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Trump Renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ Amid Canada Trade Fight
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August 27, 2026
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain

Trump Renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ Amid Canada Trade Fight

President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the U.S. government to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” extending his administration’s campaign to rename prominent geographic features into the middle of an...
Coast Guard Offers 120-Day Relief for Mariners Caught in Credentialing Backlog
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August 27, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Coast Guard Offers 120-Day Relief for Mariners Caught in Credentialing Backlog

The U.S. Coast Guard is offering temporary relief to some merchant mariners whose credentials expired while their renewal applications were caught in a processing backlog at the National Maritime Center....
Black Sea Tensions Lead Grain Buyers to Tap Baltic States
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August 27, 2026
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Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Black Sea Tensions Lead Grain Buyers to Tap Baltic States

Baltic grain exporters are seeing a boost in demand as blocked supplies from the Black Sea region are spurring buyers to seek alternative sources.
Shipping Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz Rises Slightly, Data Shows
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August 27, 2026
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Reuters
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gCaptain

Shipping Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz Rises Slightly, Data Shows

Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuzrose slightly even as a geopolitical standoff persisted between the United States and Iran, while the market also monitored Iran-Oman talks about the waterway, data showed on Thursday.
Davie Adds Six Canadian Icebreakers to Growing Arctic Shipbuilding Portfolio
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August 26, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Davie Adds Six Canadian Icebreakers to Growing Arctic Shipbuilding Portfolio

Davie Shipbuilding has formally secured a US $8 billion fixed-price contract to build six new icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard, providing new details on one of the largest pieces...
Ocean Winner Sinking Leaves 22 Seafarers Missing in Bay of Bengal
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August 26, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Ocean Winner Sinking Leaves 22 Seafarers Missing in Bay of Bengal

Twenty-two seafarers remain missing after the Panama-flagged bulk carrier Ocean Winner sank in the Bay of Bengal, triggering a major search and rescue operation involving the Indian Coast Guard and passing merchant...
Höegh Autoliners Orders Six More Aurora Class Car Carriers
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August 26, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Höegh Autoliners Orders Six More Aurora Class Car Carriers

Höegh Autoliners is expanding its Aurora class newbuilding program with an order for six additional vessels, taking the series to 18 ships with the potential to grow to as many...
Japan Energy Plan Seeks to Back Pipelines Bypassing Hormuz
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August 26, 2026
From 
Bloomberg
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gCaptain

Japan Energy Plan Seeks to Back Pipelines Bypassing Hormuz

Japan plans to support the construction of pipelines that bypass the Strait of Hormuz after the US-Iran war laid bare the country’s vulnerability to disruptions in Middle Eastern oil supplies.
Iran and Oman Plan for Temporary Hormuz Corridor as Impasse With US Persists
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August 26, 2026
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Reuters
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gCaptain

Iran and Oman Plan for Temporary Hormuz Corridor as Impasse With US Persists

Iran has held new talks with neighboring Oman on management of the Strait of Hormuz, blockaded over nearly six months of conflict, with Oman's foreign minister saying he was hopeful a temporary corridor through the waterway could be announced soon.
Panama Canal Auction Hits New Record at $5.3 Million
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August 25, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Panama Canal Auction Hits New Record at $5.3 Million

By Ruth Liao, Lucia Kassai and Nicholas Lua (Bloomberg) — A shipper needing to transit the Panama Canal bid a record $5.3 million to secure its spot, according to people familiar...
SpaceX to Build $100 Billion Spaceport on Louisiana Gulf Coast
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August 25, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

SpaceX to Build $100 Billion Spaceport on Louisiana Gulf Coast

SpaceX plans to invest $100 billion in a massive new launch facility on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, a project the company says could eventually support thousands of launches a year. The...
Iran and Oman Unveil Framework for Future Management of Strait of Hormuz
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August 25, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Iran and Oman Unveil Framework for Future Management of Strait of Hormuz

Iran and Oman have unveiled a framework for restoring safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, including a temporary shipping corridor, joint mine-clearing operations and further talks over the future...