Trafigura Group Expands High Heat Tanker Fleet
The Trafigura Group has successfully acquired Gearbulk’s 50 percent share in the joint venture company High Heat Tankers (HHT). The strategic move marks a
Mike Schuler is the Managing Editor of gCaptain, where he has led editorial operations since June 2008. He oversees daily news coverage on global shipping, maritime security, offshore energy, and industry policy, and has built a reputation for delivering timely and insightful maritime news—often breaking key stories that influence industry discussions. Mike holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Financial Management from The Catholic University of America, and a certificate in Data Analytics and Visualization from the University of Arizona. Before joining gCaptain, he held positions at Intrawest Hospitality Management and Union Beer Distributors. His expertise spans supply chain and logistics, energy policy, global trade dynamics, and maritime security. Mike's reporting is known for its clarity, accuracy, and ability to explain complex maritime topics to broad audiences.
The Trafigura Group has successfully acquired Gearbulk’s 50 percent share in the joint venture company High Heat Tankers (HHT). The strategic move marks a
Maersk has confirmed the death of a crew member onboard its chartered containership, Maersk Frankfurt. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) continues to fight the fire
Update (July 20): The Indian Coast Guard reports some progress in fighting the fire. Full update at bottom. A newbuild containership chartered by Maersk has
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and officials from across the nation gathered on Thursday to break ground on the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support
Lomar Shipping’s corporate venture lab, lomarlabs, has entered into a groundbreaking collaboration with maritime deep-tech start-up CargoKite to develop a
The UK has initiated a ‘Call to Action’ at the European Political Community summit to disrupt Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’, which
The United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) has announced its readiness to return to Master Contract negotiations to prevent disruptions at U.S. East and Gulf
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations office has reported a new attack in the Gulf of Aden. According to the agency, the Master of a merchant vessel
The U.S. Coast Guard has advised mariners to exercise extreme caution following reports of a 300-foot-long piece of debris in the water near where an offshore
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated a dozen individuals and vessels as blocked property for
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council has decided to live-stream its plenary meetings and make its documents publicly accessible for the first
The U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, has announced the full exoneration of the remaining 256 defendants of the 1944 Port Chicago general and
French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM and Google have announced a strategic partnership to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) across CMA CGM’s
New York Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the commencement of construction on New York’s largest offshore wind project, Sunrise Wind. Developed by
Southern California container ports are reporting strong cargo volumes in June, capping off a busy first half of the year driven by a robust U.S. economy. The
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its final report on the investigation into the 2023 fire aboard the passenger vessel Qualifier 105
The fallout from the Red Sea crisis continues to cascade globally, creating significant challenges for supply chains, according to a recent market update from
InterManager has reported a troubling increase in the number of enclosed space casualties aboard ships. The association’s latest statistics, which have
Pockets of calmer weather off South Africa’s west coast have provided a much-needed boost to the salvage efforts of the grounded Panama-flagged cargo
The leader of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has warned that a strike at all Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports is becoming increasingly
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