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

News from gCaptain - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 11:30
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...
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Two Injured, Two Missing in New Ship Attack Near Yemen’s Hodeidah, Ambrey Says

News from gCaptain - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 11:12
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.
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Israel Targets Yemen Ports, Power Station After Renewed Houthi Attacks

News from gCaptain - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 10:58
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...
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Red Sea Crisis Boils Over as Houthis Claim Sinking of M/V Magic Seas; Galaxy Leader Struck

News from gCaptain - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 09:56
Yemen’s Houthi militants who earlier claimed responsibility for an attack on the M/V Magic Seas, now say they sank the Greek bulk carrier. The sinking has not been verified by independent sources and a representative for the vessel’s commercial manager, Stem Shipping, could not yet confirm that the vessel had sunk.
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Keeping The Human In The loop: A Step-By-Step Approach To Maritime Digitalisation

News from gCaptain - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 09:55
Panellists at an Inmarsat ‘Thriving in the Digital Age’ seminar urged a step-by-step approach to maritime digitalisation with due consideration for the ‘human in the loop’. Maritime digitalisation promises ample...
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Unmanned Saildrones Track Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ During NATO Baltic Sea Operations

News from gCaptain - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 08:24
Saildrone, a leading maritime autonomy company, has demonstrated its advanced surveillance capabilities by successfully identifying Russian “shadow fleet” vessels during recent NATO operations in the Baltic Sea. From June 16...
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Trump Sets August 1 Tariff Start Ahead of Wednesday Deadline

News from gCaptain - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 07:54
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.
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Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Saves 165 Lives in Texas Flood Disaster as Death Toll Climbs

News from gCaptain - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 07:41
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....
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ITF Calls for Warlike Operations Areas Designation for Strait of Hormuz

News from gCaptain - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 07:18
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has formally requested that the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, and Israeli ports be designated as Warlike Operations Areas (WOA), citing escalating military...
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ST LNG Applies for Major Deepwater LNG Export Terminal Off Texas Coast

News from gCaptain - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 07:06
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) and U.S. Coast Guard have received an application from ST LNG, LLC to build and operate a significant liquefied natural gas export facility approximately 10.4 nautical...
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Greek-Operated Bulk Carrier Severely Damaged, Abandoned in Red Sea

News from gCaptain - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 05:00
By Renee Maltezou and Yannis Souliotis ATHENS, July 7 (Reuters) – The 19-member crew of a Greek bulk carrier severely damaged in the Red Sea by repeated attacks, most likely by Houthi...
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EU Funds Latest Finnish Icebreaker, Russia’s Newest Arctic Icebreaking Vessel ‘Katerina Velikaya’ Begins Sea Trials

News from gCaptain - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 03:23
The European Commission awarded close to $50 million to Finland supporting construction of its new Baltic Sea class B icebreaker. The new vessel is intended to replace aging icebreaking capacity with procurement expected for fall 2025, construction starting in early 2026, and entry into service by 2029. 
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Trump’s Vietnam Deal Shows China Tariffs Won’t Fall Much Further

News from gCaptain - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 08:08
President Donald Trump’s new trade deal with Vietnam sends a clear signal about where US tariffs on Chinese goods might ultimately land, as talks between Washington and Beijing continue following their recent truce. 
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Asia-Europe Container Rates Overtake Transpacific for First Time in 2025

News from gCaptain - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 08:05
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – For the first time since the beginning of this year it is now more expensive to ship a 40ft container from Asia to North...
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Chinese Captain in Baltic Sea Cable Damage Case Appears in Hong Kong Court

News from gCaptain - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 06:15
HONG KONG, July 4 (Reuters) – The captain of a Hong Kong-registered ship alleged to have damaged undersea cables in the Baltic Sea was assigned a lawyer in a Hong Kong court...
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Trump Bill Secures $9 Billion for U.S. Arctic Surge, Six New Icebreakers to Counter Russian and Chinese Dominance

News from gCaptain - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 03:47
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. 
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Russian Navy Deputy Commander Lauded by Putin is Killed by Ukraine, Says Moscow

News from gCaptain - Thu, 07/03/2025 - 18:45
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.
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Cruise Industry Faces Renewed Calls for Man Overboard Tech After Father-Daughter Rescue

News from gCaptain - Thu, 07/03/2025 - 10:41
A dramatic rescue aboard the Disney Dream cruise ship has reignited the debate over man overboard (MOB) detection technology in the cruise industry. Earlier this week, a 5-year-old girl fell...
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Asleep at the Helm: Fatigue Blamed in Prawn Boat Sinking

News from gCaptain - Thu, 07/03/2025 - 09:24
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its investigation report into the November 2023 grounding and subsequent total loss of the prawn trawler Sustain (UL 45) at Loch Broom, Scotland....
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NTSB Underscores Critical Role of Smoke Detectors After Fishing Vessel Fire and Sinking

News from gCaptain - Thu, 07/03/2025 - 08:46
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is highlighting the importance of properly placed smoke and fire detectors following its investigation of a September 2024 fire aboard the fishing vessel Tarka II near...
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