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U.S. Coast Guard Tracks Chinese Icebreakers as They Transit U.S. Arctic Waters
The U.S. Coast Guard says it is monitoring two Chinese research icebreakers as they transit north through the Bering Sea toward the Arctic, marking the first Chinese vessel movements through...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Saronic Picks Brownsville for $3 Billion ‘Port Alpha’ Autonomous Shipyard
Autonomous vessel developer Saronic has selected Brownsville, Texas, as the site of a planned $3 billion shipyard that the company says will dramatically expand U.S. capacity to build autonomous vessels...

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Mike Schuler
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U.S. Navy Sea Drones Make Combat Debut in Operations Near Hormuz
The U.S. military has employed autonomous maritime systems in combat for the first time, with U.S. Central Command confirming that unmanned surface vessels participated in strikes against Iranian naval infrastructure...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
MSC Ships Earn First-Ever Presidential Unit Citation in Military Sealift Command History
Two Military Sealift Command ships have earned the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) for the first time in the command’s 77-year history, recognizing the civilian-crewed vessels for their role supporting the...

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Bloomberg
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Russia and Ukraine Strikes Hit Key Grain Sea Export Ports
By Bloomberg News Jul 12, 2026(Bloomberg) –Russia and Ukraine attacked each other’s key grain export gateways overnight after shipping across the Sea of Azov was disrupted the previous day, triggering a...

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US Launches Fresh Iran Strikes As Tehran Declares Hormuz Closed
By Arsalan Shahla Jul 11, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The US launched its third round of strikes on Iran this week as Tehran declared that it’s closing the Strait of Hormuz “until further...

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Mike Schuler
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U.S. Coast Guard Issues RFP for Next-Generation Light Icebreaking Cutters
The U.S. Coast Guard has formally launched the procurement process for its next generation of light icebreakers, issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for up to seven Homeland Security Cutter-Light...

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Bloomberg
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Hormuz Strikes Threaten Progress on Europe’s De-mining Mission
(Bloomberg) — The UK and France’s plans to de-mine the Strait of Hormuz were dealt a setback after a fresh attacks on vessels passing through the waterway, days after Oman granted the...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
UK, Netherlands Launch £2.4 Billion Amphibious Ship Partnership to Strengthen NATO
The UK and the Netherlands have agreed to jointly develop a new class of amphibious transport ships in a £2.4 billion program that will see the vessels built in British...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Lockheed Martin to Acquire Ultra Maritime for $3.45 Billion in Undersea Defense Push
Lockheed Martin has agreed to acquire undersea warfare technology company Ultra Maritime from private equity firm Advent in a deal valued at $3.45 billion, expanding its capabilities in anti-submarine warfare...

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Reuters
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North Korea’s Kim Observed Naval Destroyer Cruise Missile Launch
SEOUL, July 5 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the test firing of a strategic cruise missile and evaluations of anti-ship, anti-submarine and air defense systems aboard the naval...

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St Petersburg Oil Terminal Hit In Major Ukrainian Drone Attack
MOSCOW, July 4 (Reuters) – Russia’s second city of St Petersburg and the surrounding region came under a major Ukrainian drone attack overnight on Saturday, with a local port and oil infrastructure hit, Russian...