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


Wednesday, July 24, 2024
some of the inhuman conditions seafarers face aboard the Palau flagged cargo vessel, the Serafina. ITF Photo
Shipping

‘Absolute Disgrace’: Israeli Authorities Detain Cargo Ship Over Severe Inhuman Conditions

The Palau-flagged cargo vessel Serafina has been detained by Israeli maritime authorities after an inspection revealed severe inhuman conditions on board. ITF

July 24, 2024
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Stock image of a Red Funnel ferry. Dave Smith 1965 / Shutterstock.com
Shipping

Jet Skier Issued Warning Under New UK Law for Crossing Bow of Ferry

A jet skier from Southampton has become the first person to receive a warning from the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) under a new water safety law

July 24, 2024
Total Views: 2423

containership viewed from ship's bridge singapore
Shipbuilding

Record Growth in Containership Fleet Capacity, BIMCO Reports

The container ship fleet’s capacity has surged by 1.6 million TEU since the beginning of the year and has seen an 11% year-over-year increase to 29.5

July 24, 2024
Total Views: 1278

An aerial view shows an SCF tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022
Shipping

Russia Loads Fourth Sanctioned Sovcomflot Tanker in Snub to West

(Bloomberg) — Russia loaded a fourth sanctioned tanker owned by state-run Sovcomflot PJSC, testing the resolve of Group of Seven nations who’re

July 24, 2024
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Gravity-based platform (GBS) of Arctic LNG 2 under tow in August 2023. (Source: Novatek)
Shipping

Russia’s Novatek Readying Second Train of Arctic LNG 2 for Sailaway

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russian LNG producer Novatek appears set to dispatch the next production line of its Arctic LNG 2 plant this week. 

July 24, 2024
Total Views: 2011

tanker collision
Shipping

Authorities Look to Transfer Cargo from Fire-Hit ‘Hafnia Nile’ Tanker

By Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters) – Ship owner Hafnia, operator of the Hafnia Nile oil tanker, is in discussion with Singapore’s

July 24, 2024
Total Views: 4316

Tuesday, July 23, 2024
USV attack on the MV Pumba in the Red Sea, July 20, 2024.
Shipping

Watch: Houthi Drone Boat Destroyed by Armed Guards

A new video circulating online shows an alleged attack on the M/V Pumba in the Red Sea using an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) seemingly loaded with explosives.

July 23, 2024
Total Views: 7234

A Yemeni Coast Guard boat sails near the Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by Yemen's Houthis last month, off the coast of al-Salif, Yemen, December 5, 2023.
Shipping

Houthi Threat to Red Sea Shipping is Growing, UN Envoy to Yemen Says

By Jonathan Landay July 23 (Reuters) – Recent developments in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways suggest that the threat to

July 23, 2024
Total Views: 1789

The Kozmino oil port in eastern Russia
Shipping

UK Ship Insurer Sees Problems Paying Claims Involving Sanctioned Russian Provider

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) – Paying claims for ships involved in accidents or collisions with other vessels covered by

July 23, 2024
Total Views: 1484

China’s NewNew Polar Bear in a convoy in the Russian Arctic in October 2023. (Source: Atomflot)
Shipping

Kremlin Says Russian Arctic Cooperation with China is Not Aimed Against Anyone

MOSCOW, July 23 (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Tuesday said that Russia’s cooperation with China in the Arctic was not aimed against any other

July 23, 2024
Total Views: 781

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: 5560

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: 1241

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: 3729

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
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