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EmissionLink has warned that leaving EU Allowance procurement and transfers until September is creating avoidable financial, commercial and compliance risk as the EU ETS moves into its next phase, sources indicated on 11 September 2026.
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EmissionLink has warned that leaving EU Allowance procurement and transfers until September is creating avoidable financial, commercial and compliance risk as the EU ETS moves into its next phase, sources indicated on 11 September 2026.
Windward MIOC has recorded 20 confirmed instances since 2017 of cocaine concealed inside vessel sea chests, with cumulative seizures exceeding two tonnes and at least one case involving specialised diving equipment, sources indicated on 11 September 2026.
A reports bulletin dated 11 September 2026 reports that Houthi forces captured Mocha and Mayun/Perim Island at Bab al‑Mandab, widening maritime risk and placing fresh pressure on Red Sea transits while the Strait of Hormuz remains operational but far from normal.
Sources indicated on 11 September 2026 that the Red Sea is seeing a return of container shipping capacity while freight rates from China to Jeddah and Khor al Fakkan have climbed to levels not seen since the Covid-19 period.
A practical study published on 11 September 2026 shows how historical vessel movements and port-call records can provide early signals of changing trade routes, while also setting out the limits of that approach.
APPEC 2026 delegates told reports that shipowners are increasingly turning off AIS, masking identities and fitting anti‑drone protections as oil continues to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
Delegates closed ISWG‑GHG 22 in London on 4 September with renewed confidence that an IMO Net‑Zero Framework can be finalised, even as sharp divisions persist over carbon pricing, revenue distribution and assistance for developing states.
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