Monday, March 29, 2021
Shipping

Shipping Companies Counting Cost of Suez Chaos

By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) – The owners and charterers of ships unable to sail through the

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 5156

Offshore

Biden Administration Announces Major Offshore Wind Expansion Plan

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Josh Saul (Bloomberg) — The Biden administration is outlining ambitions to dramatically boost offshore wind power in the U.S.

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 2160

Offshore

Biden’s Offshore Wind Plan Includes New Port Infrastructure, New Ships -White House

The Biden Administration on Monday announced a goal of developing 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power United States’ federal waters by 2030, which

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 3264

Shipping

Suez Canal Unblocked – Freedom for the Ever Given!

In this latest video, gCaptain founder and CEO Captain John Konrad discusses the successful refloating of the MV Ever Given to unblock the Suez Canal: Full

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 8683

Shipping

Ever Given Salvage Successful – Statement from the Salvage Company

The MV Ever Given has been succssfully refloated in the Suez Canal and the ship is currently under tow to Great Bitter Lakes, where awaiting vessels are

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 12306

Accidents

Ever Given Freed Allowing Shipping to Resume Through Suez Canal

By Yusri Mohamed, Nadine Awadalla and Aidan Lewis ISMAILIA, Egypt, March 29 (Reuters) – Shipping was on the move again late on Monday in Egypt’s

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 21364

News

Ship Backlog from Suez Closure Will Take Months to Clear, Shipping Lines Say

COPENHAGEN/LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) – The stranding of a container ship in the Suez Canal has created disruptions in the global shipping industry that

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 5542

Accidents

Huge Progress Made In Suez But ‘Still Not A Piece Of Cake’, Says Smit

Update: Ever Given Freed By Yusri Mohamed (Reuters) – The huge container ship M/V Ever Given blocking Egypt’s Suez Canal for nearly a week has been

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 13892

Finance

Tanker Gang: Day Traders Cash In On Suez Blockage

By Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) As soon as retail investor Calvin Froedge heard that a massive container vessel was stuck in the Suez Canal, he pulled his

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 13167

Sunday, March 28, 2021
Accidents

MV Ever Given Partially Refloated in Suez; Ship Still Blocking Canal

By Jack Wittels and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — The giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal has been at least partially refloated, the first step

March 28, 2021
Total Views: 20186

Shipping

Global Economy Girds for Latest Supply Jolt in Suez Mess

By Brendan Murray and Bryce Baschuk (Bloomberg) – Six thousand miles from the Suez Canal in the U.S. Midwest, the chief executive of a multinational

March 28, 2021
Total Views: 4228

Accidents

Latest Ever Given Refloating Attempt Postponed

Update: Ever Given Partially Refloated; Ship Still Blocking Canal gCaptain Update: The Suez Canal Authority and salvors working to refloat the Ever Given will

March 28, 2021
Total Views: 38334

Video

Captain Nick Sloane, The Salvage Master Who Raised The Costa Concordia, Discusses What It Will Take to Refloat The Ever Given – Interview

Billions of dollars worth of global trade is hanging in the balance as salvage efforts continue to refloat the MV Ever Given in the Suez Canal. The impact of

March 28, 2021
Total Views: 31778

Blog

New York’s Ever Given Crisis Is Bigger Than Egypt’s But Buttigieg Sits Silent

The cost of the mega containership Ever Given blocking Suez Canal traffic exceeds $9B a day but the cost of bringing these ships into poor and highly populated

March 28, 2021
Total Views: 37874

Blog

Suez Villagers Meet The New Neighbor

By Mirette Magdy and Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) — Villagers on the banks of the Suez Canal are getting used to their unusual new neighbor. It’s 400

March 28, 2021
Total Views: 10740

Saturday, March 27, 2021
Navy

Philippines Sends Fighter Planes To Buzz Chinese Coast Guard

by Karen Lema (Reuters) – The Philippine military is sending light fighter aircraft to fly over hundreds of Chinese vessels in disputed waters in the

March 27, 2021
Total Views: 5304

Accidents

Salvage Efforts Continue in Suez But Refloating Timeline Uncertain

By Ahmed Fahmy and Omar Fahmy SUEZ, Egypt, March 27 (Reuters) – Efforts to dislodge a giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal have allowed its stern

March 27, 2021
Total Views: 14189

Shipping

Suez Canal Updates: More Vessels Diverted Around Africa, More Tugs Arriving

By Salma El Wardany, Mirette Magdy and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Tugs working to refloat the Ever Given managed to shift the stricken container ship 29

March 27, 2021
Total Views: 6062

Accidents

How a Desert Wind Blew $10 Billion of Global Trade Off Course

By K Oanh Ha, Javier Blas, Salma El Wardany and Mirette Magdy (Bloomberg) — The forecast for Tuesday, March 23, showed wind gusts of more than 40

March 27, 2021
Total Views: 10374

Accidents

Captain Livingstone – The Thing About Big Ships

By Captain George Livingstone – What a big week in the maritime world, really big. As most already know, one of the biggest ships in the world has

March 27, 2021
Total Views: 38922