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


Friday, November 4, 2022
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
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Britain Seeks Shipping Services Ban for Russian Oil

LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Britain is seeking to prevent countries from using its services to transport Russian oil unless it is

November 4, 2022
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Thursday, November 3, 2022
Tanker Crewman Jumps Overboard After Stabbing
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Tanker Crewman Jumps Overboard After Stabbing

One person is missing from a chemical tanker after allegedly stabbing a fellow crew member during a fight and then jumping overboard, according to French

November 3, 2022
Total Views: 6347

A containership at anchor
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Idled Boxship Fleet Sails Past 1 Million TEUs as Blankings Fail to Stop Freight Rate Erosion

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The idled containership fleet has breached the 1m teu capacity milestone – and is set to jump significantly

November 3, 2022
Total Views: 5593

BIMCO Drafts Emissions Trading Scheme Allowances Clause for Time Charter Parties
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BIMCO Drafts Emissions Trading Scheme Allowances Clause for Time Charter Parties

By Ira Breskin – BIMCO, which provides most standard ship charter parties or leasing contracts, recently drafted a clause that makes charterers

November 3, 2022
Total Views: 930

Oil tanker in Ningbo Zhoushan port
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U.S. Crude Exports to Asia at Record High

By Arathy Somasekhar and Muyu Xu HOUSTON/SINGAPORE, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Deliveries of U.S. crude oil to Asia are set to touch a record 1.8

November 3, 2022
Total Views: 3248

ship anchorage
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Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc Moves Towards Shipping Unit IPO

(Bloomberg) — Abu Dhabi’s main energy company has hired Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC to work on potentially

November 3, 2022
Total Views: 798

Maersk to Explore Large-Scale Green Methanol Fuel Production with Spain
Environment

Maersk to Explore Large-Scale Green Methanol Fuel Production with Spain

MADRID, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Maersk plans to produce up to two million tonnes of e-methanol a year in Spain by 2030 to supply its fleet of cargo ships

November 3, 2022
Total Views: 1376

Wednesday, November 2, 2022
cosco containership
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U.S. Urged Against Controlling Stake in COSCO’S Bid for Hamburg Terminal

By Humeyra Pamuk MUNSTER, Germany, Nov 2 (Reuters) – The United States “strongly suggested” that there be no controlling interest by China

November 2, 2022
Total Views: 2113

Matson-containership-Daniel-K.-Inouye
Shipbuilding

Matson Returns to Philly Shipyard for Three More Jones Act Containerships

U.S. shipping company Matson has returned to Philly Shipyard with an order for three Jones Act containerships to join the two Aloha class sisterships already

November 2, 2022
Total Views: 13320

Maersk’s View on Global Economy Turns Sour
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Maersk’s View on Global Economy Turns Sour

By Fergal O’Brien (Bloomberg) — One of the world’s biggest shipping companies just issued a downbeat assessment of the global economy, saying

November 2, 2022
Total Views: 3172

U.S. Senator Wicker Condemns ‘Unlawful’ and ‘Unnecessary’ Jones Act Waivers for Puerto Rico
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U.S. Senator Wicker Condemns ‘Unlawful’ and ‘Unnecessary’ Jones Act Waivers for Puerto Rico

Criticism is mounting over the DHS Secretary’s decision to waive the Jones Act for hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico. U.S. Senator Roger Wicker

November 2, 2022
Total Views: 1446

Russia Pulls About-Face and Re-Enters Grain Deal
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Russia Pulls About-Face and Re-Enters Grain Deal

By Ali Kucukgocmen and Pavel Polityuk ANKARA/KYIV, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday it would resume its participation in a deal

November 2, 2022
Total Views: 1508

FILE PHOTO: Crew members look out from the MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller as it berths at a PSA International port terminal in Singapore,
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Maersk Warns of ‘Dark Clouds on the Horizon’ for Container Shipping

Maersk delivered another record quarter in Q3 2022, but “dark clouds” are gathering on the horizon. A.P. Moller – Maersk on Wednesday

November 2, 2022
Total Views: 5001

Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Scorpio Tankers' handymax tanker STI Batterdea enters the port of Rotterdam
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Scorpio Tankers Scores a Homerun as Product Tankers Hit It Out of The Park

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – Tanker stocks have been among the biggest gainers this year, propelled by the recovery in demand following the pandemic, the

November 1, 2022
Total Views: 2912

Protests Block Grain Exports from Brazil’s Top Bulk Port
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Protests Block Grain Exports from Brazil’s Top Bulk Port

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Protesters in Brazil blocked the main access road to the important grain export port of Paranagua for

November 1, 2022
Total Views: 1913

Report: American Ship Captain Surrenders License Amid Rape Accusation
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Report: American Ship Captain Surrenders License Amid Rape Accusation

An American ship captain has surrendered his license amid allegations that he raped a female U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet and attempted to assault

November 1, 2022
Total Views: 4344

containership underway
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Seaspan Parent Agrees to $10.9 Billion Buyout from Existing Major Shareholders and ONE

Asset manager Atlas (NYSE: ATCO), parent to container leasing company Seaspan Corporation, has agreed to a all-cash buyout by an entity made up of its existing

November 1, 2022
Total Views: 1902

Maersk ship entering the Port of Rotterdam
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Maersk Gives Overstocked Retailers the Option to Slow Arrivals

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Maersk says it is offering shippers the opportunity to slow cargo arrivals from Asia destined for European and US ports

November 1, 2022
Total Views: 1618

More Grain Ships Leave Ukraine Despite Russia Warnings
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More Grain Ships Leave Ukraine Despite Russia Warnings

By Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — Grain markets steadied on Tuesday, with farmers and traders on alert for Russia’s next moves as ships continue to move

November 1, 2022
Total Views: 1485

Monday, October 31, 2022
Barges make their way down the Mississippi River, where the water levels have reached historically record lows in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. October 23, 2022. Photo REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht
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Mississippi River Drought Is Pushing Soybean Shippers to Other Regions

By Michael Hirtzer (Bloomberg) — The shrinking Mississippi River has hobbled the most efficient channel for moving US soybeans onto world markets,

October 31, 2022
Total Views: 3009