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


Tuesday, March 8, 2022
containership ship bunkering
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Soaring Bunker Prices Could Speed Up ‘Return to Normal’ for Container Shipping

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Low-sulphur bunker prices increased another $100 per ton yesterday and, having soared by a third since the end of

March 8, 2022
Total Views: 12883

World’s Largest Short Sea Car Carrier to Get Tilting Rotor Sails
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World’s Largest Short Sea Car Carrier to Get Tilting Rotor Sails

Finnish technology company Norsepower has announced an agreement with global logitics and European shortsea shipping provider CLdN to install two tilting Rotor

March 8, 2022
Total Views: 5434

Monday, March 7, 2022
ship loads grain at the port of Odessa, Ukraine
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Ukraine Uncertainties Cause Divergent Views for Shipping Markets

With the continued fighting in the Ukraine, and the uncertainties surrounding sanctions, port closings, embargoes, and other disrupters, the shipping markets

March 7, 2022
Total Views: 3673

Sovcomflot ship bridge
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Russian Sovcomflot Tankers Find Sanctions Refuge in the Bahamas

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, March 7 (Reuters) – At least three tankers controlled by Russian maritime powerhouse Sovcomflot that have been unable to

March 7, 2022
Total Views: 8389

Hapag-Lloyd Targeted in Possible Spear Phishing Cyber Attack
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Hapag-Lloyd Targeted in Possible Spear Phishing Cyber Attack

German shipping group Hapag-Lloyd says it has been targeted by a suspected spear phishing cyber attack after its IT security team found a fraudulent copy of

March 7, 2022
Total Views: 3282

Russian Ship Carrying U.S. LNG Arrives in France -Tracking
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Russian Ship Carrying U.S. LNG Arrives in France -Tracking

March 7 (Reuters) – A Russian-owned tanker carrying U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) arrived on Monday at anchorage outside the French port of

March 7, 2022
Total Views: 7665

As Ukraine Evacuates Trapped Seafarers, Foreign Mariners Count Cost of War
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As Ukraine Evacuates Trapped Seafarers, Foreign Mariners Count Cost of War

By Jonathan Saul and Ruma Paul LONDON/DHAKA, March 7 (Reuters) – Bangladeshi seafarer Asiful Islam recalls the moment when a missile struck his cargo

March 7, 2022
Total Views: 2180

Labor Shortages at Sea and on Land as Ukraine Invasion Ripples Spread
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Labor Shortages at Sea and on Land as Ukraine Invasion Ripples Spread

By Alex Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Putin’s war against Ukraine will exacerbate the logistics sector’s labour shortage, as sanctions impede

March 7, 2022
Total Views: 1398

Dock Workers and Shipping Lines Widen Boycott of Russian Trade
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Dock Workers and Shipping Lines Widen Boycott of Russian Trade

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) — Dock workers around the world are pushing to widen bans on Russian ships from their ports, moves that would potentially

March 7, 2022
Total Views: 1510

Friday, March 4, 2022
Mega Container-ship CMA CGM Louis Bleriot
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CMA CGM Cautions On Sanctions And War Fallout

by Gus Trompiz (Reuters) CMA CGM on Friday said intense shipping demand that swelled its earnings last year was continuing in early 2022 but the war in

March 4, 2022
Total Views: 7260

tanker aerial
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China Welcomes Russian Oil Tankers With Alternative Payment Options

By Chen Aizhu (Reuters) – Chinese refiners are paying for Russian crude oil using cash transfers to maintain imports from Russia’s Fast East, as

March 4, 2022
Total Views: 16051

Thursday, March 3, 2022
vlcc tanker u-turn
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Russian Oil Tankers Rerouting from Canadian Destinations

By Marianna Parraga and Laura Sanicola HOUSTON, March 3 (Reuters) – Two oil tankers owned and managed by Russia’s largest maritime and

March 3, 2022
Total Views: 4885

Oligarchs’ Yacht Seized in France as Governments Ramp Up Sanctions on Russia’s Super Rich
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Oligarchs’ Yacht Seized in France as Governments Ramp Up Sanctions on Russia’s Super Rich

By Tassilo Hummel and Alasdair Pal PARIS, March 3 (Reuters) – French authorities have seized four cargo vessels and one luxury yacht linked to

March 3, 2022
Total Views: 5374

imo headquarters
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Countries Seek IMO Meeting On Shipping Dangers After Ukraine Invasion

LONDON/ATHENS, March 3 (Reuters) – Over 15 countries have called for a special meeting with the UN’s shipping agency to discuss

March 3, 2022
Total Views: 1239

oil tanker
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Russia’s Toxic Oil Sends Tanker Rates Into a Frenzy

By Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) — For clues on how toxic Russian oil has become, look no further than the trade for tankers that export it. It now costs

March 3, 2022
Total Views: 2188

Shipping containers are unloaded from ships at a container terminal at the Port of Long Beach-Port of Los Angeles complex, amid the coronavirus disease
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Big Ships at the Heart of West Coast Port Congestion

By Mike Wackett in Long Beach (The Loadstar) – BCOs and shippers at the TPM22 conference in Long Beach are questioning why ocean carriers

March 3, 2022
Total Views: 2720

Wednesday, March 2, 2022
MARAD Announces $25 Million for Marine Highways
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MARAD Announces $25 Million for Marine Highways

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced the availability of $25 million in funding for the America’s Marine

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 2511

Bangladeshi Ship Hit By Missile at Ukrainian Port -Reports
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Bangladeshi Ship Hit By Missile at Ukrainian Port -Reports

A Bangladeshi ship anchored at the northern Black Sea port of Olvia in Ukraine has reportedly been hit by a missile, killing one crew member. Footage of the

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 18586

Christophe de Margerie LNG carrier
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Russian LNG Cargoes to Europe Disrupted by Looming Port Bans

By Nora Buli, Jonathan Saul and Marwa Rashad OSLO/LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) – Supplies of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 10768

tanker deck
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Russian Oil Disruptions Escalate Causing Global Prices to Rise

By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Julia Payne LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) – Disruptions to Russian oil exports intensified on Wednesday with more

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 1105