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


Tuesday, March 12, 2024
HMS Diamond. Photo courtesy UK Royal Navy.
Defense

HMS Diamond Returns to ‘Operation Prosperity Guardian’ in Red Sea

The United Kingdom is redeploying one of its most technologically advanced warships, HMS Diamond, to the Red Sea. The move comes as part of the UK’s

March 12, 2024
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Several freighters, assisted by tugboats, are entering the Panama Canal at Gatun Locks on the Atlantic side.
Shipping

Panama Canal Increasing Daily Transit Slots Amid Improved Water Levels

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced an increase in the number of daily transit slots available in the older Panamax Locks. The measures come in

March 12, 2024
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An aerial view shows the Vladimir Arsenyev tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
Shipping

Russia’s Crude Shipments Rebound to the Highest Level This Year

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia’s seaborne crude exports surged to the highest level for the year so far, with shipments from a key Pacific

March 12, 2024
Total Views: 915

Bulk Carrier ABDULLAH Hijacked in Indian Ocean
Piracy

Bulk Carrier ABDULLAH Hijacked in Indian Ocean

By Bhargav Acharya and George Obulutsa March 12 (Reuters) – Twenty armed people have boarded a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia and have

March 12, 2024
Total Views: 9373

Monday, March 11, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Houthi followers hold a Palestinian flag during a parade in solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and to show support to Houthi strikes on ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, in Sanaa, Yemen January 29, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah//File Photo
Defense

U.S. Forces Strike Back After Houthi Attack on Merchant Vessel

U.S. forces launched a series of self-defense strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen after the Iranian-backed terrorist group fired missiles at a

March 11, 2024
Total Views: 10021

Ukrainian coast guard patrols the "grain corridor" in the Black Sea. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Shipping

U.S. Intelligence Report Says Country Faces ‘Increasingly Fragile World Order’

By Patricia Zengerle and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence agencies said on Monday the country faces an

March 11, 2024
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Photo courtesy Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Ports

Port of New York and New Jersey Kicks off 2024 Strong

The Port of New York and New Jersey began 2024 on a high note with a notable increase in container volume and a significant boost in auto numbers. Container

March 11, 2024
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A worker on a container crane at the Port of Los Angeles
Shipping

TPM24: Spot Rate Spike Hits Transpacific Contract Negotiations

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Based upon initial feedback to The Loadstar, there appears to have been only a handful of shippers,

March 11, 2024
Total Views: 1218

U.S. Coast Guard photo showing the rescue following the capsizing of Stimulus Money illegal charter
Shipping

Illegal Charter Operators Face Lengthy Prison Sentences Over Fatal Capsizing

Richard Cruz and Jaime Pinilla Gomez, the owner and operator of the vessel Stimulus Money, were arrested following the fatal capsizing incident on the Hudson

March 11, 2024
Total Views: 3811

A tanker transits the Suez Canal. Shutterstock/Anatoly Menzhiliy
Shipping

IMF PortWatch: Suez Canal Trade Cut in Half

Supply chains worldwide have been disrupted as trade through the Suez and Panama Canals, two critical shipping routes, has seen substantial declines in recent

March 11, 2024
Total Views: 2529

Humanitarian aid for Gaza is loaded on a platform next to a rescue vessel of the Spanish NGO Open Arms at the port of Larnaca, Cyprus March 11, 2024. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
Shipping

Gaza Aid Ship Waiting to Sail from Cyprus as Charity Builds Jetty

LARNACA, Cyprus (Reuters) – By Yiannis Kourtoglou and Stamos Prousalis A ship carrying tonnes of food for Gaza remained docked in

March 11, 2024
Total Views: 1250

Saturday, March 9, 2024
U.S. Army Vessel (USAV) General Frank S. Besson (LSV-1).Photo courtesy U.S. Central Command
Shipping

US Dispatches Ship To Gaza After Biden Vows To Build Pier

CAIRO, March 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. Army has dispatched a ship to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday, days after

March 9, 2024
Total Views: 2747

HMS Richmond shoots down two drones over Red Sea. LPhot Chris Sellars/UK Ministry Of Defence/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

US, UK, French Military Shoot Down Houthi Drones After Attack On Carrier, Warships

CAIRO, March 9 (Reuters) – U.S., French and British forces downed dozens of drones in the Red Sea area overnight and on Saturday after Yemen’s

March 9, 2024
Total Views: 2624

Humanitarian aid for Gaza is loaded onto platform in Larnaca. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
Shipping

Food Aid Loaded On Barge In Cyprus Headed For Gaza

By Yiannis Kourtoglou and Stamos Prousalis LARNACA, Cyprus, March 9 (Reuters) – Charity workers loaded relief supplies bound for Gaza on to a barge in

March 9, 2024
Total Views: 1388

Friday, March 8, 2024
iron ore ship
Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Notches Fifth Straight Weekly Gain

March 8 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index rose on Friday and posted a fifth straight weekly gain, supported by

March 8, 2024
Total Views: 1221

French frigate escort. Photo: EUNAVFOR
Shipping

Red Sea Crisis Could Fan Asia’s Inflation Anew, Delay Rate Cuts

By Claire Jiao (Bloomberg) — Asia could see slower economic growth and a resurgence of inflation as escalating violence in the Red Sea snarls shipping

March 8, 2024
Total Views: 638

Palestinians gather on a beach in the hope of getting aid air-dropped over Gaza, amid the ongoing the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Shipping

Gaza Maritime Aid Corridor From Cyprus Could Start This Weekend

LARNACA, Cyprus, March 8 (Reuters) – A sea corridor to take desperately needed aid from Cyprus to besieged Palestinians in Gaza could start this

March 8, 2024
Total Views: 535

yantian port china
Shipping

Global Trade Struggling to Bounce Back from 2023 Slump, WTO Says

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Global merchandise trade is struggling to accelerate from a slump last year amid signs that growth in the automotive

March 8, 2024
Total Views: 419

US Container Imports Resilient Despite Shipping Challenges
Shipping

US Container Imports Resilient Despite Shipping Challenges

Inbound cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports remains poised for year-over-year growth through the first half of 2024 despite disruptions caused

March 8, 2024
Total Views: 822

Yang Ming containership
Shipping

Red Ink Warning for Yang Ming as Red Sea Spot Rate Gains Ease

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Yang Ming slid into the red in the final quarter of 2023, with a net loss of $43m after a profit of $483m in

March 8, 2024
Total Views: 2432