Shipping

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


Monday, April 24, 2023
Ports of Singapore, Long Beach, and Los Angeles Sign Green Shipping Corridor Pact
Ports

Ports of Singapore, Long Beach, and Los Angeles Sign Green Shipping Corridor Pact

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Long Beach, and Port of Los Angeles, along with support from C40 Cities, signed a memorandum of

April 24, 2023
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New Bill Seeks to Curb Anticompetitive Behavior Among Ocean Carrier Alliances
Shipping

New Bill Seeks to Curb Anticompetitive Behavior Among Ocean Carrier Alliances

New bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that could help to curb anticompetitive behavior among ocean carrier

April 24, 2023
Total Views: 945

North Sea Nations to Work Towards Infrastructure Security Pact
Shipping

North Sea Nations to Work Towards Infrastructure Security Pact

By John Ainger and Michael Nienaber (Bloomberg) –Security advisers from the North Sea nations agreed to work out a pact to jointly protect critical

April 24, 2023
Total Views: 1256

Georgia Ports Authority Sees Sustained Growth in Ro/Ro Cargo Handling
Ports

Georgia Ports Authority Sees Sustained Growth in Ro/Ro Cargo Handling

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is marking a significant milestone as it records eight consecutive months of growth in Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro/Ro) cargo

April 24, 2023
Total Views: 1939

cargo ships loading at port of oakland
Shipping

ONE CEO Says US-China Tensions Add to Global Trade Shifts

By Ann Koh and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Political tensions between the US and China are contributing to lower container shipments between the

April 24, 2023
Total Views: 4196

Saturday, April 22, 2023
farmer spreads nitrogen fertilizer on his wheat field
Shipping

Latvia Releases Russian Fertilizer As U.N. Looks To Save Ukraine Grains Deal

VILNIUS, April 22 (Reuters) – A first batch of Russian fertilizer which Latvia seized last year is being shipped to Kenya by the United

April 22, 2023
Total Views: 3218

Friday, April 21, 2023
two tankers conduct ship-to-ship transfer
Shipping

Ship-to-Ship Transfers of US Crude to Impact Global Oil Benchmark Pricing

By Sherry Su and Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) — US crude transferred from bigger to smaller tankers will contribute to pricing of the world’s most important

April 21, 2023
Total Views: 7948

lng carrier
Shipping

US Department of Energy to Clamp Down on LNG Export Project Extensions

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday announced it will change how it approves requests by companies to push

April 21, 2023
Total Views: 5077

lng carrier
Shipping

First Shipment of Low-Carbon Ammonia Arrives in Japan for Power Generation

In a groundbreaking move toward greener power generation, Japan has received its first shipment of independently-certified low-carbon ammonia. The shipment is

April 21, 2023
Total Views: 2666

A tanker ship is seen in the English Channel at sunrise, near Dover, Britain, August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Shipping

Carbon Chronicles: Insets and Offsets

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – In shipping, timing is crucial. Shortly after my previous article on carbon offsets in the maritime industry earlier this

April 21, 2023
Total Views: 989

Aurora Class car carrier
Shipping

Höegh Autoliners Secures Major 5-Year Contract with Asian Car Manufacturer

Norwegian-based Höegh Autoliners has recently signed a “significant” five-year agreement with a leading Asian automaker to transport vehicles from

April 21, 2023
Total Views: 2061

US Gulf’s First Barge-to-Ship Methanol Bunkering Completed at Port Houston
Shipping

US Gulf’s First Barge-to-Ship Methanol Bunkering Completed at Port Houston

Proman Stena Bulk has announced the successful execution of the first-ever barge-to-ship methanol bunkering operation on the US Gulf Coast. The joint venture

April 21, 2023
Total Views: 1790

Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Turkey, October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
Shipping

Black Sea Grain Deal ‘Expected’ to Wind Down Ahead of Closure Next Month

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, April 21 (Reuters) – A deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain could start winding down

April 21, 2023
Total Views: 829

gulf livestock 1
Shipping

New Zealand Officially Ends Live Animal Exports By Sea

New Zealand has officially ended its livestock exports by sea, citing animal welfare concerns, as the last live export ship departed from the country,

April 21, 2023
Total Views: 4056

Thursday, April 20, 2023
HMM Containership leaving port
Environment

HMM to Test Shipboard Carbon Capture on Containership

South Korean shipping company HMM has announced plans to conduct field tests of a shipboard carbon capture system on board one of its containerships. The tests

April 20, 2023
Total Views: 2356

oil tanker
Shipping

Mumbai-Based Tanker Company Loses Insurance Over Russian Oil

By Alex Longley and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — An oil tanker company heavily involved in moving Russian oil lost industry standard insurance for its fleet

April 20, 2023
Total Views: 16229

Search Suspended for Missing American Sailors Off Mexico
Shipping

Search Suspended for Missing American Sailors Off Mexico

The Mexican Navy (SEMAR) has suspended its search for three American mariners aboard the sailing vessel Ocean Bound, which was last heard from on April 4 near

April 20, 2023
Total Views: 4492

FSO Safer: Salvage Agreement for Reached to Avert Looming Disaster Off Yemen’s Coast
Shipping

FSO Safer: Salvage Agreement for Reached to Avert Looming Disaster Off Yemen’s Coast

SMIT Salvage, a subsidiary of Dutch maritime services company Boskalis, has signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to remove

April 20, 2023
Total Views: 2582

ILWU Announces Tentative Agreement on ‘Key Issues’ in Ongoing Negotiations; PMA Says ‘Several’ Issues Still Unresolved
Ports

ILWU Announces Tentative Agreement on ‘Key Issues’ in Ongoing Negotiations; PMA Says ‘Several’ Issues Still Unresolved

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) on Thursday morning announced a tentative agreement with the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) on

April 20, 2023
Total Views: 6712

A containership at the Port of Long Beach
Shipping

Glimmer of Hope for Transpacific Turnaround as Q1 Results Roll In

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The downturn on the transpacific, compared with the pandemic-driven boom of the past two years, is palpable as ocean

April 20, 2023
Total Views: 1251