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


Thursday, March 23, 2023
Aerial top view of a containership underway
Environment

FuelEU Maritime Marks the ‘Beginning of the End’ for Dirty Fuels in Shipping

By Nick Savvides (The Loadstar) – Shipping, forwarding and environmental groups have welcomed the world’s first law requiring ships to use

March 23, 2023
Total Views: 2001

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Shipping

Ministers Seek to Combat Organized Crime in Global Fisheries

By Louise Rasmussen COPENHAGEN, March 23 (Reuters) – Organised crime in the fisheries industry that endangers stocks, exploits labour and robs

March 23, 2023
Total Views: 1686

Containership at port during golden hour
Shipping

FMC Launches Campaign to Ensure Compliance with Regulations on Per-Diem Detention Charges

Following a landmark decision made by the commission in December of last year, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched an active campaign to ensure

March 23, 2023
Total Views: 1708

A containership arrives at the Port of Rotterdam
Environment

FuelEU Maritime: EU Takes Major Step Toward Decarbonizing Maritime Transport

The European Commission has announced an agreement between the European Parliament and the Council to bolster the maritime transport sector’s

March 23, 2023
Total Views: 1238

Aerial view of a container ship
Shipping

Global Goods Trade Softening from 2022’s Record Level

By Bryce Baschuk (Bloomberg) — International commerce soared to a record of $32 trillion in 2022, but goods trade growth is expected to increase by only

March 23, 2023
Total Views: 725

oil tanker
Shipping

‘Shadow’ Tanker Fleet Raises Risk of Accidents

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) – An oil tanker runs aground off eastern China, leaking fuel into the water. Another is caught in a

March 23, 2023
Total Views: 5072

Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Shipping Industry Groups to Tackle Crucial Safety Issues in Cargo Transport
Accidents

Shipping Industry Groups to Tackle Crucial Safety Issues in Cargo Transport

Five major organizations involved in global cargo transport have joined forces to create a framework for cooperation that will enhance safety during the

March 22, 2023
Total Views: 5233

containership
Shipping

UBS Likely to Shrink Credit Suisse’s $10 Billion Shipping Portfolio -Report

March 22 (Reuters) – UBS Group AG will likely shrink Credit Suisse Group’s $10 billion shipping portfolio that it inherited as part of its

March 22, 2023
Total Views: 1995

Deep Sea Mining Loses its Biggest Corporate Backer
Offshore

Deep Sea Mining Loses its Biggest Corporate Backer

By Todd Woody (Bloomberg) — A growing number of countries are calling to delay plans to strip-mine the seabed for metals to make electric car

March 22, 2023
Total Views: 3533

U.S. Coast Guard Seeking Suspension of  Midshipman X’s Alleged Rapist’s Mariner Credential Pending DOJ Decision -Report
Shipping

U.S. Coast Guard Seeking Suspension of Midshipman X’s Alleged Rapist’s Mariner Credential Pending DOJ Decision -Report

Over a year after a U.S. Merchant Marine Academy midshipman came forward about how she was raped by her supervisor while training on board a U.S.-flagged ship

March 22, 2023
Total Views: 16096

Samskip Orders Pair of Hydrogen-Powered Short-Sea Containerships
Environment

Samskip Orders Pair of Hydrogen-Powered Short-Sea Containerships

European multimodal logistics provider Samskip has confirmed an order for two hydrogen fuel cell-powered vessels to serve its west European routes. The company

March 22, 2023
Total Views: 2115

Tuesday, March 21, 2023
oldendorff ship hits bridge
Shipping

Oldendorff Carriers’ Peter Twiss on Retirement: ‘Timing is Everything’

Peter Twiss has stepped down from his role as President and CEO of German-based shipping company Oldendorff Carriers, effective immediately, after more than 20

March 21, 2023
Total Views: 2606

port of los angeles
Shipping

McCown Report: Record Drop for U.S. Container Imports in February

The top ten container ports in the U.S. had a their biggest monthly decline on record in February, reflecting the dramatic boom-to-bust cycle caused by the

March 21, 2023
Total Views: 2859

cma cgm logo on a shipping container
Shipping

CMA CGM Eyes Booming Car Carrier Market

By Nick Savvides (The Loadstar) – French container carrier CMA CGM, already spreading its wings by entering the air cargo and logistics markets, is

March 21, 2023
Total Views: 4218

Port Arthur LNG export project. Illustration courtesy Sempra Infrastructure
Offshore

Sempra Launches $13 Billion Port Arthur LNG Export Project

Sempra Infrastructure Partners, a subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE), has reached a final investment decision (FID) for the development, construction

March 21, 2023
Total Views: 3104

Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
Shipping

Record U.S. Crude Flows to Europe and China

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, March 20 (Reuters) – U.S. crude exports to Europe have hit a record 2.1 million barrels per day on average so far

March 21, 2023
Total Views: 2514

Philippines Finds Leaking Tanker After Three-Week Search
Accidents

Philippines Finds Leaking Tanker After Three-Week Search

MANILA, March 21 (Reuters) – A leaking fuel tanker that sank off the central Philippines three weeks ago has been found using an underwater

March 21, 2023
Total Views: 8922

Monday, March 20, 2023
Vulcan Says Mexico Limestone Terminal Seized by Authorities
Ports

Vulcan Says Mexico Limestone Terminal Seized by Authorities

U.S. construction materials company Vulcan Materials has alleged that Mexican security forces have illegally taken control of its port terminal in southern

March 20, 2023
Total Views: 7627

Oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia
Shipping

Chevron-Chartered Tanker Involved in Minor Collision in Venezuela

HOUSTON, March 20 (Reuters) – A Liberia-flagged oil tanker chartered by Chevron Corp had a minor collision with another vessel, the Bueno, in

March 20, 2023
Total Views: 2534

FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind container cranes at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 14, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
Ports

West Coast Port Labor Talks Strained Over Lunch Breaks

By Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — Negotiations over a new labor contract for West Coast dockworkers are under increasing strain as their employers say a

March 20, 2023
Total Views: 5972