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


Monday, December 5, 2022
Tanker Jam Off Turkey as Price Cap on Russian Crude Kicks In
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Tanker Jam Off Turkey as Price Cap on Russian Crude Kicks In

Dec 5 (Reuters) – Oil tankers formed a traffic jam off the coast of Turkey on day one of the West’s price cap on Russian crude, with

December 5, 2022
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Maersk ship
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Oman’s OQ to Study Feasibility of Producing Green Ammonia and Methanol -Report

Oman’s state-owned energy company OQ is set to study the feasibility of producing green ammonia and green methanol under a memorandum of understanding

December 5, 2022
Total Views: 991

Judge Gavel
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Former Military Sealift Command Director Sentenced to Prison for Bribery and Lying to Investigators

The former Director of Operations of the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) office in Busan, South Korea, was sentenced last week to five years in

December 5, 2022
Total Views: 6715

tanker at sea
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Russia’s European Crude Sales Collapse 

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia’s crude oil shipments to Europe are shrinking fast. A European Union ban on seaborne imports from the country is

December 5, 2022
Total Views: 8462

tanker underway
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Russian Oil Sanctions Fuel Boom for Old Tankers

By Julia Payne and Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The market for old oil tankers is booming, and it’s all down to efforts by

December 5, 2022
Total Views: 3574

Saturday, December 3, 2022
bulk carrier
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Dirty Bulkers Are Now Being Used To Carry Food Crops to Asia

By Ann Koh and Hallie Gu (Bloomberg) –Dirty bulk ships used to carry iron ore are being scrubbed clean so that they can transport grain to Asia, in

December 3, 2022
Total Views: 6604

Russia Says It Won’t Accept Oil Price Cap
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Russia Says It Won’t Accept Oil Price Cap

By Caleb Davis and Mark Trevelyan Dec 3 (Reuters) – Russia “will not accept” a price cap on its oil and is analyzing how to

December 3, 2022
Total Views: 2029

Friday, December 2, 2022
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
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European Shipowners Welcome Deal to Include Shipping in EU Carbon Market

European shipowners are welcoming this week’s provisional agreement to include maritime shipping in the EU carbon market, which will force vessels to pay

December 2, 2022
Total Views: 564

tanker at sea
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Europe Sets $60 Price Cap on Russian Oil

By Ewa Krukowska, Alberto Nardelli and Jorge Valero (Bloomberg) — The European Union agreed to put a price cap on Russian oil at $60 a barrel, paving

December 2, 2022
Total Views: 1013

Oil tanker at sea involved in sanctions evasion scheme transporting Iranian and Venezuelan crude
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Iranian Oil Cargo Previously Seized by U.S. Unloads in Syria

LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – An Iranian-flagged tanker on Friday delivered an oil shipment to Syria which the United States had previously

December 2, 2022
Total Views: 639

Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
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Shipping Costs for Russian Oil Soar Ahead of More Sanctions

By Serene Cheong and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Shipping costs for Russian crude are skyrocketing as more tanker owners shun the trade days

December 2, 2022
Total Views: 1777

FMC: More Than 175 Charge Complaints Submitted Against Ocean Carriers Under New Shipping Law
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FMC: More Than 175 Charge Complaints Submitted Against Ocean Carriers Under New Shipping Law

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission says it has received more than 175 charge complaints from U.S. shippers against ocean common carriers since the enactment

December 2, 2022
Total Views: 1183

Ships bridge silhouetted with Antarctic Icebergs on the Horizon
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Fiber-Optic Cable Linking Europe and Asia via the Arctic Secures First Investment

By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI, Dec 2 (Reuters) – A plan to build the first fiber-optic cable across the Arctic has secured its first investment,

December 2, 2022
Total Views: 1403

TotalEnergies Joins Ammonia-Fueled Tanker Project
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TotalEnergies Joins Ammonia-Fueled Tanker Project

LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – France’s TotalEnergies said it has joined a shipping project building test tankers which can be powered by ammonia,

December 2, 2022
Total Views: 502

Thursday, December 1, 2022
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
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EU Closes in on Price Cap for Russian Oil as Poles Hold Out

By Alberto Nardelli, Ewa Krukowska and Jorge Valero (Bloomberg) — The European Union is closing in on a deal to cap the price of Russian crude oil at

December 1, 2022
Total Views: 1305

A gas leak from Nord stream 1 is seen in the Swedish economic zone in the Baltic Sea in this picture taken from the Swedish Coast Guard aircraft on September 28, 2022. Swedish Coast Guard/Handout via TT News Agency/via REUTERS
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Germany and Norway Want NATO to Protect Subsea Infrastructure After Nord Stream Attacks

By Andreas Rinke and Matthias Williams BERLIN, Nov 30 (Reuters) – The leaders of Germany and Norway said on Wednesday they would jointly ask

December 1, 2022
Total Views: 1115

Stock photo of an lng carrier at sunset
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Opinion: The Jones Act is a Useful Scapegoat for Poor New England Energy Decisions

By Sam Norton, New England governors are clamoring for Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to support waivers to the Jones Act, a law requiring that cargo

December 1, 2022
Total Views: 2526

An MSC containership passes a Maersk containership
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Could MSC Be Mulling a 2M Split?

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Since August 2020, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company brokers have completed the acquisition of nearly 250 second-hand

December 1, 2022
Total Views: 6102

Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
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EU Agrees to Tentative $60 a Barrel Price Cap on Russian Seaborne Oil

By Jan Strupczewski and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Dec 1 (Reuters) – European Union governments tentatively agreed on Thursday on a $60 a barrel

December 1, 2022
Total Views: 910

Wednesday, November 30, 2022
maersk blockchain
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RIP TradeLens: Maersk and IBM to Abandon Block Chain-Based Shipping Platform

A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM have announced their decision to abandon their blockchain-based global trade platform known as TradeLens after it failed to

November 30, 2022
Total Views: 3547