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


Thursday, April 7, 2022
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Tanker Mega-Merger: Frontline and Euronav to Combine in $4.2 Billion Deal

By Terje Solsvik and Victoria Klesty OSLO, April 7 (Reuters) – Belgian oil tanker group Euronav and smaller Oslo-listed rival Frontline plan to merge

April 7, 2022
Total Views: 3254

Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Dry bulk coal shipping. ImagineStock/Shutterstock
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EU Countries On Global Hunt for Coal as Russian Ban Looms

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 6 (Reuters) – European buyers are increasing shipments of coal from across the globe against a backdrop of a proposed

April 6, 2022
Total Views: 1852

Stock photo of a tanker being escorted by a tug in New York harbor
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CMA Shipping 2022: Disarray Around Decarbonization

The Connecticut Maritime Association conference wrapped up last week, bringing together hundreds of attendees to an “in person” setting. Just like many

April 6, 2022
Total Views: 1433

Passengers Evacuated from Ferry in Straits of Mackinac After Steering Loss
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Passengers Evacuated from Ferry in Straits of Mackinac After Steering Loss

The U.S. Coast Guard and a good samaritan vessel came to the rescue of a Mackinac Island ferry with 144 passengers and four crewmembers aboard lost steering

April 6, 2022
Total Views: 3794

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Maersk Still Tops MSC in Reefer Rankings

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Despite MSC continuing to stretch its lead over Maersk in the containership total capacity stakes, the Danish carrier

April 6, 2022
Total Views: 3030

Here’s How Much Oil the EU Imports from Russia
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Here’s How Much Oil the EU Imports from Russia

April 6 (Reuters) – The European Commission has proposed new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, including a ban on buying Russian

April 6, 2022
Total Views: 3099

European Trade Group Warns China Lockdowns Threatening Supply Chains
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European Trade Group Warns China Lockdowns Threatening Supply Chains

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — European businesses operating in China are struggling to cope with lockdowns that are hurting production and threatening

April 6, 2022
Total Views: 1094

Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Grain is loaded onto a ship in Odessa, Ukraine, August 9, 2021
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How the $120 Billion Global Grain Trade Is Being Redrawn by Russia’s War in Ukraine

By Megan Durisin, Pratik Parija and Irina Anghel (Bloomberg) — Across Ukraine’s farm belt, silos are bursting with 15 million tons

April 5, 2022
Total Views: 5468

Merchant Ship Sank By Missiles in Mariupol, Flag State Confirms
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Merchant Ship Sank By Missiles in Mariupol, Flag State Confirms

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) – A Dominica-flagged cargo ship sank on Tuesday in the besieged southern Ukrainian port city of

April 5, 2022
Total Views: 5895

A bulk carrier departs the Port of Odessa prior to the war. Image courtesy VolodymyrT / Shutterstock.com
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Floating Mines in Black Sea Increase Risk to Grain and Oil Trade

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) – The risk of coming across floating mines in the major Black Sea shipping route is adding

April 5, 2022
Total Views: 2680

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European Commission Proposes Banning Russian Coal and Ships from EU Ports

BRUSSELS, April 5 (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed on Tuesday new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, including

April 5, 2022
Total Views: 935

Monday, April 4, 2022
Salvors to Remove Cargo Containers from Grounded Ever Forward
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Salvors to Remove Cargo Containers from Grounded Ever Forward

Salvors will need to remove cargo containers from the grounded Ever Forward in Chesapeake Bay, the U.S. Coast Coast Guard said Monday following two

April 4, 2022
Total Views: 29036

controls on a ship's bridge
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Former U.S. Coast Guard Employee Hit with Bribery Charge in Mariner Test Score-Fixing Scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice has added a bribery charge against one of the defendents in the DOJ’s sweeping investigation into a conspiracy to fix

April 4, 2022
Total Views: 4126

Capital Link Session on Geopolitics: Black Swans, Known Unknowns and Preparing for War
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Capital Link Session on Geopolitics: Black Swans, Known Unknowns and Preparing for War

Last week’s Capital Link online Shipping Forum was organized well before the crisis in the Ukraine unfolded. An important observation that emerged from

April 4, 2022
Total Views: 1212

Spain Seizes Russian Oligarch’s Superyacht on Behalf of United States
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Spain Seizes Russian Oligarch’s Superyacht on Behalf of United States

Spanish authorities have seized a luxury yacht owned by sanctioned Russia oligarch Viktor Vekselberg at the request of the United States. The seizure marks the

April 4, 2022
Total Views: 3783

A silhouette of a ship underway in the distance at dusk
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London Marine Insurers Designates All Russian Waters as ‘High Risk’

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) – London’s marine insurance market on Monday added all of Russia’s waters to its list of areas

April 4, 2022
Total Views: 1778

angshan Deep-Water Port
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Supply Chain Chaos Continues as Shanghai Lockdown is Extended Indefinitely

By Sam Whelan (The Loadstar) – The Shanghai lockdown has been extended indefinitely, a move that casts further uncertainty over Chinese supply

April 4, 2022
Total Views: 2967

Singapore Investigating Alleged Bunker Fuel Contamination
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Singapore Investigating Alleged Bunker Fuel Contamination

By Koustav Samanta SINGAPORE, April 4 (Reuters) – The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, which oversees the world’s biggest marine

April 4, 2022
Total Views: 3682

Sunday, April 3, 2022
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker Nikolay Yevgenov at the Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG Terminal. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
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Russian Ships Switch Flags At Record Rate On Sanctions Scrutiny

By K. Oanh Ha Apr 3, 2022, (Bloomberg) –Many more Russian-flagged vessels than usual switched their flags to other countries in March, possibly to

April 3, 2022
Total Views: 6351

Global Ports Says It Was Not Involved In Allowing Superyacht Solaris To Dock At Bodrum
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Global Ports Says It Was Not Involved In Allowing Superyacht Solaris To Dock At Bodrum

April 3 (Reuters) – Global Ports Holdings PLC said on Sunday that it had not been involved in granting permission for a superyacht

April 3, 2022
Total Views: 16202