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


Monday, June 26, 2023
seafarer on deck with a mask
Shipping

Philippines’ Seafarer Workforce Returning to Pre-Pandemic Levels

By Manolo Serapio Jr. (Bloomberg) — The Philippines, one of the world’s top suppliers of maritime labor, expects its seafarer deployment recovering to

June 26, 2023
Total Views: 1468

Delegates Told to Be ‘Ambitious and Bold’ Ahead of IMO’s Critical MEPC 80 Meeting
Shipping

Delegates Told to Be ‘Ambitious and Bold’ Ahead of IMO’s Critical MEPC 80 Meeting

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – With the all-important MEPC 80 meeting now a week away, the preparatory work at the International Maritime Organization

June 26, 2023
Total Views: 1239

The Polar Prince expedition support vessel is docked at the port of St. John's, following the news of the vehicle's implosion, in Newfoundland, Canada.
Shipping

Titan Disaster Probes Face Tricky Test of Criminal Liability

By Joel Rosenblatt and Teresa Xie (Bloomberg) — US and Canadian officials are looking into what went wrong in a commercial deep-sea adventure and

June 26, 2023
Total Views: 3716

offshore wind farm
Shipping

Offshore Wind Company Will Retrain NY Power Plant Union 

By Nichola Groom June 26 (Reuters) – An offshore wind developer partly owned by TotalEnergies said on Monday it has agreed to retrain and keep

June 26, 2023
Total Views: 1333

ship breaking beach
Shipping

Shipbreaking: Bangladesh, Liberia Trigger Hong Kong Convention’s Entry Into Force

More than 14 years since the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound

June 26, 2023
Total Views: 3272

Maersk Adds to Green Methanol-Fueled Orderbook
Shipbuilding

Maersk Adds to Green Methanol-Fueled Orderbook

A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has announced an additional order for six mid-sized containerships equipped dual-fuel engines capable of operating on

June 26, 2023
Total Views: 2219

Sunday, June 25, 2023
Rear Admiral John Mauger, the First Coast Guard District commander, speaks during a press conference updating about the search of the missing OceanGate Expeditions submersible
Accidents

US Coast Guard Convenes Marine Board of Investigation to Probe Titan Loss

The U.S. Coast Guard has convened a Marine Board of Investigation (MBI), its highest level of investigation, into the loss of the Titan submersible and the

June 25, 2023
Total Views: 2304

Saturday, June 24, 2023
CMA CGM biogas ships
Shipping

Shipping Billionaires’ Family Office Retools Team After Windfall

By Tara Patel (Bloomberg) –The family office of the billionaire Saade shipping clan is rearranging top management as it deals with a pandemic

June 24, 2023
Total Views: 9071

Drought hit Panama Canal further restricts maximum ship depth
Shipping

Panama Canal Postpones Depth Restrictions After Much-Needed Rain

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Canal will postpone depth restrictions that were set to affect the largest ships crossing

June 24, 2023
Total Views: 3743

Rear Admiral John Mauger, the First Coast Guard District commander, speaks during a press conference updating about the search of the missing OceanGate Expeditions submersible
Shipping

U.S. Coast Guard Declares Titan Loss a ‘Major Marine Casualty’

The U.S. Coast Guard has declared the loss of the Titan submersible a major marine casualty and will lead a formal investigation into the incident,

June 24, 2023
Total Views: 8841

Friday, June 23, 2023
MOL and Chevron Forge Alliance to Reduce Carbon Intensity of Marine Fuels
Shipping

MOL and Chevron Forge Alliance to Reduce Carbon Intensity of Marine Fuels

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Chevron have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a strategic alliance aimed at reducing the

June 23, 2023
Total Views: 1030

smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

Countries Push for CO2 Shipping Tax as Decarbonization Talks Loom

By Kate Abnett and Jonathan Saul BRUSSELS/LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) – Maritime nations including Denmark and the Marshall Islands are rallying

June 23, 2023
Total Views: 1050

lng ship
Energy

US LNG Project Approvals on Track for Record New Volumes

NEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) – U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) developers are on track to approve three export projects capable of processing

June 23, 2023
Total Views: 1073

FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are seen at the container terminal of the port of Oakland, California, U.S., October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Shipping

Liner Bear Market Looms as Rates Continue to Tumble

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Maritime analysts are bearish on the outlook for liner shipping, as inventory de-stocking progress in the US and Europe

June 23, 2023
Total Views: 1122

Yara bunker holding
Environment

Yara and Bunker Holding Team Up to Advance Clean Ammonia as a Shipping Fuel

A unit of Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bunker Holding Group, leading bunker trading company, to advance the

June 23, 2023
Total Views: 615

Thursday, June 22, 2023
bulk ship
Shipping

Eagle Bulk Repurchases Oaktree Stake at a Premium

Eagle Bulk repurchases Oaktree’s entire stock ownership of 28%. U.S.-based Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NYSE: EGLE) has announced that its Board of

June 22, 2023
Total Views: 2276

smiles rower rescued
Shipping

Solo Rower Rescued by Tanker in the South Pacific

The solo rower spent weeks aboard a life raft before his rescue. An ocean rower on an around-the-world voyage was rescued by the crew of crude oil tanker last

June 22, 2023
Total Views: 6636

A Wallenius Wilhelmsen vessel in port
Shipping

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Signs Shipping Contract with Major EV Manufacturer

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has announced the signing a new contract with an undisclosed major electric vehicle manufacturer for shipping EVs from Asia to Europe and

June 22, 2023
Total Views: 1819

Titan Lost: Debris Field Consistent with ‘Catastrophic Implosion’ of Tourist Submersible
Shipping

Titan Lost: Debris Field Consistent with ‘Catastrophic Implosion’ of Tourist Submersible

The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed that the Titan submersible suffered a “catastrophic implosion” with the loss of all five people on board. The

June 22, 2023
Total Views: 14415

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

Flotilla of Saudi Oil Tankers Near the Suez Shrinks a Little

(Bloomberg) — A cluster of Saudi Arabian oil tankers that are idling in the Red Sea is showing tentative signs of shrinking, suggesting whatever issue

June 22, 2023
Total Views: 1724