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


Tuesday, January 6, 2026
The Maersk containership Venta Maersk transits the Northern Sea Route on a one-off trial run of the Arctic route
News

South Korea Accelerates Arctic Shipping Push With September Trial Run to Europe

South Korea plans to send a containership through Arctic waters from Busan to Rotterdam this September, marking its first concrete step toward opening a faster

January 6, 2026
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Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
Shipping

Russia Oil Cargo Earlier Linked to Reliance Discharges Elsewhere

By Rakesh Sharma (Bloomberg) — Two tankers carrying Russian Urals crude, both of which had signaled India’s Sikka port as their destination last week,

January 6, 2026
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Chevron-chartered oil tanker Ionic Anax is seen near the Bajo Grande port in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo after loading for export
News

Manhattan Courtroom to Caribbean Sea Lanes: Venezuela Crisis Escalates Maritime Risk Landscape

The drama that began with Operation Absolute Resolve on January 3 reached Manhattan federal court on Monday, where Venezuela's captured President Nicolás

January 6, 2026
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Monday, January 5, 2026
Supertanker Ceres I detained in Malaysia
Accidents

Fatal South China Sea Collision: Fatigue and Disabled Alarms Behind Deadly Tanker Crash

A catastrophic collision between two tankers in the South China Sea in 2024 has revealed a troubling chain of failures involving crew fatigue, disabled safety

January 5, 2026
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Chevron-chartered oil tanker Ionic Anax is seen near the Bajo Grande port in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo after loading for export
News

Caribbean Shipping Confronts New Era of Risk After U.S. Raid in Venezuela

Over a weekend that will reshape the southern Caribbean for years to come, commercial shipping in the region entered uncharted waters.  Paul Morgan

January 5, 2026
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Christophe de Margerie LNG carrier
Shipping

Russia Leans on Lone Ice-Class LNG Carrier to Keep Sanctioned Arctic Project Alive

Russia has used a single icebreaker ship to continue exporting liquefied natural gas from a US-sanctioned project in the Arctic through the winter,

January 5, 2026
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First us oil exports on Theo T tanker
News

White House Shifts Deepwater Port Licensing to MARAD in Bid to Accelerate Energy Exports

The Trump administration is revamping how offshore oil and gas export terminals are approved, handing control of the deepwater port licensing process from the

January 5, 2026
Total Views: 1683

Second Shadow Tanker Off Venezuela Reflags to Russia, Testing U.S. Seizure Policy
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Second Shadow Tanker Off Venezuela Reflags to Russia, Testing U.S. Seizure Policy

The oil tanker Hyperion has reflagged to the Russian registry in what analysts say is a calculated move to shield the vessel from potential U.S. seizure,

January 5, 2026
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FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows the very large crude carrier (VLCC) Skipper, which British maritime risk management group Vanguard said was believed to have been seized on December 10, as well as another vessel, off Port Jose, Venezuela, November 18, 2025
Shipping

Venezuela Oil Ship Logjam Highlights Deeper US Blockade Pain

Venezuelan oil exports — measure by ship loadings — fell to a 17-month low in December amid a US naval blockade designed to bring the illicit oil trade to

January 5, 2026
Total Views: 1429

A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers
Shipping

Dark Mode Exodus: Sanctioned Venezuelan Tankers Slip Past U.S. Oil Blockade

About a dozen tankers loaded with Venezuelan crude oil and fuel have left the country's waters in dark mode since the start of the year, according to documents

January 5, 2026
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Sunday, January 4, 2026
Finnish authorities repel from a helicopter onto the deck of the M/V Fitburg
Defense

Finland Says Ship Dragged Anchor for ‘Tens of Kilometers’ Before Baltic Sea Cable Break

Finnish investigators probing last week’s disruption to a key telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland say they have found clear signs that a ship’s

January 4, 2026
Total Views: 3336

Photo of the MT Qendil aground in Turkey
News

Shadow Fleet Tanker ‘Qendil’ Runs Aground in Turkey Following Ukrainian Drone Strike

The Russian “shadow fleet” oil tanker Qendil ran aground off Turkey’s Bozcaada island on Sunday while transiting from Alia?a to Yalova,

January 4, 2026
Total Views: 7776

Finland seizes ship sailing after suspected cable sabotage in Baltic Sea
Shipping

Timeline Of Suspected Underwater Sabotage In Baltic Sea

Jan 2 (Reuters) – The Baltic Sea region is on high alert after a string of power cable, telecom link and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded

January 4, 2026
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A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers
Shipping

Rubio Says Oil ‘Quarantine’ Gives US Leverage Over Venezuela

By Jen Judson Jan 4, 2026, 9:06 AM (Bloomberg) –Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US would use an oil “quarantine” to get what it wants

January 4, 2026
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Saturday, January 3, 2026
A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard
Shipping

Venezuela’s Oil Exports Paralyzed Amid Political Turmoil

Jan 3 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil exports, which had fallen to a minimum amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s announced blockade of all

January 3, 2026
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Aerial view of the vessel Boracay, off the coast of Saint-Nazaire
Shipping

Ships With Russian Oil Signal India’s Reliance Plant As Destination

(Bloomberg) –At least three tankers carrying Russian crude are indicating Reliance Industries Ltd.’s plant on India’s west coast as their next

January 3, 2026
Total Views: 847

US pursuing third oil tanker near Venezuela, officials say
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More Venezuela-Bound Oil Ships U-Turn Amid US Blockade

By Bloomberg News Jan 2, 2026 (Bloomberg) –More oil tankers are turning away from Venezuela as the US threatens to seize vessels transporting oil

January 3, 2026
Total Views: 938

Friday, January 2, 2026
FILE PHOTO: An oil tanker is seen on Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela's western state of Zulia
News

Paint Job Politics: How One Tanker Turned a Sanctions Chase Into a US-Russia Showdown

A rusting oil tanker and a can of paint have just sparked the most surreal maritime standoff of the decade. Paul Morgan (gCaptain) – For nearly two

January 2, 2026
Total Views: 2674

Freeport LNG Ship Terminal Texas
News

U.S. Shatters LNG Export Record, Becomes First Nation to Top 100 Million Tons

The U.S. in 2025 became the first country to export more than 100 million metric tons (mmt) of liquefied natural gas in a single year, powered by the startup

January 2, 2026
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A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers
Shipping

Russia Asks U.S. to Halt Pursuit of Tanker After Crew Claims Russian Flag, NY Times Reports

Russia has formally requested that the United States cease its pursuit of an oil tanker fleeing Coast Guard vessels in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the New

January 2, 2026
Total Views: 51842