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


Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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EU Targets Russia’s Global Oil Trade With Shipping Sanctions

By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alberto Nardelli, Alex Longley and Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) — The European Union is seeking to go beyond an import ban on

May 4, 2022
Total Views: 2103

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Maersk Sees Best Earnings Quarter in Company History as High Rates Offset Falling Volumes

A.P. Moller – Maersk, owner of the world’s number two shipping line, reported its best earnings quarter ever in Q1 2022 as strong rates more than

May 4, 2022
Total Views: 1581

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EU Proposes Ban on Russian Oil Transport Services

BRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) – The European Commission has proposed to ban in a month’s time all shipping, brokerage, insurance and

May 4, 2022
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Reports Strong Start to 2022 Despite Challenges
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Reports Strong Start to 2022 Despite Challenges

Leading roll-on/roll-off shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen is reporting a strong start to 2022 driven by performance in its shipping segment. The company

May 3, 2022
Total Views: 2552

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Filipino Seafaer Pleads Guilty in Gruesome Murder of Crew Member on LA-Bound Containership

A Filipino seafarer is facing up to life in U.S. jail for fatally stabbing his supervisor on board an MSC containership en route from Shanghai to Los Angeles.

May 3, 2022
Total Views: 8247

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Ports

Ad-Hoc Carriers and Retail Charters Hit By China Lockdowns

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The combination of Covid lockdown cargo delays in China and congestion at US east coast ports has prompted alliance

May 3, 2022
Total Views: 1298

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Port Snarls Point to Worsening Global Supply Chain, Royal Bank of Canada Says

By Marc Jones LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) – Global supply chain problems look to set to worsen, a new report published on Tuesday said, as

May 3, 2022
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Monday, May 2, 2022
FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind container cranes at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 14, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
Ports

West Coast Port Employers Laud Automation Ahead of Labor Talks

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — Employers at West Coast ports at the center of the U.S. supply-chain crisis released a study extolling the benefits

May 2, 2022
Total Views: 3009

An illustration of Great Lakes Dredge and Docks' Jones Act-compliant rock installation vessel that will support the growing U.S. offshore wind industry. Illustration courtesy Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Awarded First Contract for New Jones Act Rock Installation Vessel

A consortium between Houston-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) and Netherlands-based Van Oord has been awarded a contract for the

May 2, 2022
Total Views: 3701

NYK Orders Six LNG Carriers for Long-Term Charter to CNOOC
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NYK Orders Six LNG Carriers for Long-Term Charter to CNOOC

Japanese shipping company NYK has announced its first long-term time charters with China’s state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation, or CNOOC,

May 2, 2022
Total Views: 2458

Port of Long Beach Completes Project Boosting Rail Capacity
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Port of Long Beach Completes Project Boosting Rail Capacity

The Port of Long Beach has completed construction of a new rail project which it says will increase efficiency of goods movement and reduce congestion on local

May 2, 2022
Total Views: 2137

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British Virgin Islands Premier, Port Director Charged with Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Crimes in U.S.

Federal prosecutors in Miami, Florida have charged three people, including British Virgin Islands (BVI) Premier, Andrew Alturo Fahie, and Managing Director of

May 2, 2022
Total Views: 2239

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Offshore

Tanker to Arrive at Norwegian LNG Plant After 20-Month Outage

OSLO, May 2 (Reuters) – Liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker Arctic Voyager is set to arrive at Norway’s Hammerfest terminal on May 9, Refinitiv

May 2, 2022
Total Views: 6971

Sunday, May 1, 2022
Dutch Dock Workers Refuse to Unload Tanker Carrying Russia Oil
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Dutch Dock Workers Refuse to Unload Tanker Carrying Russia Oil

By Cagan Koc and Jack Wittels May 1, 2022,(Bloomberg) –Dutch dockworkers refused to unload a tanker carrying Russian diesel, as European states edge

May 1, 2022
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Suez Canal Records Highest Monthly Revenue In April
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Suez Canal Records Highest Monthly Revenue In April

ISMAILIYA, Egypt, May 1 (Reuters) – Egypt’s Suez Canal recorded its highest monthly revenue to date in April, reaping $629 million in

May 1, 2022
Total Views: 1769

Saturday, April 30, 2022
Stacked containers are shown as ships unload their cargo at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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The Way We Look At The Global Economy Needs To Change

By Brendan Murray and Michelle Jamrisko Apr 30, 2022, (Bloomberg) —Global supply chains are knotting up from China to Denmark, sparking

April 30, 2022
Total Views: 3240

More Of Europe’s Crude Supply Is Coming From Deep In The Heart Of Texas
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More Of Europe’s Crude Supply Is Coming From Deep In The Heart Of Texas

By Arathy Somasekhar and Stephanie Kelly HOUSTON,(Reuters) – U.S. crude exports to Europe climbed in March and April as buyers across the Atlantic

April 30, 2022
Total Views: 2146

Friday, April 29, 2022
tanker underway
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Traders Using Costlier Smaller Tankers to Move Russian Oil to China

By Chen Aizhu and Florence Tan SINGAPORE, April 29 (Reuters) – Traders are deploying smaller, costlier vessels to ship displaced Russian oil

April 29, 2022
Total Views: 12024

FILE PHOTO: Norwegian-born shipping tycoon John Fredriksen speaks in Oslo, Norway, June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
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Shipping Magnate John Fredriksen Fights to Create World’s Largest Oil Tanker Company

By Alex Longley and John Martens (Bloomberg) — Two shipping magnates are battling over the creation of the world’s largest publicly listed oil

April 29, 2022
Total Views: 15585

Sovcomflot ship bridge
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Ship Insurers Cut Cover for Russia’s Sovcomflot as Sanctions Bite

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) – Western ship insurers are terminating cover for Russia’s leading shipping company

April 29, 2022
Total Views: 5481