Shipping

gCaptain’s full coverage of the maritime shipping industry, including containerships, tankers, dry bulk, LNG, breakbulk and more.


Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Photo of the Maersk Frankfurt shared by the Indian Coast Guard on July 23, 2024.
Accidents

Indian Coast Guard Continues to Battle Cargo Fire on Maersk Frankfurt

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) continues to combat a cargo fire on board the Maersk Frankfurt, located off the west coast of India. The firefighting operations

July 23, 2024
Total Views: 2861

ship bunkering
Shipping

Spain Detains Cargo Ship Over Fuel Spill Near Ceuta

MADRID, July 22 (Reuters) – Spanish authorities have detained a German-operated cargo ship for causing a spill during a refuelling operation near

July 23, 2024
Total Views: 986

Monday, July 22, 2024
Spiros M. Polemis
Shipping

International Chamber of Shipping Mourns the Passing of Former Chairman Spyros Polemis

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has reported the passing of Greek shipping icon Spyros M Polemis, who served as Chairman of ICS from 2006 to 2012.

July 22, 2024
Total Views: 676

A tug escorts a containership at the Port of Los Angeles, California. Photo: Robert V Schwemmer / Shutterstock.com
Shipping

FMC Finalizes Rule for Assessing Ocean Carriers’ Denial of Cargo Space

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), the independent federal agency responsible for regulating the nation’s international ocean transportation system,

July 22, 2024
Total Views: 2395

crude oil tankers
Shipping

Iran Seizes Togo-Flagged Products Tanker in Persian Gulf

DUBAI, July 22 (Reuters) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have intercepted a Togo-flagged, UAE-managed products tanker

July 22, 2024
Total Views: 5559

File photo of a product tanker underway at sea
Shipping

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

July 22, 2024
Total Views: 1240

containership
Shipping

Shipping’s Carbon Emissions Soar as Houthi Attacks Fuel Longer Voyages

(Bloomberg) — Shipping’s carbon emissions climbed by 23 million tons in the first half of this year, partly as vessels took longer routes to avoid

July 22, 2024
Total Views: 1003

tanker collision
Shipping

Dark Fleet Caper Exposes Growing Risks in Crowded Malacca Strait

(Bloomberg) — A collision that set two vessels ablaze off Singapore has underlined the growing risks in the crowded Straits of Malacca, as the dark fleet

July 22, 2024
Total Views: 3728

A photo of the Maersk Frankfurt released by the Indian Coast Guard on July 20, 2024.
Shipping

Crew Member Dies in Fire Aboard Maersk Frankfurt Off India

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

July 22, 2024
Total Views: 4231

FILE PHOTO: Canadian Paul Watson, the captain of the anti-whaling ship the Farley Mowat, stands on the deck of the boat in Cape Town, South Africa January 30, 2006. REUTERS/Howard Burditt/File Photo
Shipping

Sea Shepherd’s Paul Watson Detained in Greenland at Japan’s Request

STOCKHOLM, July 22 (Reuters) – A U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling activist has been detained in Greenland and faces possible extradition to Japan

July 22, 2024
Total Views: 2927

Sanctions Effective in Stopping Russia’s Arctic LNG 2, Says U.S. Official
Shipping

Sanctions Effective in Stopping Russia’s Arctic LNG 2, Says U.S. Official

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – U.S. sanctions have proven successful in suspending production at Arctic LNG 2 and delaying the expansion of the project,

July 22, 2024
Total Views: 1213

Supertanker Ceres I detained in Malaysia
Shipping

Supertanker Detained in Malaysia After Fleeing Scene of Collision Near Singapore

By Florence Tan and Rozanna Latiff SINGAPORE, July 22 (Reuters) – A tanker that fled the scene of a fiery Friday collision off Singapore entered

July 22, 2024
Total Views: 4341

Saturday, July 20, 2024
Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
Shipping

No Iranian Crude On Tankers That Collided Off Singapore, Tehran Says

July 20 (Reuters) – Neither of two oil tankers that collided off Singapore on Friday carried Iranian crude, the Iranian oil ministry said on Saturday.

July 20, 2024
Total Views: 2561

Cargo ship Despina V, carrying Ukrainian grain, is seen in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul. REUTERS/Umit Bektas//File Photo
Shipping

Ukraine Warns Ships Of Scrambled GPS Navigation In Black Sea

By Áine Quinn Jul 20, 2024(Bloomberg) –Ukraine’s seaports authority warned shipowners not to rely on a key navigation tool, as satellite

July 20, 2024
Total Views: 1840

Smoke rises after an explosion on a ship that Houthis say is an attack by them on Greek-owned MV Tutor in the Red Sea. HOUTHI MEDIA CENTRE/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Two Attacks Northwest Of Yemen’s Mokha Reported

CAIRO, July 20 (Reuters) – The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Saturday it had received a report of two attacks on a vessel

July 20, 2024
Total Views: 1687

A handout image shows the RSS Supreme's rigid-hulled inflatable boat in the vicinity of the burning vessels following a fire on two oil tankers about 55 km (34 miles) northeast of the Singaporean island of Pedra Branca, July 19, 2024. Republic of Singapore Navy/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Malaysia Coast Guard Says Tanker Involved In Fire Has Left Site

By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s coast guard said on Saturday that one of the two large oil tankers

July 20, 2024
Total Views: 1752

Friday, July 19, 2024
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
Shipping

The West’s Squeeze on Russian Tankers Gets Tighter

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Another week, another gentle turning up of the heat by Group of Seven nations on the fleet of tankers moving Russian

July 19, 2024
Total Views: 3025

A rendering of a CargoKit and microship
Environment

Lomar Shipping Looks to Kites to Help Lower Emissions

Lomar Shipping’s corporate venture lab, lomarlabs, has entered into a groundbreaking collaboration with maritime deep-tech start-up CargoKite to develop a

July 19, 2024
Total Views: 1271

Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
Shipping

UK Leads European Initiative to Combat Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’

The UK has initiated a ‘Call to Action’ at the European Political Community summit to disrupt Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’, which

July 19, 2024
Total Views: 799

containership
Shipping

Retailers’ Early US Back-to-School Sales Hasten Peak Ocean Shipping Season

LOS ANGELES, July 19 (Reuters) – Retailers Walmart, Target and Shein kicked off back-to-school sales early to stop Amazon.com’s Prime Day

July 19, 2024
Total Views: 587