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One Dead, 2 Missing After Boat With 19 Aboard Capsizes In San Francisco Bay
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July 15, 2026
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Reuters
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gCaptain

One Dead, 2 Missing After Boat With 19 Aboard Capsizes In San Francisco Bay

July 14 (Reuters) – One person died and two others were missing on Tuesday after a triple-deck pontoon boat with 19 people aboard capsized near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, officials...
U.S. Intensifies Sanctions on Iranian Shipping Network as Naval Blockade Resumes
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July 14, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

U.S. Intensifies Sanctions on Iranian Shipping Network as Naval Blockade Resumes

The Trump administration on Tuesday expanded its economic campaign against Iran by imposing sweeping new sanctions on a major shipping and oil trading network just hours after the U.S. military...
Seafarer Death Toll Climbs as Trump Declares Hormuz ‘Open to ALL Ship Traffic’
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July 14, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Seafarer Death Toll Climbs as Trump Declares Hormuz ‘Open to ALL Ship Traffic’

The human toll of the escalating conflict in and around the Strait of Hormuz continues to rise, with one Indian seafarer killed and at least 10 others injured after missile...
Refiners, Not Consumers, Are Biggest Winners From Jones Act Waiver, OSG CEO Says
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July 14, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Refiners, Not Consumers, Are Biggest Winners From Jones Act Waiver, OSG CEO Says

The Trump administration’s emergency Jones Act waiver has delivered a windfall to U.S. refiners while doing little to lower fuel prices for consumers, according to a new analysis from the...
Red Sea Shipping Faces Renewed Risk as Iran Signals Pressure Beyond Hormuz
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July 14, 2026
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Reuters
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gCaptain

Red Sea Shipping Faces Renewed Risk as Iran Signals Pressure Beyond Hormuz

By Samia Nakhoul BEIRUT, July 14 (Reuters) – Having choked off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now signaling it could play its most dangerous card yet: using Yemen’s Houthi...
Trump Drops Proposed 20% Hormuz Fee, Replaces It With Gulf Investment Deals
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July 14, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Trump Drops Proposed 20% Hormuz Fee, Replaces It With Gulf Investment Deals

President Donald Trump has abandoned his proposal to charge a 20% fee on cargo moving through the Strait of Hormuz, saying the United States will instead seek trade and investment...
Ukraine Claims 116 Russian Ships Hit in Nine Days in Sea of Azov
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July 14, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Ukraine Claims 116 Russian Ships Hit in Nine Days in Sea of Azov

Ukraine says it has struck another 11 Russian-linked vessels in the Sea of Azov, bringing the total number of ships damaged during a nine-day campaign to 116, in what appears...
The Southern Route Through Hormuz Is No Longer Safe, Regardless of What Trump Says
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July 14, 2026
From 
Paul Morgan
 via 
gCaptain

The Southern Route Through Hormuz Is No Longer Safe, Regardless of What Trump Says

For the best part of a year, shipowners transiting the Strait of Hormuz have worked to a simple and largely unspoken rule of thumb, stay off the Iranian side, hug...
TOTE Wins $2.2 Billion Contract to Manage U.S. Navy Medium Landing Ship Program
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July 14, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

TOTE Wins $2.2 Billion Contract to Manage U.S. Navy Medium Landing Ship Program

TOTE Services has been selected to oversee construction of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ new Medium Landing Ship (LSM) fleet under a contract valued at up to $2.2 billion,...
Iranian Missile Attacks Hit Three More Tankers as U.S. Expands Strikes, Seafarer Death Toll Rises
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July 14, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Iranian Missile Attacks Hit Three More Tankers as U.S. Expands Strikes, Seafarer Death Toll Rises

Three more tankers have come under attack near the Strait of Hormuz in the latest escalation of the maritime conflict between Iran and the United States, as U.S. forces launched...
Brazil’s First Ethanol-Powered Ship Sails in Win for Biofuels
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July 14, 2026
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain

Brazil’s First Ethanol-Powered Ship Sails in Win for Biofuels

The first container ship to run on Brazilian-made ethanol fuel is scheduled to sail early Tuesday from the port of Santos, an unprecedented test for the nation’s biofuel industry that marks a key step toward cutting emissions in maritime transportation.
UAE Says Iranian Missiles Struck Oil Tankers in Strait of Hormuz, One Sailor Killed
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July 14, 2026
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Reuters
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gCaptain

UAE Says Iranian Missiles Struck Oil Tankers in Strait of Hormuz, One Sailor Killed

One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were wounded when two Emirati oil tankers were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday, in the latest escalation in the strategic waterway.