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


Tuesday, October 4, 2022
oil tanker
Shipping

Tanker Trials and Tribulations: Longer Voyages, Secret Trades, Sanctions and Price Caps

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – A recent Substack article in the “Misadventures in Shipping” series by analyst Edward Finley-Richardson notes that oil

October 4, 2022
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Maersk ship entering the Port of Rotterdam. Photo: Shutterstock
Shipping

Managed Decline: Ocean Carriers Face Challenge of Keeping Pandemic Windfalls, Drewry Says

As container shipping’s historic pandemic-fueled bull run comes to an end, ocean carriers are entering a period of “managed decline” where

October 4, 2022
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container ship at sea
Shipping

Charterers Regain Control as Containership Charter Rates Collapse

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The containership charter market bubble appears to have burst, according to MSI’s Horizon report for

October 4, 2022
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Hapag-Lloyd Expands Terminals Business with $1 Billion Acquisition of SM SAAM
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Hapag-Lloyd Expands Terminals Business with $1 Billion Acquisition of SM SAAM

Hapag-Lloyd is continuing to spend its pandemic profits to expand and modernize its business. The German container shipping company announced Tuesday it has

October 4, 2022
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BHP to Receive Three More LNG-Fueled Bulk Carriers
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BHP to Receive Three More LNG-Fueled Bulk Carriers

By Jeslyn Lerh and Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Oct 4 (Reuters) – BHP Group expects to receive three more bulk carriers powered partly by liquefied natural

October 4, 2022
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Monday, October 3, 2022
matson ship
Shipping

Judge Rules Antitrust Lawsuit Against Matson Units Can Proceed

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Two Matson Inc subsidiaries must face claims from rival container shipping company American President

October 3, 2022
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Ammonia Power Startup Amogy Looks to Norway’s Maritime Cluster for Push Into Shipping
Shipping

Ammonia Power Startup Amogy Looks to Norway’s Maritime Cluster for Push Into Shipping

Brooklyn, New York-based startup Amogy has opened up a new office in Norway with the goal of accelerating the commercialization of its ammonia-to-power

October 3, 2022
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Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
Shipping

Inflation Concerns and High Interest Rates Haven’t Stopped U.S. Consumers from Spending

Consumers in the United States are shrugging off concerns about high inflation and interest rate hikes and continuing to spend, the National Retail Federation

October 3, 2022
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Lomar Shipping Acquires German Shipowner and Manager Carl Büttner
Shipping

Lomar Shipping Acquires German Shipowner and Manager Carl Büttner

London-based Lomar Shipping has acquired the Bremen, Germany-based shipowner and manager Carl Büttner for $160 million. Carl Büttner’s history in

October 3, 2022
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President Macron’s Chief of Staff Indicted Over MSC Links
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President Macron’s Chief of Staff Indicted Over MSC Links

PARIS, Oct 3 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron’s chief of staff has been indicted by the national financial crimes prosecutor

October 3, 2022
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Friday, September 30, 2022
U.S. Maritime Unions Respond to Jones Act Waiver: ‘Illegal, Unjustified and Unnecessary’
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U.S. Maritime Unions Respond to Jones Act Waiver: ‘Illegal, Unjustified and Unnecessary’

American maritime unions the Seafarers International Union; the American Maritime Officers; the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots; and

September 30, 2022
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container ship
Shipping

Container Shipping Turning Point? Long-Term Rates Start to Slide

Long-term contract rates in container shipping fell for just second time this year in September in what is now the latest sign that the sector’s

September 30, 2022
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pilot boarding san francisco
Shipping

San Francisco Bay Pilotage System Gets Much-Needed Rate Structure Update

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill providing for the first significant update to the rate structure of San Francisco Bay’s

September 30, 2022
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Thursday, September 29, 2022
cma cgm logo on a shipping container
Environment

CMA CGM Program Trades Carbon Credits for Early Container Returns

French shipping giant CMA CGM is launching a new incentive program that will give U.S. customers a chance to earn carbon credits for returning containers

September 29, 2022
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sabine pass lng exports
Shipping

Cheniere Adds Third Berth at Sabine Pass, Boosting LNG Export Capacity

By Sergio Chapa (Bloomberg) —  Cheniere Energy Inc., the largest US exporter of liquefied natural gas, is preparing to add shipping capacity at its

September 29, 2022
Total Views: 1743

American Maritime Furious Over ‘Unlawful’ Jones Act Waiver
Shipping

American Maritime Furious Over ‘Unlawful’ Jones Act Waiver

The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), representing most of the U.S. domestic maritime industry including ship operators, mariners, shipyards, and

September 29, 2022
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Close in photo of Maersk ship loaded with containers
Shipping

Maersk Suspends Aisa-U.S. East Coast Loop

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Maersk has suspended an Asia-US east coast loop, confirming that transpacific ocean carriers are seeing a reduction in

September 29, 2022
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smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

Shipping’s Decarbonization Voyage: Big Money Needs and Uncertain Technologies

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – Capital Link’s Maritime Forum last week covered a wide range of shipping topics, ranging from supply chain issues to

September 29, 2022
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Soeren Skou, CEO Maersk
Shipping

Maersk CEO: Holiday Shipping Won’t Save Carriers’ Christmas

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Terje Solsvik COPENHAGEN, Sept 29 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk’s chief executive said on Thursday he expects a

September 29, 2022
Total Views: 1713

mississippi shipping
Shipping

Shrinking Mississippi River Puts American Farm Trade at Risk

By Kim Chipman, Dominic Carey and Elizabeth Elkin (Bloomberg) — American farmers are facing yet another supply-chain headache just as harvest season

September 29, 2022
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