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Empire State VII to Return to New York After Months-Long Navy Mission Plans Scrapped gcaptain.com/empire-state-vi…

Empire State VII to Return to New York After Months-Long Navy Mission Plans Scrapped

SUNY Maritime College’s training ship Empire State VII is expected to return to its Fort Schuyler campus by mid-November after the federal government abruptly changed plans for a months-long deploy...

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China Tightens Grip on Global Shipbuilding as Order Book Hits Near-Record High gcaptain.com/china-tightens-…

China Tightens Grip on Global Shipbuilding as Order Book Hits Near-Record High

China has further cemented its dominance of global shipbuilding, capturing nearly three-quarters of new orders over the past year as the industry’s order book approaches record levels, according to...

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QatarEnergy Signs Long-Term Deal to Buy U.S. LNG as Iran War Disrupts Exports gcaptain.com/qatarenergy-sig…

QatarEnergy Signs Long-Term Deal to Buy U.S. LNG as Iran War Disrupts Exports

QatarEnergy has signed two long-term agreements to purchase up to 4 million tonnes of U.S. liquefied natural gas annually from Cheniere Energy through 2054, as the Gulf producer continues to...

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Iran Claims More Ships Struck Near Hormuz as Trump Accuses Tehran of ‘Faking Hits’ gcaptain.com/iran-claims-mor…

Iran Claims More Ships Struck Near Hormuz as Trump Accuses Tehran of 'Faking Hits'

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed Thursday that seven commercial vessels were struck overnight in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, including four ships conducting oil transfers, prompting...

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Philippines Exploring Deeper Cooperation with Taiwan to Protect Undersea Cables gcaptain.com/philippines-exp…

Philippines Exploring Deeper Cooperation with Taiwan to Protect Undersea Cables

The Philippines is exploring deeper cooperation with Taiwan on protecting undersea cables and addressing "gray-zone" activity, despite Manila's one-China policy, which recognizes Beijing and not...

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Saudi Arabia Seeks Access to Overseas Oil Storage for Aramco gcaptain.com/saudi-arabia-se…

Saudi Arabia Seeks Access to Overseas Oil Storage for Aramco

Saudi Arabia is in talks with foreign governments to give state-owned Aramco access to their strategic oil storage, as the kingdom seeks to make its supplies to customers more resilient during...

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Panama Canal Traffic and Tonnage Rise Despite El Niño Challenges gcaptain.com/panama-canal-tr…

Panama Canal Traffic and Tonnage Rise Despite El Niño Challenges

The Panama Canal reported growth in vessel traffic, tonnage and revenue in fiscal year 2026, as stronger demand from energy carriers and containerships helped lift volumes despite ongoing concerns...

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The Navy Is Making Progress on Unmanned Vessels. Now It’s Time to Put Them to Work. gcaptain.com/the-navy-is-mak…

The Navy Is Making Progress on Unmanned Vessels. Now It's Time to Put Them to Work.

By Chris Servello (OpEd) After years of testing and debating how unmanned surface vessels fit into the fleet, the Navy is starting to show what these systems can do. And...

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Editorial: The Coast Guard Spent $3.8 Million on a PDF gcaptain.com/editorial-the-c…

Editorial: The Coast Guard Spent $3.8 Million on a PDF

The Coast Guard’s new credentialing portal promises complete applications and faster processing. One American ship captain tested it. What he found raises serious questions about automation, accoun...

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U.S. Sanctions Law Firm, Shipping Agents and Nine Vessels in Iran Shadow Fleet Crackdown gcaptain.com/u-s-sanctions-l…

U.S. Sanctions Law Firm, Shipping Agents and Nine Vessels in Iran Shadow Fleet Crackdown

The United States has imposed a new round of sanctions targeting a law firm, shipping agents and nine vessels accused of helping Iran move oil and other commodities through international...

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IEA: Gulf Oil Shipping Costs Top $37 Per Barrel, Five Times Pre-War Levels gcaptain.com/iea-gulf-oil-sh…

IEA: Gulf Oil Shipping Costs Top $37 Per Barrel, Five Times Pre-War Levels

The cost of shipping crude oil from the Middle East Gulf to Asia has surged to more than $37 per barrel, over five times prewar levels, as an increasingly complex...

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IEA: Gulf Oil Shipping Costs Top $37 Per Barrel, Five Times Pre-War Levels gcaptain.com/iea-gulf-oil-sh…

IEA: Gulf Oil Shipping Costs Top $37 Per Barrel, Five Times Pre-War Levels

The cost of shipping crude oil from the Middle East Gulf to Asia has surged to more than $37 per barrel, over five times prewar levels, as an increasingly complex...

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Two More Tankers Struck as Maritime Attacks Spread Across Persian Gulf gcaptain.com/two-more-tanker…

Two More Tankers Struck as Maritime Attacks Spread Across Persian Gulf

Two more tankers have been struck by unidentified projectiles in separate incidents near the Strait of Hormuz and in the northern Persian Gulf, adding to a growing series of attacks...

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Russia Sees First Diesel Cargo Sailing for US on Thursday gcaptain.com/russia-sees-fir…

Russia Sees First Diesel Cargo Sailing for US on Thursday

A tanker loaded with Russian diesel will sail for the US on Thursday as Moscow starts to implement a fuel supply deal struck by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, according to Deputy Prime Minister...

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Coast Guard Cutter Munro Wraps Up Arctic Patrol After Tracking Chinese Research Ships gcaptain.com/coast-guard-cut…

Coast Guard Cutter Munro Wraps Up Arctic Patrol After Tracking Chinese Research Ships

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro has returned to its homeport in Alameda, California, following a 112-day patrol across the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean that included monitoring Chinese research...

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Army Corps Moves to Overhaul How U.S. Dredging Projects Are Awarded gcaptain.com/army-corps-move…

Army Corps Moves to Overhaul How U.S. Dredging Projects Are Awarded

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is overhauling how it manages dredging contracts nationwide, moving toward a centralized approach intended to reduce costs, improve scheduling and make better use...

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Iran Claims More Tankers Hit Mines in Hormuz, But Evidence Remains Elusive gcaptain.com/iran-claims-mor…

Iran Claims More Tankers Hit Mines in Hormuz, But Evidence Remains Elusive

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed Tuesday that a supertanker caught fire after striking a naval mine south of the Strait of Hormuz, adding to a series of similar claims that have...

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After 354 Accidents, Shipping Industry Urged to Rethink Enclosed Space Safety gcaptain.com/after-354-accid…

After 354 Accidents, Shipping Industry Urged to Rethink Enclosed Space Safety

A new survey of more than 900 seafarers has exposed a persistent gap between safety procedures and the realities of working aboard ships, prompting renewed calls for action to prevent...

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Trump’s Plan to Revive Sanctioned Tankers Faces Tough Sell gcaptain.com/trumps-plan-to-…

Trump’s Plan to Revive Sanctioned Tankers Faces Tough Sell

(Bloomberg) — A US plan to rehabilitate sanctioned tankers to boost oil supply may attract only a sliver of the dark fleet, as existing contracts, complex compliance checks and sky-high...

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EU Puts Icebreakers, Shipping Security at Center of New Arctic Strategy gcaptain.com/eu-puts-icebrea…

EU Puts Icebreakers, Shipping Security at Center of New Arctic Strategy

The European Union unveiled a new Arctic strategy Tuesday aimed at strengthening maritime security, expanding icebreaker capacity and protecting critical infrastructure as melting sea ice opens new...

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