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


Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Workers carry a rope line to fasten a decommissioned ship at the Alang shipyard in Gujarat, India
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Shipping Groups Push EU to Approve Indian Ship Recycling Yards

Major shipping industry groups are urging European policymakers to approve two Indian ship recycling yards for inclusion on the European Union’s approved

September 2, 2026
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Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam
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U.S. Strikes Iran as Tanker Attacks Raise Stakes in Strait of Hormuz

By Jasper Ward and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Sept 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. launched new air strikes on Iranian targets on Tuesday, quashing

September 1, 2026
Total Views: 1680

china cosco ship
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Chinese Shipper COSCO Collects Intel for Beijing With Concealed Equipment

WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) – China’s state-owned shipping giant COSCO uses concealed equipment on board its ships to spy on military

September 1, 2026
Total Views: 13672

Panama-flagged vessels must notify authority of ship-to-ship transfers, in Gamboa
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El Niño Strengthens, Raising New Concerns for Panama Canal

El Niño is strengthening across the tropical Pacific, with U.S. forecasters now seeing a greater than 90% chance it becomes a very strong event this fall and

September 1, 2026
Total Views: 8189

FILE PHOTO: Oil tanker HELGA is moored at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra
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INTERTANKO: Hormuz Mine Clearance ‘Not Sufficient’ to Restore Normal Shipping

Mine clearance in the Strait of Hormuz is “not sufficient on its own” to bring commercial shipping back to normal, INTERTANKO warned, even as the tanker

September 1, 2026
Total Views: 3216

Pasha Hawaii containership George III arriving in Honolulu, Hawaii, with Diamond Head and the city skyline in the background.
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Pasha Group Appoints Shipping Veteran Ray Fitzgerald as President and COO

The Pasha Group has named longtime shipping and logistics executive Raymond Fitzgerald as President and Chief Operating Officer as the family-owned

September 1, 2026
Total Views: 1239

Monday, August 31, 2026
EUNAVFOR MED IRINI helicopter alongside the oil tanker Sun during a flag-verification boarding in the Mediterranean.
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EU Forces Board Sixth Suspected Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker

European naval forces have boarded another tanker suspected of operating as part of Russia’s shadow fleet, marking the sixth such inspection carried out by

August 31, 2026
Total Views: 2648

The first-in-class National Security Multi-Mission Vessel, NSMV 1, aka Empire State VII, is floated out of dry dock at Philly Shipyard. Photo: courtesy of RADM Alfultis
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MARAD Says No Other Suitable Ship Available for Classified Empire State VII Mission

The U.S. Maritime Administration is activating SUNY Maritime College’s Empire State VII for a classified national security mission after

August 31, 2026
Total Views: 8521

Traffic at Yemen's southern port of Aden steady after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tankers
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Oil Tankers Make Fortunes During War as Sinokor Dominates

By Alex Longley and Archie Hunter (Bloomberg) — The world’s oil supertankers are making unprecedented sums sailing from the Persian Gulf as Iran keeps

August 31, 2026
Total Views: 1894

somali piracy
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Turkish-Somali Forces Free Hijacked Cargo Ship Off Somalia

Turkish and Somali forces have freed the cargo ship Lutuf after a 10-day operation against pirates who hijacked the vessel off Somalia’s Puntland

August 31, 2026
Total Views: 2711

Cheniere's 1000th cargo on the vessel Hoegh Galleon, January 26, 2020
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Cheniere Ships 5,000th LNG Cargo as Corpus Christi Expansion Wraps Up

Cheniere Energy has completed its major Stage 3 expansion at the Corpus Christi LNG terminal in Texas while marking another milestone for its U.S. Gulf Coast

August 31, 2026
Total Views: 1034

Sunday, August 30, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas
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Vessels Crossing Strait Of Hormuz Drop To 5 Per Day

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The number of visible commodity vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz dropped to five per day

August 30, 2026
Total Views: 1792

An aerial view of a containership in the Panama Canal's neopanamax locks
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Panama Canal Loosens Neopanamax Booking Rules as Capacity Tightens

The Panama Canal is temporarily relaxing key elements of its Neopanamax booking system, giving shipping companies more flexibility to secure transit slots as

August 30, 2026
Total Views: 2421

Saturday, August 29, 2026
Panama Canal to cap daily transits, anticipating severe El Niño
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Panama Canal Congestion Drives Gas Tankers To Unusual Routes

By Nicholas Lua Aug 28, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Growing congestion at the Panama Canal is forcing some gas tankers into unusual journeys, from a rare

August 29, 2026
Total Views: 6203

Friday, August 28, 2026
Empire State VII
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MARAD Activates SUNY Maritime Training Ship Empire State VII for Undisclosed National Mission

The U.S. Maritime Administration is preparing to activate SUNY Maritime College’s training ship Empire State VII for a federal mission expected to

August 28, 2026
Total Views: 8324

smoke pollution coming from a container ship
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IMO Net-Zero Talks Resume With Carbon Pricing at Center of Debate

Governments will return to London next week for another round of negotiations over the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework, with

August 28, 2026
Total Views: 898

River at low levels because of drought
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Rhine Water Stable After Rain, More Wet Weather Expected to Help

Water levels on the river Rhine in Germany remained stable this week, holding above record lows after recent rain and allowing vessels to carry larger

August 28, 2026
Total Views: 2385

File image shows the Chinese-flagged VLCC Cosnew Lake supertanker
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Gulf Oil Tankers Near $650,000 a Day as Iran War Disrupts Flows

Earnings for ships on the world’s benchmark oil tanker route approached $650,000 a day as the Iran war and a bold bet by a South Korean tycoon continue to

August 28, 2026
Total Views: 1768

Thursday, August 27, 2026
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began setting conditions for clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, April 11, as two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers conducted operations
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U.S. Military Says It Has Cleared Iran’s Mines From Strait of Hormuz Shipping Lanes

U.S. Central Command Commander Admiral Brad Cooper says U.S. forces have cleared sea mines laid by Iran from the internationally recognized shipping lanes

August 27, 2026
Total Views: 3120

Iraq's SOMO offers big discounts for term Basrah oil in July, sources say
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Iran War Diplomacy Turns Toward Reopening Hormuz

Iran war mediators have placed renewed emphasis on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran agreeing to draw up a list of conditions to restore normal

August 27, 2026
Total Views: 1091