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MARAD’s Training Ship Success Offers a Blueprint for U.S. Shipbuilding gcaptain.com/marads-training…

MARAD’s Training Ship Success Offers a Blueprint for U.S. Shipbuilding

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently embraced VCM when procuring a new generation of training ships for five of the six state maritime academies. To date, MARAD contractor TOTE Services has...

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Record Tanker Rates Threaten to Push U.S. Oil Exports to Asia to Seven-Year Low gcaptain.com/record-tanker-r…

Record Tanker Rates Threaten to Push U.S. Oil Exports to Asia to Seven-Year Low

US crude oil exports to Asia are set to hit multi-year lows after the Iran war disrupted global shipping and pushed the cost to lease a tanker for the Pacific journey to a record of almost $80...

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SCOOP: USTR Proposes Extending China Ship Port Fee Suspension Through January 2027 gcaptain.com/ustr-proposes-e…

USTR Proposes Extending China Ship Port Fee Suspension Through January 2027

The Trump administration is proposing to extend its suspension of port fees targeting China-linked vessels for another two months, pushing their potential return into January 2027 as Washington and...

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Rare Russian Diesel Shipment Expected to Arrive in Norfolk on November 2 gcaptain.com/rare-russian-di…

Rare Russian Diesel Shipment Expected to Arrive in Norfolk on November 2

By Lori-Ann LaRocco – For the first time in more than three years, a tanker carrying Russian diesel is expected to call at a U.S. port. The Vietnam-flagged PVT Azura...

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HD Hyundai–Kiewit Shipyard Plan Signals New Phase in South Korea’s U.S. Shipbuilding Push gcaptain.com/hd-hyundai-kiew…

HD Hyundai–Kiewit Shipyard Plan Signals New Phase in South Korea’s U.S. Shipbuilding Push

South Korea’s push to help rebuild the American shipbuilding industry is moving beyond investments in existing shipyards and toward the development of entirely new production capacity. The latest...

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South Korean Shipowner Sinokor Dominates Hormuz Transits as Oil Flows Rebound gcaptain.com/south-korean-sh…

South Korean Shipowner Sinokor Dominates Hormuz Transits as Oil Flows Rebound

A little-known South Korean shipowner dominated oil transits through the Strait of Hormuz in September, data from intelligence firms suggest, with the group’s vessels moving more barrels than the...

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HD Hyundai to Build US Shipyard with Kiewit, Create 3,000 Jobs gcaptain.com/hd-hyundai-to-b…

HD Hyundai to Build US Shipyard with Kiewit, Create 3,000 Jobs

HD Hyundai Co 267250.KS said on Friday it has signed a deal with Kiewit Corp to start building an advanced US shipyard next year, with operations expected to begin in 2029 and create about 3,000...

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Empire State VII to Return to New York After Months-Long Navy Mission Plans Scrapped gcaptain.com/empire-state-vi…

Empire State VII to Return to New York After Months-Long Navy Mission Plans Scrapped

SUNY Maritime College’s training ship Empire State VII is expected to return to its Fort Schuyler campus by mid-November after the federal government abruptly changed plans for a months-long deploy...

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China Tightens Grip on Global Shipbuilding as Order Book Hits Near-Record High gcaptain.com/china-tightens-…

China Tightens Grip on Global Shipbuilding as Order Book Hits Near-Record High

China has further cemented its dominance of global shipbuilding, capturing nearly three-quarters of new orders over the past year as the industry’s order book approaches record levels, according to...

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QatarEnergy Signs Long-Term Deal to Buy U.S. LNG as Iran War Disrupts Exports gcaptain.com/qatarenergy-sig…

QatarEnergy Signs Long-Term Deal to Buy U.S. LNG as Iran War Disrupts Exports

QatarEnergy has signed two long-term agreements to purchase up to 4 million tonnes of U.S. liquefied natural gas annually from Cheniere Energy through 2054, as the Gulf producer continues to...

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Iran Claims More Ships Struck Near Hormuz as Trump Accuses Tehran of ‘Faking Hits’ gcaptain.com/iran-claims-mor…

Iran Claims More Ships Struck Near Hormuz as Trump Accuses Tehran of 'Faking Hits'

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed Thursday that seven commercial vessels were struck overnight in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, including four ships conducting oil transfers, prompting...

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Philippines Exploring Deeper Cooperation with Taiwan to Protect Undersea Cables gcaptain.com/philippines-exp…

Philippines Exploring Deeper Cooperation with Taiwan to Protect Undersea Cables

The Philippines is exploring deeper cooperation with Taiwan on protecting undersea cables and addressing "gray-zone" activity, despite Manila's one-China policy, which recognizes Beijing and not...

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Saudi Arabia Seeks Access to Overseas Oil Storage for Aramco gcaptain.com/saudi-arabia-se…

Saudi Arabia Seeks Access to Overseas Oil Storage for Aramco

Saudi Arabia is in talks with foreign governments to give state-owned Aramco access to their strategic oil storage, as the kingdom seeks to make its supplies to customers more resilient during...

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Panama Canal Traffic and Tonnage Rise Despite El Niño Challenges gcaptain.com/panama-canal-tr…

Panama Canal Traffic and Tonnage Rise Despite El Niño Challenges

The Panama Canal reported growth in vessel traffic, tonnage and revenue in fiscal year 2026, as stronger demand from energy carriers and containerships helped lift volumes despite ongoing concerns...

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The Navy Is Making Progress on Unmanned Vessels. Now It’s Time to Put Them to Work. gcaptain.com/the-navy-is-mak…

The Navy Is Making Progress on Unmanned Vessels. Now It's Time to Put Them to Work.

By Chris Servello (OpEd) After years of testing and debating how unmanned surface vessels fit into the fleet, the Navy is starting to show what these systems can do. And...

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Editorial: The Coast Guard Spent $3.8 Million on a PDF gcaptain.com/editorial-the-c…

Editorial: The Coast Guard Spent $3.8 Million on a PDF

The Coast Guard’s new credentialing portal promises complete applications and faster processing. One American ship captain tested it. What he found raises serious questions about automation, accoun...

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U.S. Sanctions Law Firm, Shipping Agents and Nine Vessels in Iran Shadow Fleet Crackdown gcaptain.com/u-s-sanctions-l…

U.S. Sanctions Law Firm, Shipping Agents and Nine Vessels in Iran Shadow Fleet Crackdown

The United States has imposed a new round of sanctions targeting a law firm, shipping agents and nine vessels accused of helping Iran move oil and other commodities through international...

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IEA: Gulf Oil Shipping Costs Top $37 Per Barrel, Five Times Pre-War Levels gcaptain.com/iea-gulf-oil-sh…

IEA: Gulf Oil Shipping Costs Top $37 Per Barrel, Five Times Pre-War Levels

The cost of shipping crude oil from the Middle East Gulf to Asia has surged to more than $37 per barrel, over five times prewar levels, as an increasingly complex...

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IEA: Gulf Oil Shipping Costs Top $37 Per Barrel, Five Times Pre-War Levels gcaptain.com/iea-gulf-oil-sh…

IEA: Gulf Oil Shipping Costs Top $37 Per Barrel, Five Times Pre-War Levels

The cost of shipping crude oil from the Middle East Gulf to Asia has surged to more than $37 per barrel, over five times prewar levels, as an increasingly complex...

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Two More Tankers Struck as Maritime Attacks Spread Across Persian Gulf gcaptain.com/two-more-tanker…

Two More Tankers Struck as Maritime Attacks Spread Across Persian Gulf

Two more tankers have been struck by unidentified projectiles in separate incidents near the Strait of Hormuz and in the northern Persian Gulf, adding to a growing series of attacks...

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