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Malte Humpert
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U.S. Polar Security Cutter Delayed to 2033 as Costs Top $6 Billion, GAO Warns
The U.S. Coast Guard’s troubled Polar Security Cutter program faces further delays with a new government watchdog report projecting delivery of the first heavy icebreaker in March 2033, almost a decade later than originally planned.

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Mike Schuler
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ABS Grants AIP for Nuclear-Powered 15,000 TEU Containership Concept
ABS has awarded Approval in Principle (AIP) for a concept design for a nuclear-powered 15,000 TEU containership developed in collaboration with the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering...

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Mike Schuler
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Trump’s New Warning to Iran: Attack a Ship in Hormuz, Lose a Bridge or Power Plant
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to destroy Iranian bridges and power plants each time Tehran attacks a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, laying out a direct retaliation policy...

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Mike Schuler
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EU Warns Israeli- and U.S.-Linked Ships to Avoid Red Sea Amid Houthi Saudi Embargo
The European Union’s naval mission in the Red Sea has raised its threat assessment for the North Red Sea after Yemen’s Houthi movement expanded its maritime campaign to include vessels...

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Mike Schuler
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EU Naval Force Boards Sanctioned Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker Over Suspected False Flag
The European Union has boarded another tanker linked to Russia’s shadow fleet as Brussels expands its use of naval forces to challenge vessels suspected of operating under false flags. Forces...

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Reuters
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More Ships Change Course in the Red Sea After Houthi Threats, Shipping Data Shows
Four tankers changed their navigational course in the Red Sea on Wednesday with two signaling the Suez Canal as their new destination after Yemen's Houthi militia warned ships to avoid sailing to Saudi Arabian ports, ship tracking data showed.

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Mike Schuler
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Coast Guard Cuts Merchant Mariner Credential Wait Times to Four Months
The U.S. Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center (NMC) has significantly reduced processing times for merchant mariner credential applications, cutting the expected wait for complete applications to four months as recovery...

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Paul Morgan
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Hormuz on a Knife-Edge: Shipping Pays the Price as the Iran-U.S. Ceasefire Unravels
The Strait of Hormuz is bleeding trade confidence again. Barely a month after Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding meant to end months of tanker attacks, the truce has come apart. Both sides are back to trading strikes, and the world's most important oil chokepoint is once more too dangerous for many owners to risk.

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Bloomberg
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India Summons Russian Envoy After Four Sailors Killed in Ukraine
India called in Russia’s top diplomat on Tuesday to convey New Delhi’s “unequivocal condemnation” of a Russian attack on a vessel departing the Ukrainian port of Odesa that killed four Indian sailors and left another critically injured in the hospital.

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Mike Schuler
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EUKOR Completes First Green Methanol Bunkering for New Shaper-Class Car Carrier in Shanghai
EUKOR Car Carriers has completed its first green methanol bunkering operation, marking another milestone in the commercial rollout of methanol-powered vehicle carriers as the industry works to expand the availability...

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Mike Schuler
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Second Tanker Abandoned in 24 Hours After Latest Strait of Hormuz Attack
A second commercial tanker has been abandoned by its crew in less than 24 hours after being struck by an unidentified projectile near the Strait of Hormuz, according to the...

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Reuters
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Philippines, China Summon Each Other’s Envoys Over South China Sea Incident
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will summon China's ambassador in Manila, his office said on Tuesday, hours after Manila's envoy in Beijing was similarly summoned following accusations by both sides of provoking tensions in the contested South China Sea.