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MLB Weekly Brief: Hormuz, Red Sea and sanctions reshape shipping risk | 14–20 September 2026
Read article →: MLB Weekly Brief: Hormuz, Red Sea and sanctions reshape shipping risk | 14–20 September 2026Maritime Legal Business reviews the week’s key developments across Hormuz and Red Sea security, UK and EU sanctions, Indonesian vessel safety, IMO alternative-fuel regulation and shifting shipping economics.
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IMO net-zero talks leave key implementation questions open ahead of MEPC 85
Read article →: IMO net-zero talks leave key implementation questions open ahead of MEPC 85IMO’s September 2026 greenhouse-gas talks made further progress on the Net-Zero Framework but left implementation guidelines and lifecycle-emissions work for later sessions, keeping major compliance questions open ahead of MEPC 85.
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IMO’s new MASS Code is now in effect: what autonomous shipping rules mean for owners and masters
Read article →: IMO’s new MASS Code is now in effect: what autonomous shipping rules mean for owners and mastersThe non-mandatory MASS Code has been in effect since 1 July 2026, introducing a new global framework for remotely operated and autonomous cargo ships while keeping a human master responsible for the vessel.
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Hapag-Lloyd moves to revise US$4.2 billion ZIM structure as Israeli security concerns test shipping M&A
Read article →: Hapag-Lloyd moves to revise US$4.2 billion ZIM structure as Israeli security concerns test shipping M&AHapag-Lloyd is revising the structure around its proposed $4.2 billion acquisition of ZIM as Israel weighs national-security concerns, showing how strategic shipping assets can turn an ordinary merger review into a sovereignty question.
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