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


Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Israel’s Twin Strikes in Tehran, Beirut Ratchet Up Tensions
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Israel’s Twin Strikes in Tehran, Beirut Ratchet Up Tensions

By Ethan Bronner (Bloomberg) — Within seven hours overnight, Israel targeted top leaders of Hezbollah in Beirut and Hamas in Tehran in a show of its

July 31, 2024
Total Views: 1742

Tuesday, July 30, 2024
A tanker transits the Panama Canal Locks
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Panama Canal Looks to Boost Transits in September as Rains Come Early

PANAMA CITY, July 30 (Reuters) – The Panama Canal expects to increase the number of daily transit slots for vessels to 36 from the current 34

July 30, 2024
Total Views: 2386

The Houston Ship Channel and adjacent refineries, part of the Port of Houston, are seen in Houston, Texas
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Enterprise Products Partners Reveals Major Expansion of Export Capacity Along Houston Ship Channel

Houston, Texas-based Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) has announced a significant expansion project along the Houston Ship Channel due to strong demand

July 30, 2024
Total Views: 883

Monday, July 29, 2024
Chinese container ship NewNew Polar Bear in a convoy on the Northern Sea Route during an eastbound voyage in October 2023. (Source: Rosatomflot)
Shipping

Chinese Container Ships Take Arctic Shortcut Avoiding Red Sea

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Two Chinese container ships have set course for the Arctic. The vessels intend to use Russia’s Northern Sea Route as a

July 29, 2024
Total Views: 25577

Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Production Hit by U.S. Sanctions
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Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Production Hit by U.S. Sanctions

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Russia’s biggest producer of liquefied natural gas in June cut processing at its Arctic LNG 2 facility to the lowest

July 29, 2024
Total Views: 2796

A bird's-eye view of ships along the coast in Singapore July 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
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TFG Marine to Charter New Methanol Bunker Barges in Singapore

July 29 (Reuters) – TFG Marine, a marine fuel supplier majority owned by commodities trader Trafigura, said on Monday it signed a long-term agreement

July 29, 2024
Total Views: 604

The Fortescue Green Pioneer pictured in the Port of Singapore. Photo courtesy Fortescue
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China’s COSCO and Fortescue Look to Build Green Fuel Supply Chain

BEIJING, July 29 (Reuters) – China’s COSCO Shipping Corporation has signed a preliminary agreement with Australia’s Fortescue to jointly

July 29, 2024
Total Views: 777

A handout photo released by the Philippine Coast Guard shows the tip of MT Terra Nova protruding in Manila Bay, Philippines, July 25, 2024. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Oil Spill

Oil Spill from Sunken Tanker Reaches Shore in the Philippines

TANZA, Philippines, July 29 (Reuters) – An oil spill from a marine tanker that capsized off the coast of Manila Bay in

July 29, 2024
Total Views: 1075

An aerial photo of the grounded MV Ultra Galaxy vessel being severely battered by several meter high waves early on Saturday in a remote area of the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of South Africa. (Photo: SAMSA)
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Grounded Cargo Ship ‘Ultra Galaxy’ Breaks Apart in South Africa

The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has reported that the Panama-flagged general cargo vessel, MV Ultra Galaxy, grounded off South Africa’s

July 29, 2024
Total Views: 30473

oil tanker crew member
Shipping

Two Classes at Sea: Happiness Index Reveals Persistent Gaps in Seafarers’ Well-Being

The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report by the Mission to Seafarers reveals a mixed but increasingly positive picture of seafarers’ well-being, but

July 29, 2024
Total Views: 1578

Friday, July 26, 2024
Philippines Coast Guard photo of an oil spill after the sinking of the MT Terra Nova.
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Philippine Coast Guard Responding to Oil Spill from Sunken Tanker ‘Terra Nova’

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has provided an update on the sinking of the MT Terra Nova and the ongoing oil spill response operations in the waters near

July 26, 2024
Total Views: 1660

The Aranui 5, a cruise ship-cum-freighter where some of the athletes competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics surfing competition will stay, is seen near Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, July 25, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Interesting

Olympic Surfers Score With ‘Awesome’ Floating Athlete’s Village

TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti, July 25 (Reuters) – Olympic surfers based in Tahiti will miss out on the spectacle of the Games’ opening

July 26, 2024
Total Views: 5020

Rosco Poplar’s track, as displayed on the ship’s ECDIS. Source: RP ECDIS, annotated by ATSB
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Near-Grounding Incident in Great Barrier Reef Attributed to GPS Malfunction

A bulk carrier narrowly avoided grounding in the Great Barrier Reef after a GPS unit onboard started providing false information, an Australian Transport

July 26, 2024
Total Views: 5957

Thursday, July 25, 2024
Photo of the Maersk Frankfurt shared by the Indian Coast Guard on July 23, 2024.
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Shipowner Declares General Average Over Maersk Frankfurt Fire

By Angelo Mathais, India correspondent (The Loadstar) Shippers with cargo on the Maersk Frankfurt, which has suffered fires on board for six days, have

July 25, 2024
Total Views: 7741

A CMA CGM containership underway in the Suez Canal
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Container Shipping Rates Snap Weeks of Gains as Restock Rally Fades

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Spot rates for shipping containers fell for the first time in almost three months amid signs demand is cooling after US

July 25, 2024
Total Views: 3862

An up-close image of a Maersk ship in port
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Maersk Line Limited Settles with U.S. Department of Labor in Whistleblower Retaliation Case

Maersk Line Limited, operator of the largest U.S. flag commercial fleet, has settled with the U.S. Department of Labor, agreeing to change its safety reporting

July 25, 2024
Total Views: 1980

The LNG-powered containership, the CMA CGM, on the river Elbe near the city of Hamburg, Germany, February 14, 2021. Photo: FrankHH / Shutterstock.com
Shipping

CMA CGM Sees Shipping Demand Holding Up

PARIS, July 25 (Reuters) – Shipping giant CMA CGM said on Thursday that brisk international trade and Red Sea disruption supported its

July 25, 2024
Total Views: 1431

St Nikolas ship X1 oil tanker involved in U.S.-Iran dispute in the Gulf of Oman which state media says was seized is seen in the Tokyo bay. Daisuke Nimura/Handout via REUTERS
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Iran Releases Oil from Seized Tanker ‘St Nikolas’

ATHENS, July 25 (Reuters) – Iran has released the oil cargo of a Greek-owned, Marshall-Islands-flagged tanker it seized in the Gulf of Oman earlier

July 25, 2024
Total Views: 986

maersk arctic
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MSC Reaffirms Pledges to Avoid Arctic Shipping Route

Swiss shipping giant MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is reaffirming its commitment to refrain from sending its ships through the Arctic, as discussions

July 25, 2024
Total Views: 872

The Marlin Luanda pictured January 27, 2024, in the Gulf of Aden. Photo courtesy Indian Navy
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Russian Commodities Aren’t Safe from Houthi Attacks in Red Sea

By Alex Longley, Eleanor Thornber and Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — Yemen’s Houthi militants have attacked more merchant ships hauling Russian commodities

July 25, 2024
Total Views: 1363