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


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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Damen and Caterpillar to Jointly Develop Methanol-Powered Harbor Tugs
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Damen and Caterpillar to Jointly Develop Methanol-Powered Harbor Tugs

Dutch shipbuilder Damen and Caterpillar Inc. have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of a new series of methanol-powered tugs. The MoU

November 30, 2022
Total Views: 1181

blue lng carrier at sea
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American Maritime to New England Governors: Jones Act is Not Causing Higher Energy Prices and Waivers Won’t Help

The American Maritime Partnership, representing the domestic maritime industry, has sent a letter to New England governors urging them not to rely Jones Act

November 30, 2022
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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
Total Views: 618

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
Total Views: 704

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
Total Views: 5297

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
Total Views: 5392