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


Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Judge Gavel
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Houston Ship Channel and adjacent refineries, part of the Port of Houston, are seen in Houston, 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
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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
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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
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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
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EU Green Lights Hapag-Lloyd’s Stakes in JadeWeserPort

German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd says the EU Commission has approved the company’s stake acquisitions in JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven, Germany’s

April 29, 2022
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Shipping Industry Pushes to Rescue Remaining Seafarers Trapped in Ukraine
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Shipping Industry Pushes to Rescue Remaining Seafarers Trapped in Ukraine

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) – Just under 500 seafarers remain stuck onboard 109 ships at Ukrainian ports – skeleton crews

April 29, 2022
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Thursday, April 28, 2022
port of los angeles and long beach
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FMC Asks Congress for More Money Amid Heavier Workload, Uptick in Shippers’ Complaints

The Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission is asking Congress for more funding next year due to an increase in demand for the Commission’s services

April 28, 2022
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Hydraulic Hose Leak Led to Engine Room Fire on Fishing Vessel Off Massachusetts -NTSB Report
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Hydraulic Hose Leak Led to Engine Room Fire on Fishing Vessel Off Massachusetts -NTSB Report

A hydraulic hose failure led to an engine room fire aboard the fishing vessel Nobska off the coast of Massachusetts in 2021, the National Transportation Safety

April 28, 2022
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wheat bulk ship
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Commodity Traders: Secretive, Crafty And Utterly Necessary

Movements of commodities by entities often shrouded in mystery and secrecy drive shipping demand, which, in turn, is tied to economic activity and also

April 28, 2022
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Port Of Hong Kong aerial photo
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Hong Kong Sees Surprise Export Drop as China Locks Down

By Krystal Chia (Bloomberg) — Hong Kong’s exports plunged in March by the most since January 2020 as Covid restrictions in China weighed on the

April 28, 2022
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