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


Friday, February 25, 2022
Ships Shelled in Black Sea as Invasion Sparks Shipping Chaos
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Ships Shelled in Black Sea as Invasion Sparks Shipping Chaos

By Alex Longley, Archie Hunter and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought turmoil to commodities markets as the conflict

February 25, 2022
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Thursday, February 24, 2022
Ukrainian Port City of Mariupol Comes Under Fire
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Ukrainian Port City of Mariupol Comes Under Fire

By Aleksandar Vasovic MARIUPOL, Ukraine, Feb 24 (Reuters) – A residential area of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine was hit by shelling on

February 24, 2022
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MARAD Announces $450 Million in New Funding to Strengthen Port Infrastructure and Supply Chain
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MARAD Announces $450 Million in New Funding to Strengthen Port Infrastructure and Supply Chain

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced the availability of nearly $450 million in new grant funding for

February 24, 2022
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Turkish-Owned Ship Hit By Bomb Off Ukrainian Port City – Turkish Authority
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Turkish-Owned Ship Hit By Bomb Off Ukrainian Port City – Turkish Authority

ANKARA, Feb 24 (Reuters) – A Turkish-owned ship was hit by a bomb off the coast of Ukraine’s port city Odessa on Thursday, Turkey’s

February 24, 2022
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
container ship port
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Omicron Ripping Through Cargo Ships May Exacerbate Shipping Woes

By K. Oanh Ha and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — Omicron is ripping through cargo ships, raising concerns that a surge in cases, coupled with China’s tightened

February 23, 2022
Total Views: 5521

Biden Administration Announces Nord Stream 2 Sanctions
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Biden Administration Announces Nord Stream 2 Sanctions

The Biden Administration on Wednesday announced it would impose sanctions on the company behind the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and its

February 23, 2022
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tanker underway at sea from the bridge
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Tanker Stocks Warming Up Before The Artillery’s Boom

The stock market’s indices are all down- but the tanker stocks are up. What’s with that? Conventional wisdom has it that “disruption”, however you

February 23, 2022
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Employees working at cargo ship Kypros Land which is loading soybeans to China
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Ships Sit Empty for Weeks Waiting for Delayed Brazil Soybeans

By Tarso Veloso (Bloomberg) — A backlog of vessels waiting to load soybeans from some Brazilian ports is stretching to near-record lengths as the

February 23, 2022
Total Views: 3787

Tuesday, February 22, 2022
vlcc tanker u-turn
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Vitol CEO Sees Oil Above $100 for a ‘Prolonged Period’ This Year

By Archie Hunter and Anna Edwards (Bloomberg) — Oil prices could be set for a “prolonged period” above $100 a barrel over the next six to nine

February 22, 2022
Total Views: 1381

Germany Freezes Nord Stream 2 Gas Project as Ukraine Crisis Deepens
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Germany Freezes Nord Stream 2 Gas Project as Ukraine Crisis Deepens

By Sarah Marsh and Madeline Chambers BERLIN, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Germany on Tuesday halted the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas

February 22, 2022
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container ship underway at sea
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Containership Charter Rates Continue to Set New Records, But Some See Softening on the Horizon

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Containership charter rates and second-hand values are heading for a correction according to a broker source, after

February 22, 2022
Total Views: 1324

Provocative Views on the Tanker Market, Disconnects, Carrots, Sticks, Penalties and Incentives
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Provocative Views on the Tanker Market, Disconnects, Carrots, Sticks, Penalties and Incentives

“Could I be a little bit provocative here?” asked Hugo De Stoop, the CEO of listed tanker giant Euronav- the NYSE listed owner Euronav, one of a handful of

February 22, 2022
Total Views: 1394

qatar lng ship
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Qatar Says ‘Almost Impossible’ to Quickly Replace Russian LNG Supplies to Europe

By Maha El Dahan and Andrew Mills DOHA, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Neither Qatar nor any other single country has the capacity to replace Russian gas

February 22, 2022
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Employees working at cargo ship Kypros Land which is loading soybeans to China at Tiplam terminal in Santos
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ADM Ships Record Soybean Cargo from Northern Brazil

By Nayara Figueiredo SAO PAULO, Feb 22 (Reuters) – U.S. grains merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland Co ADM.N said on Tuesday it has

February 22, 2022
Total Views: 6044

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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Narrow Window to Clear Congested Southern California Ports Hinges on Demand Waning

By Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — The bottlenecked ports in Los Angeles face a narrow window between now and midyear to clear container backlogs before

February 22, 2022
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Monday, February 21, 2022
Product Tanker Loading Gasoline In Venezuela Port
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Greek Tanker Manager Says Its Probing Possible Iran Oil Transfer

LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Greece-based Empire Navigation is investigating whether Iranian oil was transferred onto one of the vessels it

February 21, 2022
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tankers at anchor
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Soaring Diesel and Gasoline Prices Are Bleeding Into Shipping

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — The shipping industry is starting to feel the full force of surging diesel and gasoline costs. Ship fuel can be made from

February 21, 2022
Total Views: 2870

Friday, February 18, 2022
U.S. Justice Department Cracking Down on Collusive Conduct in Supply Chains
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U.S. Justice Department Cracking Down on Collusive Conduct in Supply Chains

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced an initiative to investigate and prosecute collusive conduct in the supply chains. The initiative comes in

February 18, 2022
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Editorial credit: Sheila Fitzgerald / Shutterstock.com
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Matson Shares Surge as Company Reports Huge Profit

Shares of U.S. shipping company Matson, Inc. ended Friday up over 11% after the company reported fourth quarter net income of nearly $395 million, bringing its

February 18, 2022
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China Port Delays Slow Shipments From Iron Ore to Electronics
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China Port Delays Slow Shipments From Iron Ore to Electronics

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Port congestion in China is slowing the delivery of everything from iron ore to electronics, forcing companies to rely

February 18, 2022
Total Views: 1328