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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Monday, June 6, 2022
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Oil Tankers Make Rare Mid-Atlantic Switch Of Russian Crude Oil

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) Shippers of Russian crude are turning to unusual methods to move cargoes displaced from Europe over much longer distances to new

June 6, 2022
Total Views: 25490

Friday, May 27, 2022
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Does Mafia Control The Port Authority Of New York, New Jersey?

by John Konrad (gCaptain) During the Second World War a massive amount of money and materials flowed through New York harbor providing victory for Europe but

May 27, 2022
Total Views: 6360

Sunday, May 22, 2022
Looking Back to Move Forward: Celebrating Women Mariners on National Maritime Day
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Looking Back to Move Forward: Celebrating Women Mariners on National Maritime Day

In a year in which much attention is rightly being paid to improving the shipboard workplace environment for women, it’s easy to lose sight of the many

May 22, 2022
Total Views: 3473

Sunday, May 15, 2022
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Shipping Chaos Sends Japan Manufacturers Home

By Masumi Suga (Bloomberg) Japanese manufacturers are increasingly looking to move offshore operations to their home market, according to a Tokyo Steel

May 15, 2022
Total Views: 4035

Saturday, May 14, 2022
‘Straw Owner’ Hides $1 Billion Worth of Russian Yachts
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‘Straw Owner’ Hides $1 Billion Worth of Russian Yachts

By Stephanie Baker and Jonathan Browning May 14, 2022 (Bloomberg) –In the race to seize assets tied to sanctioned Russian billionaires, US

May 14, 2022
Total Views: 70174

Turkish Ship Standing By To Aid In Sea Evacuation For Wounded Ukrainians
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Turkish Ship Standing By To Aid In Sea Evacuation For Wounded Ukrainians

By Orhan Coskun, Jonathan Spicer and Can Sezer ISTANBUL, May 14 (Reuters) – NATO member Turkey has proposed carrying out a sea evacuation of wounded

May 14, 2022
Total Views: 2206

Thursday, May 12, 2022
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Can German LNG Terminals Morph Into Green Hydrogen Hubs?

By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) Germany plans to abandon fossil-fueled power by 2035. But instead of shutting down natural gas infrastructure, it’s

May 12, 2022
Total Views: 1604

Monday, May 9, 2022
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Greek Shipowners Kill EU’s Russian Oil Tanker Ban

By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alberto Nardelli and Ewa Krukowska (Bloomberg) The European Union is set to soften its sanctions package on Russian oil exports after a

May 9, 2022
Total Views: 106745

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Ukraine Exported 1 Million Tons Of Grain Last Month Despite War

By Pavel Polityuk (Reuters) Ukraine has sown about 7 million hectares of spring crops so far this year, or 25-30% less than in the corresponding period of

May 9, 2022
Total Views: 2536

Saturday, April 30, 2022
EU To Propose Phasing Out Russian Oil By The End Of The Year
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EU To Propose Phasing Out Russian Oil By The End Of The Year

By Alberto Nardelli and Nikos Chrysoloras Apr 30, 2022 (Bloomberg) –The European Union is set to propose a ban on Russian oil by the end of the

April 30, 2022
Total Views: 1514

Sunday, April 24, 2022
A boat of Iranian Revolutionary Guard sails next to Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, at Bandar Abbas port
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Iran Revolutionary Guards Seize Foreign Ship In Gulf For Smuggling Fuel 

DUBAI, April 24 (Reuters) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards have seized a foreign vessel in the Gulf for smuggling 200,000 litres of

April 24, 2022
Total Views: 4355

Saturday, April 23, 2022
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Ukraine Criticizes Shell’s Rules on Russian Fuel Purchases

By Laura Hurst (Bloomberg) –The Ukrainian government criticized Shell Plc for setting rules that allow the company to buy refined products partly

April 23, 2022
Total Views: 2721

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
China Oil Tankers In Port
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China Bunker Fuel Sales Plunge

By Muyu Xu (Reuters) China’s exports of marine fuel in March plunged 15% from a year ago, customs data showed on Wednesday, owing to high prices and

April 20, 2022
Total Views: 6628

Friday, April 15, 2022
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SUNY Maritime College Admiral Hides Scandalous External Review Report

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Several sources inside SUNY Maritime College have notified gCaptain that the school President, Rear Admiral Mike Alfultis held a

April 15, 2022
Total Views: 22566

Russian Super-yacht Owner Oleg Deripaska
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Oligarch Yacht AIS Warns ‘Armed Security Onboard’ As It Sails Towards The Black Sea

After successfully transiting the Suez and entering the Mediterranean the sanctioned Russian oligarch-owned superyacht Clio, transmitted the AIS message

April 15, 2022
Total Views: 64139

Monday, April 11, 2022
Russian Oil Exports Are Forced On Longer Voyages To Find Buyers
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Russian Oil Exports Are Forced On Longer Voyages To Find Buyers

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) Russia’s crude oil exports, a key source of revenue for Vladimir Putin’s regime, are showing no signs that they are starting to

April 11, 2022
Total Views: 4938

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Traders Reroute Coffee Ships Away From Russia

By Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) – Traders are diverting coffee shipments that were initially expected to go to Russia, and some have stopped selling to

April 11, 2022
Total Views: 3175

Sunday, April 10, 2022
LNG tanker
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LNG Tanker Takes $2M U-Turn In Pursuit Of Higher Gas Prices

By Sergio Chapa (Bloomberg) Hefty April premiums for natural gas in Europe prompted LNG tanker British Listener to make an abrupt U-turn in the Pacific Ocean

April 10, 2022
Total Views: 43133

Saturday, March 26, 2022
Turkey Defuses Mine After Russia Warns of Strays from Ukraine Ports
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Turkey Defuses Mine After Russia Warns of Strays from Ukraine Ports

By Yoruk Isik and Azra Ceylan RUMELIFENERI, Turkey, March 26 (Reuters) – Turkey’s military deactivated a mine on Saturday that had

March 26, 2022
Total Views: 3904

Sunday, March 20, 2022
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Germany Announces Energy Deal With Qatar

March 20 (Reuters) – Germany and Qatar are negotiating a long-term energy partnership, government officials from both sides said Sunday, as

March 20, 2022
Total Views: 8526