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


Wednesday, November 30, 2022
ship emissions
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World Shipping Council Responds Shipping’s Inclusion in EU Carbon Market: ‘Liner shipping is ready’

The World Shipping Council, representing the international liner shipping industry, has issued a response to the preliminary agreement by the European

November 30, 2022
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ABS Wavesight CEO Paul Sells
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ABS Launches ‘Industry First’ Software Company to Streamline Fleet and Risk Management

On the floor of the International Workboat Show in New Orleans, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), a leading international classification society, today

November 30, 2022
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smoke pollution coming from a container ship
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EU Strikes Deal to Include Shipping in its Carbon Market

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Nov 30 (Reuters) – The European Union has agreed to add shipping to its carbon market for the first

November 30, 2022
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Venezuelan Oil Exports Flow Using False Documents, Ships Linked to Iran
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Venezuelan Oil Exports Flow Using False Documents, Ships Linked to Iran

By Marianna Parraga and Jonathan Saul HOUSTON/LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – When the supertanker Young Yong sailed to the Chinese port of Qingdao in

November 30, 2022
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cma cgm logo on a shipping container
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CMA CGM Owners Reap $3 Billion Windfall in Hot Market

By Tara Patel (Bloomberg) — The owners of closely held French shipping giant CMA CGM SA received $3 billion in dividends this year as profits spiked to

November 30, 2022
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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Law Enforcement Busts European Drug Trafficking ‘Super Cartel’
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Law Enforcement Busts European Drug Trafficking ‘Super Cartel’

Coordinated raids were carried out this month across Europe and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against a criminal “super cartel” involved in

November 29, 2022
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Aerial view of a container ship
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Container Shipping Industry Passes Earnings Peak

The results are in. The container shipping industry earned profits of $58.9 billion in the third quarter, breaking a streak of seven straight record quarters

November 29, 2022
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An aerial view shows the Vladimir Arsenyev tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
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Russia Seeking Shipping Insurance Recognition to Dodge Oil Cap

Nov 29 (Reuters) – Moscow is seeking to bolster the recognition of Russian maritime cargo insurance to allow it to ship oil and related

November 29, 2022
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A bulk carrier departs the Port of Odessa prior to the war. Image courtesy VolodymyrT / Shutterstock.com
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UN Sees ‘Friend-Shoring’ Risks as Global Trading System Faces Headwinds

By Bryce Baschuk (Bloomberg) — The UN said efforts to “friend-shore” manufacturing could weigh on a global trading system that a new report warns

November 29, 2022
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Maersk ship entering the Port of Rotterdam
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Maersk Revamps Network for Shipping’s ‘New Reality’

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Major Chinese export markets are showing signs of a recovery after the steep post-Golden Week holiday decline, led by a

November 29, 2022
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President Biden Asks Congress for Help to Avoid Rail Strike
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President Biden Asks Congress for Help to Avoid Rail Strike

By Jordan Fabian, Ian Kullgren and Erik Wasson (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden and Speaker Nancy Pelosi are moving to prevent a looming shutdown of

November 29, 2022
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cargo ships loading at port of oakland
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Global Shipping Growth at Risk from Economic Gloom, UN Says

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – The pace of global shipping activity is set to lose steam next year as economic turmoil, conflict in

November 29, 2022
Total Views: 752

Stowaways Rescued from Ship’s Rudder After 11-Day Voyage
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Stowaways Rescued from Ship’s Rudder After 11-Day Voyage

LAS PALMAS, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Two of three stowaways who were rescued in Spain’s Canary Islands after enduring 11 days on the rudder of

November 29, 2022
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Monday, November 28, 2022
Floating Rickhouses: Bourbon Meets Barging
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Floating Rickhouses: Bourbon Meets Barging

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – With the big Workboat show coming up in New Orleans this week, gCaptain is taking a look a unique maritime business, of

November 28, 2022
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Containership docking Port of Long Beach
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Container Freight Downturn Seen Short-Lived

With container freight rates seen returning to pre-pandemic levels next year, the container shipping sector appears to be in for a tough year ahead. But

November 28, 2022
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MSC’s First Cargo Plane Delivered
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MSC’s First Cargo Plane Delivered

The first aircraft in MSC’s new air cargo business has been delivered. Atlas Air, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (NASDAQ: AAWW), announced

November 28, 2022
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Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
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Russia Oil Turmoil Seen Driving Tanker Market Higher

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Tough new sanctions on Russian oil shipments taking effect from December are likely to boost

November 28, 2022
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Saturday, November 26, 2022
vinfast electric car ship
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Vinfast RoRo Departs Vietnam With eSUVs To Compete With Tesla

By Nguyen Kieu Giang (Bloomberg) VinFast, an electric carmaker backed by Vietnam’s richest man, is shipping its first SUVs to the US, a milestone for parent

November 26, 2022
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Oil Freight Boom Makes $1 Million Waiting Bills More Common
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Oil Freight Boom Makes $1 Million Waiting Bills More Common

By Alex Longley and Sherry Su (Bloomberg) –With soaring shipping costs comes soaring bills for ships doing nothing. In the oil-tanker market, day rates

November 26, 2022
Total Views: 3881

Friday, November 25, 2022
CMA CGM Sees Abrupt Return to Normal for Freight Rates
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CMA CGM Sees Abrupt Return to Normal for Freight Rates

French shipping giant CMA CGM has reported yet another huge quarterly profit, but uncertain economic conditions, normalizing trade flows and a sharp decline in

November 25, 2022
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