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00:00 March 4 Update
05:48 Review Joint Maritime Information Center Bulletin
13:25 New Stories
23:25 Conclusion
Marine Traffic
www.marinetraffic.com
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations
www.ukmto.org
Strait of Hormuz Traffic Grinds to Near Halt as Security Threat Remains ‘Critical,’ Advisory Warns
https://gcaptain.com/strait-of-hormuz-traffic-grinds-to-near-halt-as-security-threat-remains-critical-advisory-warns/
‘Large Explosion’ Reported on Tanker Near Kuwait as Small Craft Seen Fleeing, UKMTO Says
https://gcaptain.com/large-explosion-reported-on-tanker-near-kuwait-as-small-craft-seen-fleeing-ukmto-says/
Trump’s escort announcement met with scepticism as traffic trickles through Strait of Hormuz
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156518/Trump%E2%80%99s-escort-announcement-met-with-scepticism-as-traffic-trickles-through-Strait-of-Hormuz
Iranian Warship Sunk by US Torpedo Participated in Indian Drill
https://gcaptain.com/iranian-warship-sunk-by-us-torpedo-participated-in-indian-drill/
France, Italy, Greece to Help Ensure Red Sea Shipping Transit
https://gcaptain.com/france-italy-greece-to-help-ensure-red-sea-shipping-transit/
Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Tankers Reroute After Blast Sinks ‘Arctic Metagaz’ in Mediterranean
https://gcaptain.com/russian-shadow-fleet-lng-tankers-reroute-after-blast-sinks-arctic-metagaz-in-mediterranean/
Vessel carrying Ukrainian grain struck by drone in the Black Sea
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156524/Vessel-carrying-Ukrainian-grain-struck-by-drone-in-the-Black-Sea
US-to-Asia Oil Shipping Hits Record $29 Million as Tanker Rates Explode
https://gcaptain.com/us-to-asia-oil-shipping-hits-record-29-million-as-tanker-rates-explode/
Amid an increasingly chaotic world, container lines crave more ships
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156521/Amid-an-increasingly-chaotic-world-container-lines-crave-more-ships
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