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Russia To Begin Year-Round Arctic Northern Sea Route Shipping in Early 2027 gcaptain.com/russia-to-begin…

Russia To Begin Year-Round Arctic Northern Sea Route Shipping in Early 2027

Russia expects to begin regular year-round eastbound shipping along the Northern Sea Route in early 2027, as additional nuclear icebreaker capacity, newer ice-class LNG carriers and pressure to...

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Saudi Tanker Giant Posts 10-Fold Profit Jump as Ship Rates Surge gcaptain.com/saudi-tanker-gi…

Saudi Tanker Giant Posts 10-Fold Profit Jump as Ship Rates Surge

Saudi Arabia’s main shipping firm Bahri reported a 10-fold jump in third-quarter profit as its oil tanker business benefited from surging freight rates amid the Iran war.

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Trump Administration Awards $498 Million for U.S. Port Upgrades, Below Recent Funding Levels gcaptain.com/trump-administr…

Trump Administration Awards $498 Million for U.S. Port Upgrades, Below Recent Funding Levels

The Trump administration announced $498 million in federal grants Tuesday to modernize U.S. ports, funding 35 projects across 19 states ranging from aging dock replacements and cargo-handling...

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NTSB Calls for New Rules for Uncrewed Vessels After Lake Erie Collision gcaptain.com/ntsb-calls-for-…

NTSB Calls for New Rules for Uncrewed Vessels After Lake Erie Collision

Investigation finds NOAA research vessel was difficult to detect and lacked proper monitoring, exposing gaps in U.S. maritime safety regulations. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is...

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Russia Says Northern Sea Route Transit Cargo to Nearly Double in 2026 gcaptain.com/russia-says-nor…

Russia Says Northern Sea Route Transit Cargo to Nearly Double in 2026

Russia expects cargo transits along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) to more than double in 2026, marking a substantial increase in Arctic shipping despite Western sanctions, although volumes remain far...

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Villa Vie Odyssey’s ‘Endless’ World Cruise Comes to a Halt in Cambodia as Fuel Costs Soar gcaptain.com/villa-vie-odyss…

Villa Vie Odyssey's 'Endless' World Cruise Comes to a Halt in Cambodia as Fuel Costs Soar

Villa Vie Residences has suspended operations of its residential cruise ship Villa Vie Odyssey in Cambodia, forcing residents to disembark as soaring fuel costs push the company toward financial...

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Global Marine Insurance Premiums Reach $42.6 Billion as Competition Keeps Market Soft gcaptain.com/global-marine-i…

Global Marine Insurance Premiums Reach $42.6 Billion as Competition Keeps Market Soft

Global marine insurance premiums rose 5.5% to $42.6 billion in 2025, but increased competition, excess capacity and currency fluctuations continued to weigh on the market, according to a new report...

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Oil Tanker Tycoon’s WhatsApp Messages Drive Big Market Moves gcaptain.com/oil-tanker-tyco…

Oil Tanker Tycoon's WhatsApp Messages Drive Big Market Moves

The messages from the world’s biggest supertanker owner often begin with pleasantries: “Dear Ladies and Gentlemen.” Within minutes, the WhatsApps are the talk of the oil-tanker industry, a multibil...

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Strike Threat Looms at Eight Los Angeles, Long Beach Port Terminals gcaptain.com/strike-threat-l…

Strike Threat Looms at Eight Los Angeles, Long Beach Port Terminals

A labor dispute involving port watchmen could disrupt operations at eight marine terminals in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as early as November 1, just weeks after...

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Hanwha Defense USA to Take Control of Philly Shipyard as Navy Shipbuilding Push Accelerates gcaptain.com/hanwha-defense-…

Hanwha Defense USA to Take Control of Philly Shipyard as Navy Shipbuilding Push Accelerates

Hanwha Defense USA is moving to take control of Hanwha Philly Shipyard, bringing the Philadelphia facility under its U.S. defense business as the South Korean conglomerate pushes to expand into...

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Yemen’s Houthis Say They Hit Saudi Ras Tanura Oil Refinery With Missile gcaptain.com/yemens-houthis-…

Yemen's Houthis Say They Hit Saudi Ras Tanura Oil Refinery With Missile

emen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday they had hit Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura oil refinery, the ?biggest in the kingdom, with a ballistic missile.

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Iran Says It Will Take Action Against Sinokor Ships in Hormuz gcaptain.com/iran-says-it-wi…

Iran Says It Will Take Action Against Sinokor Ships in Hormuz

Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority said it would take “legal action” against tankers belonging to Sinokor, the world’s biggest oil tanker owner that has carried millions of barrels out of the...

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As Attacks Mount, Shipping Faces an Uncomfortable Question: Are Safety Rules Fit for War? gcaptain.com/as-attacks-moun…

As Attacks Mount, Shipping Faces an Uncomfortable Question: Are Safety Rules Fit for War?

October has become the worst month on record for attacks on merchant ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz, and oil is now washing onto the beaches of the United Arab Emirates.

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The Trump administration has formally published its proposal to extend the suspension of U.S. port fees on China-linked ships for another two months, through January 9, 2027. The move would further delay a key measure aimed at countering China's dominance in shipbuilding and maritime logistics. The extension is not yet final, with public comments due October 30. Read more: gcaptain.com/ustr-proposes-e…

USTR Proposes Extending China Ship Port Fee Suspension Through January 2027

The Trump administration is proposing to extend its suspension of port fees targeting China-linked vessels for another two months, pushing their potential return into January 2027 as Washington and...

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Tanker Disabled in Strait of Hormuz Attack, Another Vessel Reported on Fire in Persian Gulf gcaptain.com/tanker-disabled…

Tanker Disabled in Strait of Hormuz Attack, Another Vessel Reported on Fire in Persian Gulf

Two new maritime security warnings issued Monday point to continued dangers for commercial shipping in the Middle East, with one tanker confirmed disabled by a projectile in the Strait of...

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Hormuz Chaos Sparks Legal Showdown Over Global Tanker Pricing gcaptain.com/hormuz-chaos-sp…

Hormuz Chaos Sparks Legal Showdown Over Global Tanker Pricing

Commodity trader Mercuria Energy Group accused the Baltic Exchange of continuing to publish the world’s benchmark oil tanker rate, despite distortions caused by the Iran war, because it feared losing...

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Oil Spill Off UAE Widens, Satellite Images Show, Prompting More Beach Closures gcaptain.com/oil-spill-off-u…

Oil Spill Off UAE Widens, Satellite Images Show, Prompting More Beach Closures 

An oil spill from a damaged tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates has widened, satellite images showed, triggering more beach closures and raising environmental concerns.

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Dubai’s DP World in Talks on Alliance With Northern Canada Port gcaptain.com/dubais-dp-world…

Dubai’s DP World in Talks on Alliance With Northern Canada Port

Dubai’s DP World Ltd. is set to unveil a deal backing potential development of Canada’s port of Churchill, a northern outpost that Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to expand for exports to Europe and...

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MARAD’s Training Ship Success Offers a Blueprint for U.S. Shipbuilding gcaptain.com/marads-training…

MARAD’s Training Ship Success Offers a Blueprint for U.S. Shipbuilding

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently embraced VCM when procuring a new generation of training ships for five of the six state maritime academies. To date, MARAD contractor TOTE Services has...

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Record Tanker Rates Threaten to Push U.S. Oil Exports to Asia to Seven-Year Low gcaptain.com/record-tanker-r…

Record Tanker Rates Threaten to Push U.S. Oil Exports to Asia to Seven-Year Low

US crude oil exports to Asia are set to hit multi-year lows after the Iran war disrupted global shipping and pushed the cost to lease a tanker for the Pacific journey to a record of almost $80...

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