Maersk Opens Fire On Houthi Boat Swarm – US Navy Sinks Three
by John Konrad (gCaptain) Today in the Red Sea, the crew of the Maersk Hangzhou took evasive action and opened fire on Houthi boats that were aggressively
by John Konrad (gCaptain) Today in the Red Sea, the crew of the Maersk Hangzhou took evasive action and opened fire on Houthi boats that were aggressively
(Bloomberg) China named navy veteran Dong Jun as its new defense minister, a move that will help resume top-level military talks with the US that are seen as
China is not the only potentially adversarial maritime power that is flexing its muscles in the Indo-Pacific region. Russia is a cause for concern, too. Alexey
By Courtney McBride and Daniel Flatley (Bloomberg) The US military is trying to reassure shipping companies that a multinational force is making it safe to
By Phil Stewart, David Latona, Angelo Amante and Jonathan Saul (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden hoped to present a firm international response to
Will the actions of Houthi militants and climate activists inadvertently avert the widely anticipated financial fallout in the containership market set for
by Ahmed Elimam (Reuters) Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Tuesday on a container ship in the Red
By Wilfried Eckl-Dorna (Bloomberg) Shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd AG said it will keep its vessels away from the Red Sea even after the launch of a US-led
By Andrew Osborn and Max Hunder (Reuters) – Ukraine struck a large Russian landing warship in Crimea with cruise missiles in an overnight attack that
by Krishn Kaushik (Reuters) – The Indian navy will deploy guided-missile destroyers in the Arabian Sea as a deterrent after an Israel-affiliated
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain OpEd) LloydsList is a competitor of my publication gCaptain. We believe in shipping media working together for the greater
by Sachin Ravikumar (Reuters) Britain will deploy a naval ship off Guyana later this month, its ministry of defense said on Sunday, as the South American
by John Konrad (gCaptain) Action in the Red Sea has reignited. A report by US Central Command says the navy, operating as part of Operation Prosperity
UPDATE: The Economic Times is reporting the ship attacked was the Liberian-flagged chemical tanker MV Chem Pluto by John Konrad (gCaptain) Bloomberg is
By Nick Wadhams (Bloomberg) The Biden administration heralded a prisoner swap with Venezuela on Wednesday as a diplomatic breakthrough between two
by Steve Holland (Reuters) – Iran was “deeply involved” in planning operations against commercial vessels in the Red Sea and its
by Dmitry Zhdannikov (Reuters) The United States is assembling a multinational naval coalition to help safeguard commercial traffic from attacks by
This is a rapidly evolving story, please subscribe to the gCaptain on X for the latest updates. UPDATE: France has agreed to remain but under the condition
UPDATE: Scroll to the bottom for an update on the possible movement of US Flagged ships behind French naval convoy gCaptain has received reports that the
By James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has announced a new military effort in the Middle East: Operation Prosperity
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