Reuters

Reuters is a global news organization providing reporting on business, geopolitics, energy, trade, regulation, and financial markets. gCaptain publishes select Reuters coverage under a syndication license for maritime and offshore audiences. Reuters stories on gCaptain are clearly labeled and may be edited for house style, formatting, and headline clarity without changing the underlying reporting.


Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Vice Chairman T. Bella Dinh-Zarr NTSB
News

As Search for El Faro Crew Ends, Focus Shifts to Investigation

  By Susan Cooper Eastman JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday ended its search for missing crew of the cargo

October 7, 2015
Total Views: 58

Brazil’s Oil Auction Today Was a Total Bust
Offshore

Brazil’s Oil Auction Today Was a Total Bust

  By Jeb Blount, Marta Nogueira and Stephen Eisenhammer RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Brazil attracted little interest in a new oil and gas

October 7, 2015
Total Views: 31

Dry Bulk Shipping Turmoil Set to Extend Well Into 2016
Shipping News

Dry Bulk Shipping Turmoil Set to Extend Well Into 2016

  LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Dry bulk shipping faces more earnings pain as a slowdown in commodities demand and a glut of ships are expected to pile

October 7, 2015
Total Views: 64

India Extends Tax Benefits on Bunker Fuel for Domestic Shipping
News

India Extends Tax Benefits on Bunker Fuel for Domestic Shipping

  NEW DELHI, Oct 7 (Reuters) – India has extended the benefit of nil custom and production tax on bunker fuels to domestic coastal movement of

October 7, 2015
Total Views: 83

Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Federal Investigators Face ‘Big Challenge’ in El Faro Probe
News

Federal Investigators Face ‘Big Challenge’ in El Faro Probe

  By Barbara Liston JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct 6 (Reuters) – Deep seas will likely hamper efforts to find the sunken U.S. cargo ship lost off the

October 6, 2015
Total Views: 50

Monday, October 5, 2015
U.S. Court Orders EPA to Rewrite Ballast Water Discharge Rules
News

U.S. Court Orders EPA to Rewrite Ballast Water Discharge Rules

  By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court in New York ordered the government to rewrite its rules regulating the

October 5, 2015
Total Views: 49

Russia and United States Square Off Over Arctic
Shipping News

Russia and United States Square Off Over Arctic

  By David Axe Oct 5 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s recent trip to Alaska helped draw attention to global climate change – and to

October 5, 2015
Total Views: 65

Baltic Dry Index Slips as Demand Falls Across All Vessels
Shipping News

Baltic Dry Index Slips as Demand Falls Across All Vessels

Oct 5 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell on Monday as

October 5, 2015
Total Views: 45

Friday, October 2, 2015
Port Hedland
News

Port Hedland Iron Ore Hits Record High in September

  SYDNEY, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Australia’s Port Hedland on Friday reported record monthly iron ore shipments of 39.3 million tonnes in September,

October 2, 2015
Total Views: 78

Thursday, October 1, 2015
Hurricane Joaquin Strengthens But Threat to U.S. East Coast Reduced
Shipping News

Hurricane Joaquin Strengthens But Threat to U.S. East Coast Reduced

  By Neil Hartnell NASSAU, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Powerful Hurricane Joaquin, which battered the Bahamas with torrential rain, powerful winds and storm

October 1, 2015
Total Views: 54

tanker in storm
Shipping News

Senate Panel Passes Bill to Lift U.S. Crude Exports But Future Uncertain

  By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) – A bill to lift the 40-year-old ban on U.S. oil exports passed the Senate Banking Committee on

October 1, 2015
Total Views: 31

China's first aircraft carrier seen in photo Credit: REUTERS/STRINGER
News

Satellite Images May Show China’s First Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier

  BEIJING, Oct 1 (Reuters) – New satellite images show China may be building its first indigenous aircraft carrier in the northeastern port of

October 1, 2015
Total Views: 97

Wednesday, September 30, 2015
capesize bulk carrier
News

Weak Capesize Demand Drags Down Baltic Dry Index

  Sept 30 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry-bulk commodities, fell on

September 30, 2015
Total Views: 41

Environmental Study Highlights ‘Risks and Uncertainties’ of Nicaragua canal
News

Environmental Study Highlights ‘Risks and Uncertainties’ of Nicaragua canal

  MEXICO CITY, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s planned $50 billion canal project is “fraught with risks and uncertainties,” and

September 30, 2015
Total Views: 119

Singapore Launches LNG Shipbuilding Fund
News

Singapore Launches LNG Shipbuilding Fund

  SINGAPORE, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Singapore has launched a S$12 million ($8.44 million) fund for companies to build vessels fuelled by liquefied

September 30, 2015
Total Views: 39

Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Commodities in Crisis as Asian Shares Tumble and Shipper Files for Bankruptcy
News

Commodities in Crisis as Asian Shares Tumble and Shipper Files for Bankruptcy

  By Henning Gloystein and Denny Thomas SINGAPORE/HONG KONG, Sept 29 (Reuters) – A Japanese shipper filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday and global

September 29, 2015
Total Views: 38

Japanese Dry Bulk Shipper Daiichi Chuo Files for Bankruptcy
News

Japanese Dry Bulk Shipper Daiichi Chuo Files for Bankruptcy

  By Aaron Sheldrick and Keith Wallis TOKYO/SINGAPORE, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Japanese bulk carrier Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha said on Tuesday it had

September 29, 2015
Total Views: 53

Monday, September 28, 2015
Shell Abandons Arctic Exploration After Spending $7 Billion
Interesting

Shell Abandons Arctic Exploration After Spending $7 Billion

  By Karolin Schaps LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell has abandoned its Arctic search for oil after failing to find enough crude, a move

September 28, 2015
Total Views: 161

Fitch: China’s Slowing Growth Adds to Shipping Sector Woes
News

Fitch: China’s Slowing Growth Adds to Shipping Sector Woes

  (The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON, September 28 (Fitch) China’s slower growth and economic transition will pose

September 28, 2015
Total Views: 38

Sunday, September 27, 2015
Kenya Releases Höegh Car Carrier After UN Weapons Gaffe, No Drugs Found Inside Ship
News

Kenya Releases Höegh Car Carrier After UN Weapons Gaffe, No Drugs Found Inside Ship

  NAIROBI, Sept 27 (Reuters) – A Norwegian-flagged ship that was held in Kenya for more than a week over undeclared weapons belonging to the United

September 27, 2015
Total Views: 38