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


Wednesday, August 23, 2023
photo of the BW Lesmes courtesy Suez Canal Authority
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Suez Canal Resumes Normal Traffic After Collision

CAIRO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Traffic through the Suez Canal has resumed normally, the canal authority said on Wednesday, hours after a collision

August 23, 2023
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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
A wildfire burns in Canakkale, Turkey August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Levent Cetin
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Wildfire Shuts Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait to Ship Traffic

ANKARA, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Maritime traffic from the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara has been suspended due to the ongoing forest fire in the

August 22, 2023
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A tug escorts a containership at the Port of Los Angeles, California. Photo: Robert V Schwemmer / Shutterstock.com
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Opinion: Californians Can’t Afford Unachievable Maritime Mandates

By Sly Hunter and Shawn Bennett, As California goes so goes the nation, and how the state regulates its extensive maritime industry has a ripple effect

August 22, 2023
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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
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Russia’s Seaborne Crude Flows Drop to the Lowest Since January

(Bloomberg) — Russia’s seaborne crude flows fell to their lowest since January after an unexplained slowdown at the Black Sea port of

August 22, 2023
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File photo of a product tanker underway at sea
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Maritime Partners to Acquire AMSC’s Jones Act Tanker Fleet

Oslo-based AMSC and Maritime Partners have signed a share purchase agreement for Maritime Partners’ purchase of American Tanker Holding Company (ATHC), a

August 22, 2023
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Monday, August 21, 2023
Ship Tracker Reveals Iran’s Surging Oil Exports
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Ship Tracker Reveals Iran’s Surging Oil Exports

By Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) — Iran’s oil exports are surging this month, swelling global flows at a time when other producers are cutting back,

August 21, 2023
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FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are stacked at Gwangyang port in Gwangyang, South Korea, June 14, 2022. Yonhap via REUTERS
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Supply Chain Hopeful of Container Market Rebound, Survey Shows

A survey of more than 2,500 supply chain professionals has shown that a majority are hopeful of container market rebound. Despite the ongoing market

August 21, 2023
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Wake in the ocean
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GT Green Technologies Partners with Bureau Veritas on Wind-Assisted Propulsion Technology

As the Cargill-chartered bulk carrier marks its first test voyage using the ‘WindWings’ technology, another wind-assisted propulsion system has

August 21, 2023
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File photo shows an NYK car carrier
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NYK and “K” Line Fined in Canadian Antitrust Probe

Japanese shipping companies NYK and “K” Line have been fined CAD $1.5 million and CAD $460,000, respectively, by the Ontario Superior Court for

August 21, 2023
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FILE PHOTO: The tanker SCF Irtysh pictured on May 10, 2017. Photo credit: MartinLueke/Shutterstock
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Russia Ships Naphtha to China Via Northern Sea Route

MOSCOW, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Russia is shipping a rare naphtha cargo via the North Sea Route (NSR) as Moscow seeks to increase supplies using the route to

August 21, 2023
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The Ever Max ready to transit the Panama Canal. Photo courtesy Panama Canal Authority
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Historic Drought, Hot Seas Slow Panama Canal Shipping

LOS ANGELES/HOUSTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Before the Ever Max ship carrying lava lamps, sofas, Halloween costumes and artificial Christmas trees could

August 21, 2023
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The National Hurricane Center has initiated advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine, located over the central Gulf of Mexico, at 1000 AM CDT. Image: NWS National Hurricane Center
Marine Weather

Tropical Storm Expected to Form Over Warm Gulf of Mexico Waters

The NWS National Hurricane Center says Tropical Depression Nine has formed over the central Gulf of Mexico. The system, located about 480 miles ( 770 km)

August 21, 2023
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Maersk's first methanol-enabled container vessel is pictured in this handout image obtained by Reuters on August 16, 2023. Maersk/Handout via REUTERS
Environment

Roundup: Shipowners, Ports Ramp Up Methanol-Fuel Projects

By Carman Chew and Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Interest in methanol as an alternative fuel has grown in the shipping industry, which

August 21, 2023
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The Pyxis Ocean retrofitted with WindWings, setting sail for its maiden voyage in August 2023. Photo courtesy Cargill
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Cargill Tests Sails in Effort to Slash Fuel Burn from Shipping

By Jack Wittels and Gerson Freitas Jr (Bloomberg) — The world’s largest agricultural trader hauls 225 million tons of cargo around

August 21, 2023
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Turkish-flagged bulker TQ Samsun, carrying grain under UN's Black Sea Grain Initiative, is pictured in the Black Sea, north of Bosphorus Strait, off Istanbul,
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Ukraine May Use New Black Sea Route For Grain Shipments

KYIV, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Ukraine is considering using its newly-tested wartime Black Sea export corridor for grain shipments after the first successful

August 21, 2023
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Sunday, August 20, 2023
Gasoline tanker at terminal. Photo Shutterstock
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Iranian Tanker Seized By US Begins Unloading

HOUSTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) – A cargo of Iranian crude oil that was seized by the United States was unloading on Sunday after waiting

August 20, 2023
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Saturday, August 19, 2023
A worker loads a truck with grain at a terminal during barley harvesting in Odesa region, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, Ukraine June 23, 2022. Photo REUTERS/Igor Tkachenko
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Third Of Ukraine Crop Exports Wiped Out After Black Sea Block

By Áine Quinn and Olesia Safronova Aug 19, 2023 (Bloomberg) –The Kremlin’s efforts to paralyze Ukrainian food shipments are succeeding, with a

August 19, 2023
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Friday, August 18, 2023
The wreck of the OS 35 arrives in Amsterdam on board the M/V Fjord. Photo courtesy Koole Contractors
Accidents

Watch: OS 35 Shipwreck Arrives in Amsterdam

The hulk of the OS 35 shipwreck has arrived in Amsterdam where it is set to be recycled. The two sections of the wreck arrived on board the semi-submersible

August 18, 2023
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Southwest Washington-grown white wheat is loaded onto the M/V LIBERTY GLORY (Photo Credit - American Maritime Congress)
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American Maritime Industry Continues to Play Important Role in Food for Peace Program

For decades, American-produced food has played a central role in the foreign aid strategy of the United States, with a focus on combating worldwide hunger. The

August 18, 2023
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First ship arrives in Istanbul, Turkey after passing through Ukraine corridor.
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First Ship to Use Ukraine’s Corridor Arrives in Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Aug 18 (Reuters) – The first vessel that used Ukraine’s Black Sea corridor is crossing through Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait,

August 18, 2023
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