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


Friday, December 9, 2022
Elliott Bay Design Group Unveils Methanol-Based Power and Charging Barge
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Total Views: 2025

Oil tankers wait at anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul
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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
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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
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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
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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
Total Views: 972

Oil tankers wait at anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul, Turkey
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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
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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
Total Views: 3979

Oil tankers wait at anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul
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Turkey Holds Firm on Tanker Insurance Demand as Jam Worsens

(Bloomberg) — A standoff over sanctions and insurance that has caused a jam of oil tankers at the key Bosphorus shipping strait escalated on Thursday,

December 8, 2022
Total Views: 2210

Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Bosphorus Strait
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West Asks Turkey To Help Clear Tanker Jam

By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) Western officials are in talks with Turkish counterparts to resolve oil tanker queues off Turkey, a British Treasury official said,

December 7, 2022
Total Views: 1376

A containership at the Port of Long Beach
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Winter Lull for U.S. Ports as Container Imports Continue to Wind Down

U.S. container ports are headed into their winter lull as holiday season nears the finish line and retail imports continue to wind down, the National Retail

December 7, 2022
Total Views: 905

China COVID Port Ship Inspectors
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China Exports Collapse But Car Exports Remain Strong

By Ishika Mookerjee (Bloomberg) China’s exports and imports both contracted at steeper paces in November as external demand continued to weaken and a

December 7, 2022
Total Views: 2051

seafarer on deck with a mask
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Industry-Union Pact to Continue Work Post Pandemic

Unions representing seafarers and maritime employer groups entered into a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to continue their working relationship

December 7, 2022
Total Views: 594

Turkish Strait Oil Tanker
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Russia is Concerned Over Oil Tanker Jam in Bosphorus – RIA

MOSCOW, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Russia is concerned about a build-up of oil tankers in the Bosphorus Strait and is discussing the issue with

December 7, 2022
Total Views: 1947

Tuesday, December 6, 2022
The Ville de Bordeaux tests Airseas' Seawing kit system during a transatlantic voyage in 2022. Photo Credit: Airseas
Environment

New Kite System for Ships Trialed on Transatlantic Voyage

France-based wind propulsion specialist Airseas is sharing the first footage of its automated kite system Seawing in use during transatlantic sea trials. The

December 6, 2022
Total Views: 6178

Shipboard Carbon Capture Project Seeking Proposals
Environment

Shipboard Carbon Capture Project Seeking Proposals

A Singapore-based consortium supporting the decarbonization of the maritime sector is seeking proposals for the development of commercial-scale shipboard

December 6, 2022
Total Views: 767

Sign of the Times: New World’s Largest Containership Sails Light on Maiden Voyage
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Sign of the Times: New World’s Largest Containership Sails Light on Maiden Voyage

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The 24,004 teu Ever Atop transited the Suez Canal over the weekend on its maiden voyage to North Europe,

December 6, 2022
Total Views: 13502