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


Friday, February 24, 2023
Ellie M, a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship carrying Ukrainian corn, waits for the inspection at the anchorage area of the Bosphorus southern entrance in Istanbul, Turkey
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Ukraine to Set Up $500 Million Insurance Fund for Ships Entering Ports

KYIV, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Ukraine will offer compensation for possible damages to civilian vessels entering its ports, Deputy Prime Minister

February 24, 2023
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Insurers Count the Cost of Ships Caught in Ukraine Crisis
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Insurers Count the Cost of Ships Caught in Ukraine Crisis

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Insurers are facing half a billion dollars in claims for up to 60 commercial ships still stuck in Ukraine a

February 24, 2023
Total Views: 2328

Shipping Industry Steps up Calls to Free Seafarers Still Trapped by Russia’s War
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Shipping Industry Steps up Calls to Free Seafarers Still Trapped by Russia’s War

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The global shipping industry is stepping up calls for the United Nations and aid groups to help evacuate hundreds of

February 24, 2023
Total Views: 1471

Thursday, February 23, 2023
‘World’s Most Advanced’ Commercial Communications Satellite Launched Aboard SpaceX Rocket
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‘World’s Most Advanced’ Commercial Communications Satellite Launched Aboard SpaceX Rocket

Inmarsat has launched what it says is the world’s most advanced commercial communications satellite. The I-6 F2 satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral,

February 23, 2023
Total Views: 7432

HACC NACC Conference: Geopolitics Meets Supply Chains
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HACC NACC Conference: Geopolitics Meets Supply Chains

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – The February 2023 Hellenic American / Norwegian American conference (“HACC / NACC”, referring to the two Chambers of

February 23, 2023
Total Views: 1042

MOL Looks to Cow Manure to Help Reduce CO2 Emissions from Shipping
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MOL Looks to Cow Manure to Help Reduce CO2 Emissions from Shipping

In its quest to decarbonize shipping, Japan-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is turning to cow manure. MOL has teamed up with a company called to Air Water Inc. to

February 23, 2023
Total Views: 2315

Bay Off Southern Greece Becomes Cog in Russia’s Oil Supply Chain
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Bay Off Southern Greece Becomes Cog in Russia’s Oil Supply Chain

By Julian Lee, Alberto Nardelli and Slav Okov (Bloomberg) — Millions of barrels of Russian crude and fuels have been switched between tankers just a few

February 23, 2023
Total Views: 5832

cargo ship
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Grains Export Push to Boost Dry Bulk Shipping Market

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Bumper soybean harvests in Brazil and unsold grains stocks in the United States are set to boost

February 23, 2023
Total Views: 2003

bulk ship
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Shipping Hedge Fund Says Industry Set for Another Boom Year

By Asad Zulfiqar (Bloomberg) — A shipping hedge fund founded by a one-time ally of oil tanker billionaire John Fredriksen says the industry is set for

February 23, 2023
Total Views: 2798

Wednesday, February 22, 2023
OOCL Spain
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Wave of Megaships About to Hit the Water as Container Shipping Demand Falters

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The timing couldn’t be worse: with consumer demand lethargic and inventory stocks stubbornly high, ocean carriers are

February 22, 2023
Total Views: 6569

Grain is loaded onto a ship in Odessa, Ukraine, August 9, 2021
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Ukraine Seeking One-Year Grain Deal Extension with New Ports Added

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Ukraine will ask Turkey and the United Nations this week to start talks to roll over the Black Sea grain

February 22, 2023
Total Views: 1201

P&O Maritime Logistics to Convert Multi-Carrying Vessel to Green Methanol-Powered Cable Layer
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P&O Maritime Logistics to Convert Multi-Carrying Vessel to Green Methanol-Powered Cable Layer

Dubai-based P&O Maritime Logistics has announced plans to convert one of its existing vessels into a Cable-Laying Vessel (CLV) powered by green methanol.

February 22, 2023
Total Views: 1080

Belgium Investigating Russian ‘Spy Ship’ in North Sea
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Belgium Investigating Russian ‘Spy Ship’ in North Sea

By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Belgium said it is investigating the presence of a Russian “spy ship” in the North Sea, a

February 22, 2023
Total Views: 2630

Ship Manager Denies Pollution Incident Alleged by Spain
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Ship Manager Denies Pollution Incident Alleged by Spain

LONDON/MADRID, Feb 22 (Reuters) – A tanker that was detained by Spain and accused of discharging fuel in open waters near the northeastern port

February 22, 2023
Total Views: 1636

maersk honam fire
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Shipping Industry Grapples with Ways to Reduce Cargo Fires at Sea

LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Global shipping companies are exploring ways to boost safety in transporting cargoes as risks grow from

February 22, 2023
Total Views: 3426

Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Russian Ship Caught Mapping North Sea Wind Farm
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Russian Ship Caught Mapping North Sea Wind Farm

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Russia has in recent months tried to gain intelligence to sabotage critical infrastructure in the Dutch part of the North Sea,

February 21, 2023
Total Views: 8400

ONE to Equip Container Fleet with ‘Smart’ Technology
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ONE to Equip Container Fleet with ‘Smart’ Technology

Ocean Network Express (ONE), the world’s seventh largest shipping line, has announced plans to equip its entire container fleet with “smart”

February 21, 2023
Total Views: 5932

Spain Detains Tanker Over Mediterranean Oil Discharge
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Spain Detains Tanker Over Mediterranean Oil Discharge

By Emma Pinedo and Jonathan Saul MADRID, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Spain has detained and fined a Maltese-flagged oil tanker it says discharged oil in

February 21, 2023
Total Views: 6998

A Russian state flag flies on the top of a diesel plant in the Irkutsk Oil Company-owned Yarakta Oil Field in Irkutsk Region. Picture REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
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Sanctions on Russian Diesel Show Early Signs of Working

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — With international sanctions on Russia’s diesel shipments now in place for more than two weeks, the early signs are

February 21, 2023
Total Views: 2031

Startup Australian Shipping Line Goes Bust
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Startup Australian Shipping Line Goes Bust

By Martina Li in Taiwan (The Loadstar) – Just three months after its launch, Australian start-up Focus Container Line has entered administration as the

February 21, 2023
Total Views: 12190