Sunday, November 14, 2021
Shipping Logjam Is Forcing Major Companies To Rethink Their Manufacturing Hubs In Asia
Shipping

Shipping Logjam Is Forcing Major Companies To Rethink Their Manufacturing Hubs In Asia

By Siddharth Cavale and Corina Pons (Reuters) – Major clothing and shoe companies are moving production to countries closer to their U.S. and European

November 14, 2021
Total Views: 4195

Saturday, November 13, 2021
A bird's-eye view of ships along the coast in Singapore July 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
Maritime Security Incidents

Shipowners Make Payoffs To Free Vessels Detained By Indonesian Navy

By Joe Brock SINGAPORE, Nov 14 (Reuters) – More than a dozen shipowners have made payments of about $300,000 apiece to release vessels detained by the

November 13, 2021
Total Views: 8455

Putin Accuses U.S.  Of Supporting Drone Use In Ukraine Conflict Zone
Maritime Security

Putin Accuses U.S. Of Supporting Drone Use In Ukraine Conflict Zone

(Bloomberg) –Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. of supporting drone use in the Ukraine conflict zone and said its naval drills with NATO

November 13, 2021
Total Views: 1363

russia blocks sea of Azov
Maritime Security

Ukraine Speeds Up Construction Of Naval Base To Prevent Russia From Taking Control Of Sea Of Azov

KYIV, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Saturday it would speed up the construction of a naval base at the port of Berdyansk to prevent what Kyiv calls

November 13, 2021
Total Views: 1749

Mason Mega Rail Yard Comes Online At The Perfect Time To Help Address The Influx Of Cargo At The Port of Savannah
Shipping

Mason Mega Rail Yard Comes Online At The Perfect Time To Help Address The Influx Of Cargo At The Port of Savannah

By Brett Pulley(Bloomberg) –At the Port of Savannah, one of the busiest U.S. trade gateways, containers are stacked up like colorful children’s

November 13, 2021
Total Views: 2105

Ships Keep Coming Even As Every Sector Of The Supply Chain Has Reached Capacity
Shipping

Ships Keep Coming Even As Every Sector Of The Supply Chain Has Reached Capacity

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) –The logjam of container ships outside the California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach swelled to another record as

November 13, 2021
Total Views: 3458

Friday, November 12, 2021
Op-Ed: The Need to Understand What is Wrong with our Transportation Infrastructure
Shipping

Op-Ed: The Need to Understand What is Wrong with our Transportation Infrastructure

Like many Americans I have been intensely following our country’s supply chain crisis. Many of gCaptain’s readers are maritime, logistics and

November 12, 2021
Total Views: 2858

Eneti offshore wind turbine installation vessel
Shipping

Eneti Prices Public Offering That Could Raise $200 Million

Offshore wind turbine installation shipping company Eneti (NYSE:NETI) has priced shares in its secondary public offering meant to help fund its newbuild

November 12, 2021
Total Views: 625

containers at port of los angeles
Shipping

Transpacific Freight Rates Come Off the Boil as Carriers Ease Premium Fees

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers are offering significant discounts on Asia exports to the US and Europe as the traditional slack season

November 12, 2021
Total Views: 988

Former Billionaire Behind Nicaraguan Canal Project Resurfaces After Election
Shipping

Former Billionaire Behind Nicaraguan Canal Project Resurfaces After Election

By Blake Schmidt (Bloomberg) — Wang Jing, the Chinese ex-billionaire behind Nicaragua’s ambitious interoceanic canal

November 12, 2021
Total Views: 6354

bulk carrier sunset
Shipping

Baltic Index Records First Weekly Gain in Five as Capesizes Strengthen

Nov 12 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index eased on Friday, but posted its first weekly rise in five weeks, helped by

November 12, 2021
Total Views: 877

Bulk Carrier Spewing Toxic Fumes Moved Offshore in South Africa
Shipping

Bulk Carrier Spewing Toxic Fumes Moved Offshore in South Africa

A bulk carrier carrying a chemical cargo has been given the boot from South Africa’s Port of Durban after it began spewing toxic fumes during cargo

November 12, 2021
Total Views: 5701

Dry bulk coal shipping. ImagineStock/Shutterstock
Shipping

Shooting the Messenger? Shipping Carries the Can as Investors Shun Coal

By Jonathan Saul and Simon Jessop LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Shipping companies that transport the world’s coal are in the crosshairs of

November 12, 2021
Total Views: 1390

women in maritime
Shipping

IMO to Establish International Day for Women in Maritime

The UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) will establish an International Day for Women in Maritime, a move some say has been a long time coming. The

November 12, 2021
Total Views: 1659

Hapag-lloyd containership
Finance

Hapag-Lloyd Reports 10-Fold Profit Surge

by Vera Eckert (Reuters) German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd reported a more than 10-fold surge in nine-month net profit on Friday, citing record

November 12, 2021
Total Views: 1160

Thursday, November 11, 2021
Container ships wait off the coast of the congested Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Long Beach, California
Ports

New Queuing Process at Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports Will Have Ships Waiting Far Out at Sea

Some big changes are coming for containerships queuing at the congested Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Beginning November 16th, a new process for

November 11, 2021
Total Views: 59101

Port of Long Beach Volumes Fall in October as Terminals Hit Capacity Limits
Ports

Port of Long Beach Volumes Fall in October as Terminals Hit Capacity Limits

The Port of Long Beach reported its second busiest October ever last month as it works to clear the backlog of containers that has limited capacity at

November 11, 2021
Total Views: 1698

ABS Consulting Partners with Global Maritime to Provide Life-Cycle Services to Offshore Wind Market
Press Releases

ABS Consulting Partners with Global Maritime to Provide Life-Cycle Services to Offshore Wind Market

Press Release – ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting), a leading global operational risk management company, and Global Maritime, a marine offshore and

November 11, 2021
Total Views: 464

FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind container cranes at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 14, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
Shipping

West Coast Ports Association Says Biden Vaccine Mandate Could Worsen Supply Chain Crisis

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — The head of the organization representing companies in labor relations at the U.S.’s largest ports is worried that

November 11, 2021
Total Views: 1147

bulk ship
Environment

Clydebank Declaration Envisions Green Shipping Routes for Containers, Iron Ore

By Christopher Jasper (Bloomberg) — Shipping routes for the transport of iron ore from Australia to Japan and containerized goods from East Asia to

November 11, 2021
Total Views: 1176