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


Monday, December 12, 2022
Stacked containers are shown as ships unload their cargo at the Port of Los Angeles
Ports

U.S. Container Imports Near Pre-Pandemic Levels in November

U.S. container imports fell a whopping 19.4% in November compared to the same month last year as economic turmoil, a reduction in retail transactions, and high

December 12, 2022
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People relax on the beach with Britain's biggest container port in Felixstowe, Britain
Ports

UK’s Port of Felixstowe Reaches Pay Deal With Dockworkers

By Siddharth Philip (Bloomberg) — The Port of Felixstowe, Britain’s busiest container port, said that over 90% of its workers had agreed to accept a

December 12, 2022
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Oil tankers wait at anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul
Shipping

Turkish Tanker Jam Eases Slightly

ISTANBUL, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The number of tankers waiting to pass through Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait on the way to the Mediterranean fell to 13

December 12, 2022
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Soeren Skou, CEO Maersk
Shipping

Maersk Appoints New CEO to Navigate ‘Turbulence on the Horizon’

By Stine Jacobsen and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Dec 12 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Monday it had appointed company veteran

December 12, 2022
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Saturday, December 10, 2022
superyacht
Shipping

Russian Billionaire Gets Judge on Board in Fight Over French Riviera Yacht

By Gaspard Sebag (Bloomberg) –Sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Kuzmichev has notched up another victory in his fight with French authorities

December 10, 2022
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Commercial vessels, including oil tankers, wait at an anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul, Turkey, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Shipping

Oil Tanker Sails Through Bosphorus In Sign Insurance Spat Easing

By Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) –Turkish authorities allowed an oil tanker to pass through country’s vital Bosphorus shipping strait, suggesting

December 10, 2022
Total Views: 1670

Friday, December 9, 2022
Oil tankers wait at anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul, Turkey
Shipping

At Least 15 Million Barrels Caught Up in Turkish Tanker Impasse

By Firat Kozok, Selcan Hacaoglu and Sherry Su (Bloomberg) — Turkey dug in on an insistence that oil tankers navigating its waters must prove they’re

December 9, 2022
Total Views: 2025

Meyer Werft Delays Delivery of Carnival Jubilee
Shipping

Meyer Werft Delays Delivery of Carnival Jubilee

Meyer Werft has delayed the delivery of Carnival Cruise Line’s new Carnival Jubilee by two months due to issues in the supply chain. Carnival Cruise Line

December 9, 2022
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Shipping emissions
Environment

ICS: To Reach Net Zero in Shipping, ‘The Hard Work Starts Now’

IMO member states seem on track to adopt a more stringent greenhouse gas reduction target that would align shipping with the Paris Agreement on climate change.

December 9, 2022
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Elliott Bay Design Group Unveils Methanol-Based Power and Charging Barge
Shipping

Elliott Bay Design Group Unveils Methanol-Based Power and Charging Barge

Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Elliott Bay Design Group has released its design for a methanol-powered harbor power and charging

December 9, 2022
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Oil tankers wait at anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul
Shipping

EU Says G7 Oil Price Cap Not to Blame for Turkey Tanker Queues

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The Group of Seven countries’ price cap on Russian oil is not responsible for a queue of

December 9, 2022
Total Views: 609

Containers are seen stacked at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port
Shipping

Transatlantic Spot Rates Tread Water as Chinese Export Rates Tumble

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Navigating the container spot rate market has become a minefield for shipper procurement managers under pressure from

December 9, 2022
Total Views: 871

Turkish Strait Oil Tanker
Shipping

Deepening Turkish Tanker Jam Snarls Russia Oil Sanctions

By Daren Butler and Can Sezer ISTANBUL, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Turkey emerged as a critical stumbling block to a complex international plan to

December 9, 2022
Total Views: 1447

Thursday, December 8, 2022
File photo of a product tanker underway at sea
Shipping

OSG Extends Bareboat Charters with American Shipping Company

U.S.-flag energy shipping company Overseas Shipholding Group (NYSE: OSG) has exercised options to extend its bareboat charter agreements with American Shipping

December 8, 2022
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Oil tankers wait at anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul
Shipping

Oil Tankers Stuck Near Turkey Costing Millions to Wait

By Alex Longley and Sherry Su (Bloomberg) — The snarl-up that’s delayed millions of barrels of oil near Turkey’s key shipping straits is already

December 8, 2022
Total Views: 2715

Trafigura Charters Dual-Fuel Methanol-Powered Tanker
Shipping

Trafigura Charters Dual-Fuel Methanol-Powered Tanker

British Columbia-based Waterfront Shipping has entered into a time-charter agreement with commodity trading giant Trafigura for the methanol-powered dual-fuel

December 8, 2022
Total Views: 785

ship emissions
Shipping

Incentivizing New Fuels: Drybulk Ship Owners Share Their Ideas

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – Next week will see the Marine Environmental Protection Committee’s “MEPC79” meetings occurring in-person at the

December 8, 2022
Total Views: 785

vlcc supertanker
Shipping

Supertanker Earnings Plunge on Reduced Crude Supplies

By Alex Longley and Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) — Earnings for giant supertankers carrying crude are slumping as OPEC+ production cuts and reduced releases

December 8, 2022
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Oil tankers wait at anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul, Turkey
Shipping

Why Are Oil Tankers Stuck in Turkish Waters?

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Turkey’s maritime authority said on Thursday it would continue to block the passage of oil tankers

December 8, 2022
Total Views: 2625

port of los angeles and long beach
Shipping

Fitch: Container Shipping Outlook Deteriorates as Freight Rates Fall

The container shipping industry is likely to see significantly weaker profits next year as freight rates continue to normalize, says Fitch Ratings. Container

December 8, 2022
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