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


Thursday, June 9, 2022
Freeport LNG Plant Blast Adds to Strain on Global Supplies
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Freeport LNG Plant Blast Adds to Strain on Global Supplies

By Liz Hampton, Sabrina Valle and Scott DiSavino HOUSTON, June 9 (Reuters) – Freeport LNG, operator of one of the largest U.S. export plants producing

June 9, 2022
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Wednesday, June 8, 2022
IMO
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IMO Marine Environmental Protection Committee: Running at Full Speed to Stay on Schedule

One of the best characterizations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) came in Greece (1,500

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 1399

Oil tanker at sea involved in sanctions evasion scheme transporting Iranian and Venezuelan crude
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Greek Court Overturns Decision Allowing U.S. Seizure of Iranian Oil Cargo

ATHENS, June 8 (Reuters) – A Greek court on Wednesday overturned an earlier court ruling that allowed the confiscation by the United States of part of

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 1940

Shipping containers sit on the dock at a container terminal at the Port of Long Beach-Port of Los Angeles complex
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FMC Launches New Initiatives to Help Shippers with Supply Chain Challenges

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is launching three new initiatives aimed at assisting U.S. shippers and improving performance in the ocean supply chain.

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 675

Explosion Reported at Freeport LNG Facility in Texas
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Explosion Reported at Freeport LNG Facility in Texas

An explosion was reported at the Freeport LNG export facility near Freeport, Texas, closing a portion of the Intracoastal Waterway to marine traffic, the Coast

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 9188

A bulk carrier departs the Port of Odessa prior to the war. Image courtesy VolodymyrT / Shutterstock.com
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De-Mining Ukraine’s Ports May Take Months, IMO Says

By Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — Removing sea mines near Ukraine’s key ports could take months, and hundreds of seafarers are still stranded in the region

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 1377

Yangshan Port south of Shanghai, China.
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China’s Export Boom Fades as Spending Shifts

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — After two years of record exports, Chinese manufacturers are turning downbeat as consumers in their biggest markets curb

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 2603

LNG carrier with letters L N G on side.
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Tsakos Energy Navigation Plans Expansion of LNG Tanker Fleet

By Ira Breskin ATHENS — Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd., a leading tanker operator, plans to “opportunistically expand its (modest size) LNG tanker fleet

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 1923

Major Transpacific Carriers Expect Contract Earnings to Soar in Second Half
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Major Transpacific Carriers Expect Contract Earnings to Soar in Second Half

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers with a greater percentage of their business focused on the Asia and North America trades are likely to

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 764

Explained: U.N. Plan for Ukrainian Grain Exports Faces Hurdles
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Explained: U.N. Plan for Ukrainian Grain Exports Faces Hurdles

By Pavel Polityuk and Silvia Aloisi KYIV, June 8 (Reuters) – Turkey said on Wednesday a United Nations plan to set up a sea corridor for Ukrainian

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 1059

Tuesday, June 7, 2022
U.S. Sets Sail with Russian Superyacht Seized in Fiji
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U.S. Sets Sail with Russian Superyacht Seized in Fiji

SYDNEY, June 7 (Reuters) – A Russian-owned superyacht docked in Fiji departed for the United States on Tuesday after a court in the Pacific

June 7, 2022
Total Views: 7232

CMA CGM Takes Delivery of Two Boeing Cargo Planes
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CMA CGM Takes Delivery of Two Boeing Cargo Planes

CMA CGM has taken delivery of two Boeing cargo planes as the shipping giant looks to expand its end-to-end services beyond ocean freight. The two Boeing 777

June 7, 2022
Total Views: 3089

South Korean Company Claims World’s First Autonomous Ocean Crossing by a Large Ship
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South Korean Company Claims World’s First Autonomous Ocean Crossing by a Large Ship

An autonomous navigation company belonging to one of the world’s largest shipbuilders is claiming the trans-oceanic autonomous voyage of a large

June 7, 2022
Total Views: 7612

The Kozmino oil port in eastern Russia
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Russia Hikes Oil Exports from Major Eastern Port to Help Offset EU Ban

June 7 (Reuters) – Russia is ramping up oil exports from its major eastern port of Kozmino by about a fifth, aiming to meet surging demand from

June 7, 2022
Total Views: 2460

Monday, June 6, 2022
ship breaking in Chittagong, Bangladesh
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Shipbreaking Watchdog Calls Out Bangladeshi Shipbreaker Over Accidents

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform is drawing attention to a recent spate of accidents at Bangladeshi shipbreaking yards owned by Kabir Steel Re-Rolling Mills

June 6, 2022
Total Views: 4137

lng bunkering rotterdam
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CMA CGM Orders Its First Methanol-Powered Containerships

French shipping giant CMA CGM has placed newbuild orders for 16 dual-fuel containerships, including six powered by carbon neutral methanol—a first for the

June 6, 2022
Total Views: 2289

tanker at sea
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Russia’s Crude Oil Revenues Take a Hit Even as Exports Swell

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia is earning less from its oil exports, even as seaborne crude shipments surge to a six-week high.

June 6, 2022
Total Views: 3646

Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
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Is This Legal? Shipping Struggling with Lack of Sanctions Clarity

ATHENS, June 6 (Reuters) – Shipowners are struggling to know what trades are still legal as a raft of sanctions against Russia and tough

June 6, 2022
Total Views: 1245

Sunday, June 5, 2022
U.S. To Let Eni, Repsol Ship Venezuela Oil To Europe
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U.S. To Let Eni, Repsol Ship Venezuela Oil To Europe

By Marianna Parraga and Matt Spetalnick HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) – Italian oil company Eni SpA and Spain’s Repsol SA could

June 5, 2022
Total Views: 1643

Saturday, June 4, 2022
Kazakhstan Renames Its Export Oil To Avoid Russia Sanctions Risk
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Kazakhstan Renames Its Export Oil To Avoid Russia Sanctions Risk

(Reuters) – Kazakhstan is changing the name of the oil it exports via Russian sea ports to Kazakhstan Export Blend Crude Oil

June 4, 2022
Total Views: 2489