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


Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Pop-Up Container Yards Offer Pressure Valve for Port Congestion
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Pop-Up Container Yards Offer Pressure Valve for Port Congestion

By Ian Putzger in Toronto (The Loadstar) – Walmart has developed an empty space near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach into a pop-up container

November 30, 2021
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Canada’s West Fraser Timber Sees Shipments Slump on British Columbia Floods
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Canada’s West Fraser Timber Sees Shipments Slump on British Columbia Floods

By Simon Casey (Bloomberg) — West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., one of Canada’s largest lumber producers, said weekly lumber shipments plunged about 25% to

November 30, 2021
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Monday, November 29, 2021
M/V Hydrogen One rendering. Illustration credit: Elliott Bay Design Group
Shipping

World’s First Methanol-Fueled Towboat Planned for Launch in 2023

Maritime Partners in cooperation with Elliott Bay Design Group, e1 Marine and ABB have announced plans for the world’s first methanol-fueled towboat set

November 29, 2021
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Stacked containers and cranes are shown at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Ports

San Pedro Ports Delay Container Dwell Fee By Another Week Citing ‘Improved Fluidity’

The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach have once again postponed the implementation of their new container dwell fee for another week. The delay is

November 29, 2021
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Cheniere Signs Long-Term LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement with China’s Foran
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Cheniere Signs Long-Term LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement with China’s Foran

Houston-based Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG) has announced a 20-year sale and purchase agreement to supply China-based Foran Energy Group with U.S.-produced

November 29, 2021
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iron ore ship
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Baltic Dry Index Posts Best Day in Two Months

Nov 29 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index posted its best day in nearly two months on Monday, boosted by stronger rates

November 29, 2021
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CMA CGM Launches Incentive Program for Early Container Pickup at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
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CMA CGM Launches Incentive Program for Early Container Pickup at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

French shipping group CMA CGM has launched a new incentive program aimed at speeding up the flow of cargo through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The

November 29, 2021
Total Views: 1657

Shipping emissions
Environment

Shipping Still Falls Short on Decarbonization After Climate Talks

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — The organization that regulates shipping made little fresh progress toward decarbonizing the industry during a series of

November 29, 2021
Total Views: 582

Bulk Carrier’s Cook Arrested in Mauritius for Gruesome Murder of Captain
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Bulk Carrier’s Cook Arrested in Mauritius for Gruesome Murder of Captain

Chief Cook stabs Captain 45 times on bulk carrier: “It’s done,” he tells crew mates. By Vel Moonien in Mauritius Just ten months after the

November 29, 2021
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Reluctant Merchants Are Embracing Amazon’s Chartered Ships This Holiday Season
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Reluctant Merchants Are Embracing Amazon’s Chartered Ships This Holiday Season

By Matt Day and Spencer Soper (Bloomberg) –Most cargo ships putting into the port of Everett, Washington, brim with cement and

November 29, 2021
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Saturday, November 27, 2021
Stock photo of a tanker being escorted by a tug in New York harbor
Shipping

IMO MEPC77: Not Entering The Harbor Just Yet

The International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s MEPC77 meetings have ended; though the dialogue had its moments, there were no dramatic pronouncements coming

November 27, 2021
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Friday, November 26, 2021
HMM containership in port
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South Korean Government to Launch Search for HMM Buyer Next Year

By Martina Li in Taiwan (The Loadstar) By the end of Q1 22, a roadmap to sell the South Korean government’s stake in flagship liner HMM will be unveiled,

November 26, 2021
Total Views: 1482

smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

Critical IMO Meeting Fails to Speed Up Shipping’s Decarbonization

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 26 (Reuters) – Further shipping talks are scheduled for next year after delegates at a U.N. agency meeting that

November 26, 2021
Total Views: 595

U.S. Tankers Begin Delivering Fuel To Flood Ravaged British Columbia
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U.S. Tankers Begin Delivering Fuel To Flood Ravaged British Columbia

By Robert Tuttle and Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg) –British Columbia has begun receiving U.S. fuel supplies by sea to help ease shortages

November 26, 2021
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Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Longshoremen China
Shipping

China’s Covid Zero Policy Towards Seafarers Escalates Supply Chain Crisis

By K. Oanh Ha and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) —China’s increasingly extreme Covid Zero policies are standing in the way of a full recovery for the

November 24, 2021
Total Views: 2919

Toymaker’s ‘War Room’ Goes 24/7 To Secure Spots On Containers And Ships
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Toymaker’s ‘War Room’ Goes 24/7 To Secure Spots On Containers And Ships

By Amelia Pollard (Bloomberg) –The journey of Tonka’s Mighty Dump Truck toy from its Asian factory to U.S. stores offers a window into

November 24, 2021
Total Views: 5590

Port Of Vancouver, Canada
Shipping

Shipping Cost And Delays Are Prompting Companies To Look Towards Canadian And U.S. Suppliers

By Allison Lampert and Julie Gordon, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Global shipping and supply chain bottlenecks are encouraging Canadian firms to bring

November 24, 2021
Total Views: 1559

Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Hapag-Lloyd’s Rerouted Container Service Makes First Call at JAXPORT
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Hapag-Lloyd’s Rerouted Container Service Makes First Call at JAXPORT

Hapag-Lloyd’s European-US container service made its inaugural visit to the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) over the weekend. The shipping line’s

November 23, 2021
Total Views: 2847

Judge Gavel
Shipping

Eight More Merchant Mariners Charged in Test-Score Fixing Scheme

Eight additional current and former merchant mariners have been indicted related to a test score-fixing scheme at a United States Coast Guard exam center in

November 23, 2021
Total Views: 3484

Los Angeles and Long Beach Container Dwell Times Rose to Record in October
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Los Angeles and Long Beach Container Dwell Times Rose to Record in October

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — The number of days containers are waiting to be picked up by trucks at California’s neighboring ports of Los Angeles

November 23, 2021
Total Views: 848