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


Saturday, January 27, 2024
The Marlin Luanda on fire in Gulf of Aden. Photo courtesy French Forces
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Fire Out On ‘Marlin Luanda’ After Houthi Missile Strike

The fire on board the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Marlin Luanda is out and all crew are safe. The situation on board was confirmed by the ship’s

January 27, 2024
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Friday, January 26, 2024
Tanker On Fire After Houthi Missile Strike in Gulf of Aden
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Tanker On Fire After Houthi Missile Strike in Gulf of Aden

Update: Fire Out on Marlin Luanda A British-owned tanker has suffered a fire after being hit by a Houthi missile in the Gulf of Aden on Friday. The UK

January 26, 2024
Total Views: 2630

The Indian Navy approaches the M/V Lila Norfolk in the Indian Ocean, January 5, 2023. Photo courtesy Indian Navy
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Amid Red Sea Crisis, Ships Now Face Rise in Somali Piracy

(Bloomberg) — Piracy off Somalia’s coast has increased since maritime security was disrupted by Houthi militants’ attacks on ships in the Red Sea in

January 26, 2024
Total Views: 8291

A tanker transits the Suez Canal. Shutterstock/Anatoly Menzhiliy
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Saudi Keeps Sending Oil Through Houthi-Menaced Red Sea

(Bloomberg) — Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, is continuing to send tanker loads of crude and fuels through the southern Red Sea, where

January 26, 2024
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Maersk's methanol-powered Ane Maersk in the shipyard. Photo courtesy Maersk
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Maersk Christens ‘Ane Maersk’, The World’s First Large Methanol-Powered Containership

In a significant step towards carbon-neutral shipping, Danish shipping conglomerate Maersk has christened Ane Maersk, the world’s first large

January 26, 2024
Total Views: 3461

UNCTAD Sounds the Alarm Over Unprecedented Disruptions to Global Trade
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UNCTAD Sounds the Alarm Over Unprecedented Disruptions to Global Trade

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has sounded the alarm over rising disruptions in global trade due to escalating geopolitical

January 26, 2024
Total Views: 1107

A Yemeni Coast Guard boat sails near the Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by Yemen's Houthis last month, off the coast of al-Salif, Yemen, December 5, 2023.
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China Presses Iran to Rein in Houthi Attacks on Shipping

By Parisa Hafezi and Andrew Hayley DUBAI, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Chinese officials have asked their Iranian counterparts to help rein in attacks on ships

January 26, 2024
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Biden Pauses LNG Export Project Approvals
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Biden Pauses LNG Export Project Approvals

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden paused approvals for pending and future applications to export liquefied

January 26, 2024
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Thursday, January 25, 2024
LNG terminal in Barcelona, Spain
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Qatar Notifies Spanish Utility of LNG Shipping Delay

By Marwa Rashad and Pietro Lombardi LONDON/MADRID, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Qatar, one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters,

January 25, 2024
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A containership arrives at the Port of Rotterdam
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European Ports Alliance: EU Launches Effort to Combat Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime in Ports

The European Commission, along with various EU Member States and agencies, have launched the European Ports Alliance Public Private Partnership to combat drug

January 25, 2024
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north sea oil rig
Offshore

SEACOR to Convert Four More PSVs to Battery Power

SEACOR Marine Holdings has announced plans to convert four platform supply vessels (PSVs) to hybrid battery power. The company on Thursday announced it a deal

January 25, 2024
Total Views: 1560

Freeport LNG Ship Terminal Texas
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Biden’s Natural Gas Plan Could Potentially Derail LNG Export Projects

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Jennifer Jacobs and Ruth Liao (Bloomberg) — The Biden administration is set to unveil plans within days for intensifying

January 25, 2024
Total Views: 2855

containership
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Ship Shortage: Containership Charter Market Heats Up Amid Suez Diversions

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Brokers are reporting more “heightened activity” in the containership charter market as ocean carriers fight to

January 25, 2024
Total Views: 2503

bulk carrier at sea
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Red Sea Attacks Push BHP to Divert Some Bulk Shipments Around Africa

Jan 25 (Reuters) – Australian mining giant BHP Group said on Thursday that the Red Sea disruptions are forcing some of its freight service

January 25, 2024
Total Views: 1245

tanker underway at sea from the bridge
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Tankers Face Million-Dollar Detour Around Cape of Good Hope

Rerouting tankers around the Cape of Good Hope due to Red Sea attacks can add nearly a million dollars per voyage while also doubling transit time, according

January 25, 2024
Total Views: 2744

Houthi stand on beach after ship attack
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U.S. and UK Impose Sanctions on Houthi Leaders

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the United Kingdom have imposed sanctions on four leading members of

January 25, 2024
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Hapag-Lloyd's newbuild containership Manila Express
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Major Shipping Alliances Shaken Up by Maersk-Hapag-Lloyd Partnership

Last week’s surprise announcement from Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd on the formation a new long-term operational collaboration named the Gemini Cooperation is

January 24, 2024
Total Views: 11868

Officials pose for a picture in front of HMM Garnett
Shipbuilding

HMM Takes Delivery of ‘HMM Garnet’, First in New Series of LNG-Ready Containerships

South Korean shipping company HMM has announced the delivery of the HMM Garnet, the first in a series of twelve 13,000 TEU containerships. The ship, which is

January 24, 2024
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An aerial view of the eWolf all-electric tug
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Crowley Takes Delivery of Groundbreaking Battery-Powered Tug ‘eWolf’

US-based Crowley has taken delivery of the United States’ first all-electric, ship assist harbor tugboat, named eWolf. Designed by Crowley’s in-house

January 24, 2024
Total Views: 4008

File photo of an LNG carrier in the Suez Canal
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Qatar Delays LNG Cargoes to South Europe Amid Red Sea Crisis

(Bloomberg) — Qatar, one of the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas exporters, is delaying some shipments to Europe as the crisis in the Red Sea

January 24, 2024
Total Views: 1946