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Mike Schuler
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Trump Warns Iran of ‘Major Military Punishment’ After Houthi Tanker Attacks
President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened direct military retaliation against Iran after Yemen’s Houthi movement resumed attacks on commercial shipping, targeting two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea and...

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Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
Arctic LNG 2 Train 3 Modules Offloaded at Novatek Yard, but Satellite Images Show Construction Still Largely Idle
The first two topside modules intended for the third production train of Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project have been offloaded at Novatek’s Belokamenka construction yard, although newly obtained satellite imagery suggests large-scale assembly work remains largely on hold.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Houthis Resume Attacks on Shipping, Claim Strikes on Two Saudi Tankers
Yemen’s Houthi movement has resumed direct attacks on commercial shipping, claiming responsibility for strikes on two Saudi oil tankers just minutes after the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported a...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Port of Long Beach, MARAD Launch First U.S. Partnership on Nuclear-Powered Shipping
The Port of Long Beach has become the first U.S. seaport to formalize a partnership with the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) aimed at advancing small modular reactor (SMR) technology for...

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Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
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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gCaptain
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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gCaptain
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...

From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
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
via
gCaptain
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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gCaptain
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.

From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
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...

From
Paul Morgan
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gCaptain
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.