linked tanker): A Marshall Islands-flagged crude tanker, Nissos Keros, carrying about 270,000 MT for India, safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz and is expected to arrive in Visakhapatnam on June 3 as officials urge calm and warn against panic buying. Regional decarbonization push: Majuro is set to host a Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership ministerial meeting where transport ministers from 10 Pacific countries will push plans to shift regional shipping away from diesel toward low-carbon transport, including national action plans and a proposed $300 million Green Climate Fund-backed demonstration fleet. Corporate shipping governance: Diana Shipping urged Genco shareholders to replace an “entrenched” board, backing six independent nominees ahead of Genco’s June 18 annual meeting.
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