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Stuart Clarkson

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Marketplace All-in-One
Unpacking the "mother of all deals"

And a few days after the US dropped the threat to impose 10% tariffs on eight NATO member countries over Greenland, President Trump has announced he's hiking tariffs on South Korea, despite an agreement made last year.

Marketplace All-in-One
Unpacking the "mother of all deals"

The BBC's Asia business correspondent, Suranjana Tiwari, is following this in Singapore.

Marketplace All-in-One
Unpacking the "mother of all deals"

Surinjana Tiwari reporting.

Marketplace All-in-One
Unpacking the "mother of all deals"

Our producer today was Neil Morrow.

Marketplace All-in-One
Unpacking the "mother of all deals"

Our editor is Naomi Rainey.

Marketplace All-in-One
Unpacking the "mother of all deals"

In the UK, I'm Stuart Clarkson with the Marketplace Morning Report from the BBC World Service.

Marketplace All-in-One
The oil sanctions leaving sailors adrift

The oil sanctions leaving sailors cut adrift.

Marketplace All-in-One
The oil sanctions leaving sailors adrift

Live from the UK, this is the Marketplace Morning Report from the BBC World Service.

Marketplace All-in-One
The oil sanctions leaving sailors adrift

I'm Stuart Clarkson.

Marketplace All-in-One
The oil sanctions leaving sailors adrift

Good morning.

Marketplace All-in-One
The oil sanctions leaving sailors adrift

The US has been clamping down on the Shadow Fleet, ageing merchant ships which are used to evade international sanctions by transporting illicit goods.

Marketplace All-in-One
The oil sanctions leaving sailors adrift

Russia is accused of using ships like these to make money by selling sanctioned oil.

Marketplace All-in-One
The oil sanctions leaving sailors adrift

The International Transport Workers Federation says the rise in the Shadow Fleet could be fuelling a surge in something called seafarer abandonment, where crew are left stranded without food and pay.

Marketplace All-in-One
The oil sanctions leaving sailors adrift

There can be other reasons too, like geopolitical instability or if an operator goes bust.

Marketplace All-in-One
The oil sanctions leaving sailors adrift

This happened to 410 ships last year, up by a third, leaving more than 6,200 seafarers stranded.

Marketplace All-in-One
The oil sanctions leaving sailors adrift

The BBC's David Waddell has spoken to one sailor still aboard his stranded oil tanker.

Marketplace All-in-One
The oil sanctions leaving sailors adrift

We're not identifying the location of the ship or the name of the captain.

Marketplace All-in-One
The oil sanctions leaving sailors adrift

David Waddell reporting there.

Marketplace All-in-One
The oil sanctions leaving sailors adrift

Let's do the numbers.

Marketplace All-in-One
The oil sanctions leaving sailors adrift

India's biggest airline, Indigo, has seen a 75% drop in third quarter profits after one of the country's worst aviation crises.