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The Neoliner Origin — the world’s largest cargo ship to use wind as its primary propulsion — just launched in Turkey, built to cross oceans on sails alone

By Rowan Calder

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Mexico’s tall ship Cuauhtémoc just set sail again — six months after losing two cadets when its 147-foot masts struck the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge

By Rowan Calder

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The Coast Guard’s first new heavy icebreaker in half a century just hit the water — a ship built to pry open the Arctic as rivals race north

By Rowan Calder

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The world’s largest electric ship just entered service — a ferry carrying 2,100 passengers and 225 cars across the water on battery power alone

By Rowan Calder

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Fully autonomous cargo ships are edging toward open water — crewless vessels are now winning clearance to haul freight along fixed coastal routes with no one aboard

By Rowan Calder

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An Indian cargo ship sank off Oman the same day Iran seized another vessel off the UAE coast — both strikes happened within 12 hours

By Rowan Calder

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Scam operators are selling fake Hormuz transit permits for cryptocurrency after Iran announced its toll system — ship captains don’t know who to trust

By Rowan Calder

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Some ships are paying Iran up to $2 million in Chinese yuan to cross the strait — while the U.S. threatens to sanction anyone who pays

By Rowan Calder

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Iran’s ‘Persian Gulf Strait Authority’ requires 40+ questions on ownership, crew, cargo, and insurance before a ship can transit Hormuz

By Rowan Calder

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Iran creates a new government agency to charge tolls on every ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz — some captains are paying $2 million in Chinese yuan

By Rowan Calder

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Iran seized a Chinese-operated ship flying a false Honduras flag off the UAE coast and towed it into Iranian waters

By Rowan Calder

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An Indian cargo ship was attacked and sank near the Strait of Hormuz — Oman’s coast guard rescued all 14 crew members

By Rowan Calder

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South Korea confirms a strike blew a 5-meter hole in a Korean cargo ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz

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The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed since February — hundreds of commercial vessels remain bottled up in the Persian Gulf

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Iran created a government agency to tax and vet every ship passing through Hormuz — formalizing control over the world’s most critical waterway

By Rowan Calder

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Iran has created a government agency to tax and vet every ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz

By Rowan Calder

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A French container ship was attacked transiting Hormuz one day before Trump’s pause — crew injured and vessel damaged

By Rowan Calder

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1,500 commercial vessels still stranded near Hormuz as Project Freedom enters day two of escort operations

By Rowan Calder

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Project Freedom’s first convoy crosses Hormuz — but gas remains above $4.39 as 20,000 seafarers stay stranded

By Rowan Calder

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20,000 seafarers stranded in Strait of Hormuz waters as Iran warns any US escort violates ceasefire

By Rowan Calder

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