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


Wednesday, July 5, 2023
U.S. Navy Says it Prevented Iran from Seizing Tankers in Gulf
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U.S. Navy Says it Prevented Iran from Seizing Tankers in Gulf

By Lisa Barrington and Jonathan Saul DUBAI, July 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy said it had intervened to prevent Iran from seizing two commercial

July 5, 2023
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oil tanker crew member
Shipping

Report Reveals Extent of Illegal Recruitment Fees Charged to Seafarers

A new report by Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and The Mission to Seafarers has revealed the extent of illegal recruitment fees being charged to

July 5, 2023
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oil tanker
Shipping

Saudi Crude Oil Tanker Backlog at Ain Sukhna Begins to Clear

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — A backlog of Saudi-owned supertankers that has built up off Egypt’s Red Sea coast is beginning to clear.  The number

July 5, 2023
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Shipping containers are stacked at New Westminster Port in Surrey
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Canada’s West Coast Port Strike Seen Putting Country’s Reputation at Risk

By Curtis Heinzl (Bloomberg) — A strike by dockworkers on Canada’s west coast stretched into a fifth day, causing business groups to warn of a growing

July 5, 2023
Total Views: 1242

Stock photo of a tanker at sea
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Shots Fired at Tanker in Gulf of Oman

DUBAI, July 5 (Reuters) – Shots were fired at a tanker in sensitive Gulf waters on Wednesday but the vessel and crew are safe, a British

July 5, 2023
Total Views: 1758

Tuesday, July 4, 2023
A tanker ship is seen in the English Channel at sunrise, near Dover, Britain, August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
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UK Adds Maritime Transport to Emissions Trading Scheme

The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Authority has recently unveiled a series of reforms aimed at strengthening emission limits for industrial, power, and

July 4, 2023
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LNG terminal in Barcelona, Spain
Shipping

Spain Risking Billions to Export Green Hydrogen

By Thomas Gualtieri (Bloomberg) — At a port across from Gibraltar, two European monarchs made a rare joint appearance in June to bestow their imprimatur

July 4, 2023
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File photo shows an NYK car carrier
Shipping

NYK Joins Singapore-Based Maritime Decarbonization Initiative

SINGAPORE, July 4 (Reuters) – Japan’s leading shipping company NYK has signed a 5-year contract with the Global Centre for Maritime

July 4, 2023
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Yang Ming containership
Shipbuilding

Yang Ming Orders Five Dual Fuel Containerships

Taiwan-based container shipping line Yang Ming has signed a contract with South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries for five 15,500 TEU LNG dual fuel

July 4, 2023
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A containership arrives at the Port of Rotterdam
Environment

Europe Targets Missing Emissions That Could Bust Climate Goals

By Petra Sorge and Akshat Rathi (Bloomberg) — The science on tackling climate change is simple: zero out carbon dioxide emissions and global

July 4, 2023
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Monday, July 3, 2023
offshore oil and gas rig
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Oil Giants Drill Deep as Profits Trump Climate Concerns

By Ron Bousso and Nerijus Adomaitis LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) – Oil and gas companies have intensified the hunt for new deposits in a long-term

July 3, 2023
Total Views: 2998

IMO MEPC
Shipping

IMO MEPC 80: Day 1

Barry Parker (gCaptain) – The International Maritime Organization’s MEPC 80 meeting kicked off Monday morning at the IMO headquarters in London, with

July 3, 2023
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British Columbia Dockworker Strike Enters Third Day
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British Columbia Dockworker Strike Enters Third Day

A strike by dockworkers in British Columbia, Canada continued into a third day on Monday, with impacts that could result in potential cost increases for

July 3, 2023
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Maersk ship entering the Port of Rotterdam. Photo: Shutterstock
Shipping

Maersk Unleashes Huge Asia-North Europe Rate Hike

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Maersk is attempting to undo weeks of heavy discounting on the Asia-North Europe tradelane with a substantial increase

July 3, 2023
Total Views: 4532

IMO MEPC
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Nations Haggle Over Targets to Cut Shipping’s Emissions

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — In a grey, squat building overlooking the Thames River in London, high-level talks began Monday on how to clean up an

July 3, 2023
Total Views: 936

smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

IMO Kicks off Meeting to Decide Shipping’s Emissions Strategy

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for agreement to reach net zero

July 3, 2023
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Vessels are seen as they await inspection under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
Shipping

EU Proposes A Russian Grain Bank

by Jahnavi Nidumolu (Reuters) The European Union is considering a proposal for the Russian Agricultural Bank to set up a subsidiary to reconnect to the

July 3, 2023
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Sunday, July 2, 2023
Monrovia NSU CHALLENGER bulk carrier transits the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Aris Martinez/File Photo
Shipping

Panama Canal To Keep Limits In Place As Drought Hits Lake Levels

By Michael McDonald (Bloomberg) –The Panama Canal will likely keep restrictions on shippers in place this year as a drought has caused water levels

July 2, 2023
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FILE PHOTO: Shipping cranes lie idle after longshoremen with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) went on strike at Canada's busiest port in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada July 1, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Shipping

Dockworker Strike At Canada’s Biggest Ports To Fuel Inflation

By Randy Thanthong-Knight and Robert Tuttle (Bloomberg) –A strike at Pacific coast ports threatens to disrupt millions of dollars of trade and add

July 2, 2023
Total Views: 1715

Saturday, July 1, 2023
Longshoremen with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) strike at Canada's busiest port in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada July 1, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
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Thousands Of Port Workers In Canada’s British Columbia Go On Strike

July 1 (Reuters) – Several thousand unionized port workers in Canada’s western province of British Columbia went on strike after failing to reach

July 1, 2023
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