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• U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuela in Coast Guard-Led Operation
  The U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a move that raised oil prices and is likely to further inflame tensions between Washington and Caracas.
• US Coast Guard Seeks Commercial Vessels to Boost Fleet Under New Industry Partnership
  In an unprecedented appeal to the private shipping sector, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) asking commercial-vessel operators to offer existing ships for lease or contract; a move aimed at rapidly expanding its fleet and asserting maritime sovereignty along America’s borders and key sea approaches. 
• Trump Administration Completes First Gulf Lease Sale Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act
  The Department of the Interior announced today that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has conducted Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 1, generating $279.4 million in high bids for 181...
• Ukraine Hits Third Russia Shadow Fleet Tanker in Black Sea
  Ukraine has carried out a third sea drone attack on a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Black Sea, marking an escalation in Kyiv’s campaign to disrupt Moscow’s maritime oil...
• EU Launches Full Antitrust Probe Into MSC–BlackRock Bid for Barcelona Container Terminal
  The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of joint control over Terminal Catalunya (TERCAT) by Terminal Investment Limited Holding (TIL) and Hutchison Ports, citing preliminary...