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Historic SL-7 Containerships Could Find New Purpose as Maritime Exposition Centers
News
July 8, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain

Historic SL-7 Containerships Could Find New Purpose as Maritime Exposition Centers

The Society of Marine Port Engineers (SMPE) has provided seed funding to the SL7EXPO project, a non-profit initiative aimed at preserving one of the groundbreaking SL-7 Sea-Land Container ships as...
MOL and Kinetics Partner to Launch Revolutionary Floating Data Center by 2027
News
July 8, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

MOL and Kinetics Partner to Launch Revolutionary Floating Data Center by 2027

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Kinetics, a Karpowership initiative, to develop a next-generation Floating Data Center platform that aims to transform digital infrastructure...
Indian Seafarers Freed After Months of Detention at Yemen’s Ras Isa Port
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July 7, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Indian Seafarers Freed After Months of Detention at Yemen’s Ras Isa Port

India says it has secured the release of more than 150 seafarers who were stranded at Yemen’s Ras Isa Port, according to the Directorate General of Shipping. All 11 vessels...
Two Injured, Two Missing in New Ship Attack Near Yemen’s Hodeidah, Ambrey Says
News
July 7, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Two Injured, Two Missing in New Ship Attack Near Yemen’s Hodeidah, Ambrey Says

Two crew were injured and two others missing on a Liberia-flagged bulk carrier that was attacked with skiffs and drones 49 nautical miles southwest of Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeidah, British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Monday.
Israel Targets Yemen Ports, Power Station After Renewed Houthi Attacks
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July 7, 2025
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Reuters
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gCaptain

Israel Targets Yemen Ports, Power Station After Renewed Houthi Attacks

By Yomna Ehab and Mohammed Ghobari ADEN/CAIRO, July 7 (Reuters) – Israel struck Houthi targets at three Yemeni ports and a power plant, the military said early on Monday, in...
Trump Sets August 1 Tariff Start Ahead of Wednesday Deadline
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July 7, 2025
From 
Bloomberg
 via 
gCaptain

Trump Sets August 1 Tariff Start Ahead of Wednesday Deadline

President Donald Trump plans to announce trade deals and deliver tariff warnings on Monday, as countries negotiated through the weekend to avoid the highest punitive measures on their exports to the US before a Wednesday deadline.
Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Saves 165 Lives in Texas Flood Disaster as Death Toll Climbs
News
July 7, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Saves 165 Lives in Texas Flood Disaster as Death Toll Climbs

U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan is being hailed a hero after saving 165 individuals during his first rescue mission in the devastating floods that struck Texas last week....
Crew Rescued In Red Sea After Attack On Ship Near Yemen
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July 6, 2025
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Reuters
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gCaptain

Crew Rescued In Red Sea After Attack On Ship Near Yemen

CAIRO, July 6 (Reuters) – The crew of a ship set on fire in an attack in the Red Sea on Sunday abandoned the vessel and were rescued as it took on water, a British maritime agency said, in...
Explosive Device Likely Damaged Greek Tanker Off Libya Last Week
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July 6, 2025
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Reuters
 via 
gCaptain

Explosive Device Likely Damaged Greek Tanker Off Libya Last Week

ATHENS, July 6 (Reuters) – An external explosive device most likely caused the blast that damaged Greek oil tanker Vilamoura as it was sailing off the Libyan coast last week, the vessel’s...
Britain And France Hope Migrant ‘Taxi Boat’ Plan Will Slow Record Channel Crossings
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July 5, 2025
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Reuters
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gCaptain

Britain And France Hope Migrant ‘Taxi Boat’ Plan Will Slow Record Channel Crossings

By Gabriel Stargardter CALAIS, France, July 4 (Reuters) – Early one morning this week, a dinghy motored along a vast beach in northern France, stopping every few hundred meters to pick up...
Trump Bill Secures $9 Billion for U.S. Arctic Surge, Six New Icebreakers to Counter Russian and Chinese Dominance
News
July 4, 2025
From 
Malte Humpert
 via 
gCaptain

Trump Bill Secures $9 Billion for U.S. Arctic Surge, Six New Icebreakers to Counter Russian and Chinese Dominance

President Trump’s vast tax and spending bill has secured funds the U.S. Coast Guard has been searching for since the early 2010s. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” appropriates close to $9 billion for the expansion of the Coast Guard’s Arctic icebreaker fleet.
Russian Navy Deputy Commander Lauded by Putin is Killed by Ukraine, Says Moscow
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July 3, 2025
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Reuters
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gCaptain

Russian Navy Deputy Commander Lauded by Putin is Killed by Ukraine, Says Moscow

Major General Mikhail Gudkov, deputy head of the Russian Navy who was praised and promoted by President Vladimir Putin, has been killed in action, depriving Moscow of one of its most senior officers, the Russian military said on Thursday.