gCaptain – Maritime and Offshore News

By Barry Parkger (gCaptain) – The tanker market session at Capital Link’s Maritime Forum in New York drew a standing-room-only crowd. Although

The UK government has announced stringent measures targeting the so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers operating with questionable insurance. The

The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) is taking a decisive move to safeguard the integrity of the world’s largest ship registry, introducing strict legal

A 17-year-old kayaker was rescued after spending nearly 10 harrowing hours adrift in the Pacific Ocean off Honolulu last week. The incident, which began as a

SAO PAULO/BENGALURU, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Investment holding company Ocean Wilsons OCN.L has agreed to sell its 56.47% stake in Brazilian unit Wilson

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed a comprehensive environmental review, evaluating potential wind development activities across six

A gangway to a state-run passenger ferry on Georgia’s Sapelo Island collapsed on Sunday, plunging at least 20 people into the water. Seven fatalities

BERLIN, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Germany inaugurated on Monday a new multinational naval headquarters for the Baltic Sea capable of leading operations for

(Bloomberg) — Belgium is resuming transshipments of Russian liquefied natural gas destined for Asia after a summer lull — a practice that’s been used

A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S (Maersk) has raised its full-year financial guidance for 2024, marking the fourth upward revision this year as strong demand and

Shell has confirmed an oil leak from a pipeline at its Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Singapore on Pulau Bukom island, with approximately 30-40 metric tonnes

The Voyager team is proud to announce its selection for the third consecutive year as one of the most innovative companies in maritime technology by Thetius,

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) responded to an engine room fire onboard the Malta-flagged tanker MED ATLANTIC in the East Johor

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Efforts to expand U.S. Arctic capabilities face another setback. The long-discussed expansion of the port of Nome to create the

by Ben Blanchard (Reuters) – A U.S. and a Canadian warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait together again on Sunday less than a week after

A dramatic rescue unfolded off the coast of La Push, Washington, on Friday as the Coast Guard and commercial tug crews raced against time to save the 130-foot

by John Konrad (gCaptain) The U.S. Navy has inked a deal to charter a U.S.-flagged tanker from US Marine Management at nearly double the average market rate,

In a bold move amidst Russia’s intensified rocket attacks on civilian ships and Ukrainian ports, Maersk has launched a new weekly container service into

By Robert Tuttle (Bloomberg) A tanker of Canadian crude was shipped from Vancouver to Alaska for the first time in at least 10 years as the recently expanded

Yachting World is reporting that while missiles rain down on oil tanekrs and major shipping companies divert billions in cargo away from the Bab-el-Mandeb