Maritime News from gCaptain.com

Thordon Bearings adds SAI Engineering to growing global distributor network

News from gCaptain - Thu, 08/06/2026 - 04:28
Thordon Bearings, the market leader in environmentally safe, water-lubricated and grease-free bearing and seal solutions, has welcomed marine engineering and naval architecture firm SAI Engineering to its growing global network...
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Eastern Shipbuilding Group and Washington State Celebrate Steel Cutting of New Hybrid-Electric Ferry

News from gCaptain - Thu, 08/06/2026 - 03:51
WSF Announces agreement on Third Boat Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG) and Washington State Ferries marked the start of construction on three new 160-vehicle hybrid-electric ferries at a steel cutting...
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Russia Sends Arctic Oil Tanker Shadow Fleet Within 500 Nautical Miles of North Pole

News from gCaptain - Thu, 08/06/2026 - 00:57
Russia has dispatched an unprecedented convoy of oil tankers to within 500 nautical miles of the North Pole sending the fleet onto one of the most northerly commercial shipping routes ever attempted in the Arctic.
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CBO: Trump-Class Nuclear Battleships Could Cost $275 Billion, Strain U.S. Shipbuilding

News from gCaptain - Wed, 08/05/2026 - 15:38
The U.S. Navy’s ambitious plan to design and build a new class of nuclear-powered battleships would cost an estimated $275 billion over the next three decades and place unprecedented demands on...
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Europe’s Dry Rivers Set for Little Relief from August Rains

News from gCaptain - Wed, 08/05/2026 - 15:17
Europe’s first meaningful rains in weeks are unlikely to be widespread or sustained enough to quickly raise critically-low river levels, prolonging costly shipping and power supply restrictions as another spell of heat threatens to build.
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Houthis Escalate Red Sea Campaign, Claim Eighth Saudi Tanker Attack

News from gCaptain - Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:39
The Houthis on Wednesday claimed responsibility for another attack on a Saudi oil tanker, while UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) issued a fresh warning about a separate explosion near a...
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Shipping Industry Warns Against Potential Hormuz Transit Fees

News from gCaptain - Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:14
The global shipping industry is urging the United Nations and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to oppose any attempt to impose compulsory tolls or transit fees in the Strait of...
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Silverback Marine Launches Grit City Workboats, a New Animated Series Inspiring the Next Generation of Maritime Professionals

News from gCaptain - Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:00
The rapidly growing children’s series introduces young audiences to real workboats, maritime careers, environmental stewardship and life on the working waterfront- an initiative that should have been taken 30 years...
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Iran Says Hormuz Shipping Route Announcement With Oman Nears

News from gCaptain - Wed, 08/05/2026 - 08:55
Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on the geographic coordinates for a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, and a joint announcement is being finalized, provided certain third parties did not interfere, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Wednesday. 
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Draft Hormuz Deal Would Give Iran Control Over Gulf-Bound Ships, Sources Say

News from gCaptain - Wed, 08/05/2026 - 08:09
A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source and two regional officials told Reuters on Wednesday, in one of the biggest concessions yet to Iran.
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US and Iran Having ‘Very Good Discussions’, Trump Says

News from gCaptain - Wed, 08/05/2026 - 04:38
U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration had "very good discussions" with Iran during all-day negotiations on Tuesday, fueling expectations of an imminent end to the five-month conflict.
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Dozens of Idling Iranian Oil Tankers Show US Blockade Is Working

News from gCaptain - Wed, 08/05/2026 - 04:32
A growing flotilla of Iranian oil tankers is gathering off the country’s coast, a sign the renewed US naval blockade is disrupting Tehran’s energy exports and depriving it of much-needed revenue.
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Energy Secretary Signals Trump Likely to Extend Jones Act Waiver Again

News from gCaptain - Tue, 08/04/2026 - 16:40
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Trump administration is likely to extend its temporary emergency waiver of the Jones Act again, arguing the measure has helped move energy supplies...
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Indian Cargo Vessel Sinks After Apparent Attack Near Yemen

News from gCaptain - Tue, 08/04/2026 - 14:52
An Indian-flagged cargo vessel sank in the Red Sea on Monday after being struck by what appears to have been an explosives-laden boat off Yemen, marking another escalation in the...
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White House Expected to Extend Controversial Jones Act Waiver, Sources Say

News from gCaptain - Tue, 08/04/2026 - 12:53
The White House is expected to extend a waiver of the century-old Jones Act in the coming days, sources say, reaching for one of the few tools it has to try and hold down gasoline prices as President Donald Trump escalates his attacks on Exxon Mobil XOM.Nand Chevron CVX.N for making "too much money."
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Canada Charters Finnish Icebreaker Nordica to Support Arctic Operations

News from gCaptain - Tue, 08/04/2026 - 12:28
Finnish state-owned icebreaking company Arctia has secured a contract to deploy one of its multipurpose icebreakers to Canada’s Arctic later this year, providing additional capacity for the Canadian Coast Guard...
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Brazil’s Oil Output Hits Record as War Drives Up Non-OPEC Supply

News from gCaptain - Tue, 08/04/2026 - 09:35
Oil production in Brazil reached a record high in June as rising supplies from producers a world away from the Middle East cushion disruption from the fallout of the war in Iran. 
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Cargo Ship Hit by Projectile in Strait of Hormuz, One Crew Member Missing

News from gCaptain - Tue, 08/04/2026 - 08:51
A cargo ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unknown projectile late Monday, leaving one crew member missing and the ship disabled in the latest attack on...
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Oil Slides After Qatar, U.S. Signal Progress on Iran Talks

News from gCaptain - Tue, 08/04/2026 - 07:40
The prospect of a deal between the US and Iran appeared to be gaining traction on Tuesday, after Qatar said a proposal had been drafted and American Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sounded hopeful on an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Rhine Set for More Disruption After Hitting Lowest on Record

News from gCaptain - Tue, 08/04/2026 - 03:30
Disruptions on one of Europe’s most important trade arteries are poised to intensify after the Rhine fell to the lowest on record ahead of the peak summer dry season, with conditions likely to worsen in the weeks ahead.
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