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


Monday, July 3, 2023
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
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IMO Kicks off Meeting to Decide Shipping’s Emissions Strategy

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for agreement to reach net zero

July 3, 2023
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Vessels are seen as they await inspection under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
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EU Proposes A Russian Grain Bank

by Jahnavi Nidumolu (Reuters) The European Union is considering a proposal for the Russian Agricultural Bank to set up a subsidiary to reconnect to the

July 3, 2023
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Sunday, July 2, 2023
Monrovia NSU CHALLENGER bulk carrier transits the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Aris Martinez/File Photo
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Panama Canal To Keep Limits In Place As Drought Hits Lake Levels

By Michael McDonald (Bloomberg) –The Panama Canal will likely keep restrictions on shippers in place this year as a drought has caused water levels

July 2, 2023
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FILE PHOTO: Shipping cranes lie idle after longshoremen with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) went on strike at Canada's busiest port in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada July 1, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Dockworker Strike At Canada’s Biggest Ports To Fuel Inflation

By Randy Thanthong-Knight and Robert Tuttle (Bloomberg) –A strike at Pacific coast ports threatens to disrupt millions of dollars of trade and add

July 2, 2023
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Saturday, July 1, 2023
Longshoremen with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) strike at Canada's busiest port in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada July 1, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
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Thousands Of Port Workers In Canada’s British Columbia Go On Strike

July 1 (Reuters) – Several thousand unionized port workers in Canada’s western province of British Columbia went on strike after failing to reach

July 1, 2023
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Oil tankers wait at anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul, Turkey
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Russia’s Rusty Oil Tanker Fleet Sets Sail With Newer Ships

By Alex Longley and Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) –An armada of tankers ferrying sanctioned oil around the globe is starting to get younger, bucking a

July 1, 2023
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Friday, June 30, 2023
Vessels are seen as they await inspection under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
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Russia is All But Out of the Black Sea Grain Deal

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, June 30 (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday it saw no reason to extend the Black Sea grain deal beyond July 17

June 30, 2023
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Stock image of an MSC containership
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MSC Lead Transpacific Capacity Exodus as ZIM Bucks the Trend

By Alex Lennane (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers have removed almost a quarter of their capacity from the transpacific tradelane in the past year as

June 30, 2023
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Japanese Shipping Companies Awarded LCO2 Carrier Approvals
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Japanese Shipping Companies Awarded LCO2 Carrier Approvals

Japanese shipping companies Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) have separately announced receiving approvals for new

June 30, 2023
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Thursday, June 29, 2023
pexels startup stock photos
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Could Silicon Valley’s Top Minds Be Recruited To Help Shipping?

By John Konrad (gCaptain) Shipping, a stalwart industry often found clinging to antiquated practices and methodologies, has rarely been associated with

June 29, 2023
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port of los angeles and long beach
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Containership Charter Market Loses Steam as Carriers Look to Off-Hire Ships

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – There are now clear signs that the weak demand for ocean freight is beginning to impact the hitherto insulated

June 29, 2023
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EPA Settles Clean Water Act Violations with Swire Shipping and MMS Co.
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EPA Settles Clean Water Act Violations with Swire Shipping and MMS Co.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled with shipping Swire Shipping and MMS Co. over claims Clean Water Act violations, specifically

June 29, 2023
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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
lng carrier
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Cool Company Exercises Purchase Options for Two Newbuild LNG Carriers with Delivery in 2024

Cool Company Limited (NYSE: CLCO) on Wednesday announced it has exercised purchase options for the acquisition of two newbuild LNG carriers scheduled to

June 28, 2023
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port vancouver
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Canadian Longshore Workers Plan Strike at British Columbia Ports

The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) has received a formal, written 72-hour strike notice from the International Longshore and Warehouse

June 28, 2023
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LNG carrier with letters L N G on side.
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INEOS Enters LNG Shipping Market with MOL Newbuild Charters

London-based petrochemicals manufacturer INEOS Energy Trading has signed long-term charter agreements with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) for two newbuild LNG

June 28, 2023
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Canadian flag on the stern of a ship
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Canada Opens Canadian Ships to More International Seafarers

Canada has signed agreements with Georgia, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom to allow their certified seafarers to work onboard Canadian vessels, part of

June 28, 2023
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The stern of ship under the Panamanian flag
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Panama Pledges to Purge More Substandard Ships From World’s Largest Registry

PANAMA CITY, June 27 (Reuters) – The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) said on Tuesday it would continue to clean up its fleet to prevent

June 28, 2023
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Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
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Russian Oil Transfers at Sea Shift Away From Spanish Enclave

(Bloomberg) — The transfer of Russian crude between tankers at sea has shifted away from Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, amid mounting pressure

June 28, 2023
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Wärtsilä to Convert Stena Line Ferries to Methanol Fuel
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Wärtsilä to Convert Stena Line Ferries to Methanol Fuel

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted by Swedish ferry operator Stena Line to convert some of its vessels to operate on methanol fuel. The

June 27, 2023
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Panama Canal Marks Expansion Project’s 7th Anniversary Facing Major Challenge
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Panama Canal Marks Expansion Project’s 7th Anniversary Facing Major Challenge

The Panama Canal Authority is marking the seventh anniversary of the opening of its expanded Neopanamax locks, facing what may be its most significant

June 27, 2023
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