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


Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Bulker Banned from Australian Ports for Three Months
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Bulker Banned from Australian Ports for Three Months

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier Costanza from Australian ports for three months for underpaying

November 15, 2022
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Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
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Russian Oil Output to Fall 1.4 Million Bpd Next Year as EU Ban Takes Effect – IEA

By Noah Browning LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Russian oil output is set to fall 1.4 million barrels per day(bpd) next year after a European Union ban on

November 15, 2022
Total Views: 794

Monday, November 14, 2022
Freeport LNG May Extend Texas Plant Outage Through December
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Freeport LNG May Extend Texas Plant Outage Through December

By Stephen Stapczynski and Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — A major US liquefied natural gas exporter will likely extend an outage that began in June,

November 14, 2022
Total Views: 2922

As U.S. Container Imports Fall, Port of Savannah Reports Second Busiest Month in October
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As U.S. Container Imports Fall, Port of Savannah Reports Second Busiest Month in October

Bucking the trend of falling inbound containers, the Port of Savannah recorded its second busiest month on record in October as the East Coast port continues

November 14, 2022
Total Views: 1358

maersk ship
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Shipper Files FMC Complaint: Maersk ‘Flouts the Law to Rake in Profits’

By Nick Savvides (The Loadstar) – A Florida shipper has issued a complaint against Maersk and its subsidiary, Hamburg Süd, that includes a failure

November 14, 2022
Total Views: 6565

vlcc tanker u-turn
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Russia Fuel Exports by Sea Surge Ahead of EU Sanctions

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Russia’s seaborne fuel exports have risen to the highest since at least 2017 this month as the nation’s refiners

November 14, 2022
Total Views: 950

Sunday, November 13, 2022
Mozambique Exports First LNG To Help Ease European Crunch
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Mozambique Exports First LNG To Help Ease European Crunch

By Matthew Hill and Borges Nhamire Nov 13, 2022 (Bloomberg) –Mozambique flagged off its first shipment of liquefied natural gas, exports that could

November 13, 2022
Total Views: 4261

Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi in Istanbul. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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No Agreement Yet To Extend Black Sea Grain Deal

(Reuters) – Russia said on Saturday there was no agreement yet to extend a deal allowing Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea, repeating its

November 13, 2022
Total Views: 809

Saturday, November 12, 2022
Gasoline tanker at terminal. Photo Shutterstock
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Can Tankers Sail Around EU’s Russian Oil Sanctions?

By Jack Wittels and Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) –The European Union’s impending sanctions on oil imports from Russia aren’t quite as exclusionary as

November 12, 2022
Total Views: 1448

Friday, November 11, 2022
Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
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Container Spot Rates Tick Up as Capacity is Removed from Market

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Spot container freight rates on the largest deepsea trades rebounded this week, despite continuing weak demand,

November 11, 2022
Total Views: 2340

CMA CGM biogas ships
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CMA CGM Says Biogas-Powered Ships Will Reduce Emissions by 67%

French shipping giant CMA CGM recently announced a new series of seven containerships powered by biogas to serve the French West Indies. The ships include four

November 11, 2022
Total Views: 1054

Italy’s New Government Challenges the Law of the Sea
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Italy’s New Government Challenges the Law of the Sea

By Federico Maccioni MILAN, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is cracking down on charity rescue boats operating in the

November 11, 2022
Total Views: 2849

Thursday, November 10, 2022
A digitally enhanced image of ships
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Spire Launches ‘Dark Shipping’ and ‘Spoofing’ Detection

Space-based data company Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR) has launched what it describes as a dark shipping detection product to track vessels manipulating their

November 10, 2022
Total Views: 3976

Documentary Team Discovers Space Shuttle Challenger Wreckage Off Florida
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Documentary Team Discovers Space Shuttle Challenger Wreckage Off Florida

NASA has confirmed the discovery of a large piece of wreckage from the space shuttle Challenger which exploded shortly after liftoff in 1986. The

November 10, 2022
Total Views: 3025

Reduced Speed Caused LPG Tanker’s Collision with Moored Tug
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Reduced Speed Caused LPG Tanker’s Collision with Moored Tug

A pilot’s order to reduce a liquefied petroleum gas carrier’s speed during strong crosswinds led to a collision with a moored tug near Port Neches, Texas,

November 10, 2022
Total Views: 3602

Yangshan Port south of Shanghai, China.
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China’s Year-End Export Surge in Doubt as Global Demand Falters

By Ellen Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING, Nov 10 (Reuters) – China’s usual year-end export surge is in doubt as weak global demand dims a rare

November 10, 2022
Total Views: 888

tanker at sea
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Russian Oil Cap Uncertainty Sparks Fears of Ships Stranded at Sea

By Jonathan Saul, Noah Browning and Jan Strupczewski LONDON/BRUSSELS, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Oil-laden tankers risk being left languishing at sea

November 10, 2022
Total Views: 2242

Dry bulk coal shipping. ImagineStock/Shutterstock
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Iron Ore Ships Turn to Coal to Survive China’s Slump

By Ann Koh and Liz Ng (Bloomberg) — Cargo ships suffering from weak Chinese demand for iron ore are finding a more lucrative alternative as the

November 10, 2022
Total Views: 4605

Yantian Express photo provided by Hapag-Lloyd.
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Hapag-Lloyd: ‘Exceptionally Strong’ Earnings Should Help to Navigate ‘Difficult Waters’ Ahead

As good times give way to bad for container shipping, Hapag-Lloyd says its strong balance sheet should help it stay on course even in choppy waters.

November 10, 2022
Total Views: 670

Grounded Supertanker Under U.S. Sanctions Refloated
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Grounded Supertanker Under U.S. Sanctions Refloated

By Ananda Teresia and Isabel Kua JAKARTA/SINGAPORE, Nov 10 (Reuters) – U.S.-sanctioned oil supertanker Young Yong is being towed to an anchorage area

November 10, 2022
Total Views: 2024