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


Tuesday, September 30, 2025
China Expands Global Trade Network with Launch of First ‘Arctic Express’ Container Service
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China Expands Global Trade Network with Launch of First ‘Arctic Express’ Container Service

Around a decade after shipping giant COSCO sent its first merchant ship across Russia’s Northern Sea Route, Chinese operator Sealegend is looking to make

September 30, 2025
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Monday, September 29, 2025
A CMA CGM containerships transits the Panama Canal
News

Panama Canal Revamps Transit Booking System to Boost Transit Certainty and Flexibility

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced significant modifications to its Transit Reservation System on Monday, with the unveiling of its next generation

September 29, 2025
Total Views: 1006

Eternity C beginning to sink
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Dutch Cargo Ship ‘Minervagracht’ Attacked in Gulf of Aden, Vessel Adrift and On Fire

British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Monday that a Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship reportedly came under attack 120 nautical miles southeast

September 29, 2025
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bulk ship
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Costamare Bulkers Forms Strategic Alliance with Cargill

Costamare Bulkers Holdings Limited (NYSE: CMDB) has entered into a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Cargill International S.A., marking a significant

September 29, 2025
Total Views: 617

nuclear icebreaker convoy
Shipping

MSC Reaffirms Arctic Shipping Ban as Chinese Lines Expand Northern Sea Route

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has reaffirmed its commitment to avoid the Northern Sea Route, citing environmental concerns and operational challenges,

September 29, 2025
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Friday, September 26, 2025
ship navigation bridge
Shipping

Global Maritime Forum Warns Industry Risks Leadership Crisis Without Diversity Reform

A comprehensive new report from the Global Maritime Forum reveals how outdated norms and exclusionary practices are preventing the maritime sector from

September 26, 2025
Total Views: 2284

A lng tanker at sea
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LNG Carriers Pile Up Near Egypt Terminals as Demand Craters

Three liquefied natural gas vessels are waiting outside Egypt’s import terminals as scheduling issues and a faster-than-expected seasonal demand decline in

September 26, 2025
Total Views: 2024

Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
Shipping

Golden Week Gloom: Container Spot Rates Tumble Across East-West Trades

With the Chinese Golden Week holiday beginning next Wednesday, there was little surprise that spot rates on the main east-west ocean trades continued to

September 26, 2025
Total Views: 1116

Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
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US Oil Flows to Asia Face Pressure From Expensive Tanker Rates

Crude from the US could become too expensive for Asian buyers due to higher tankers rates, which have been inflated by an increase in Chinese purchases and

September 26, 2025
Total Views: 1024

A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
Shipping

Chinese Lessors in Talks With Beijing to Ease US Port-Fee Stress

The leasing subsidiaries of at least two large Chinese banks are in talks with the financial regulator about converting shipping leases into mortgages as a

September 26, 2025
Total Views: 1031

9,000-CEU Grande Svezia PCTC
News

Grimaldi Expands Ammonia-Ready Fleet with 9,000-CEU Grande Svezia

The Grimaldi Group has welcomed the Grande Svezia into its fleet, marking the fourth “Ammonia Ready” vessel in the company’s expanding green

September 26, 2025
Total Views: 736

ABS Chief Officer Wiernicki on stage
News

Commercial Nuclear Corridors Key to Unlocking Maritime Nuclear Propulsion, ABS Chief Says

Nuclear energy has emerged as a legitimate, practical, and scalable solution for maritime applications, according to American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Chairman

September 26, 2025
Total Views: 1110

Thursday, September 25, 2025
OOCL Spain
Shipbuilding

CSIS: China Still Dominates Ship Orders Despite U.S. Port Fee Push

Global shipping companies are moving full steam ahead with commercial vessel orders from Chinese shipyards, despite the U.S. targeting those ships with port

September 25, 2025
Total Views: 1155

bulk carrier underway
Environment

Everllence Lands Landmark Methanol Engine Order for 10 Vale VLOCs

Qingdao Beihai shipyard has ordered 10 Everllence B&W 7G80ME-LGIM engines for the construction of 10 Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOCs) with a capacity of

September 25, 2025
Total Views: 729

Container Rates Sink to Lowest Since Start of Red Sea Diversions
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Container Rates Sink to Lowest Since Start of Red Sea Diversions

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The cost to ship goods in containers to northern Europe from China fell to the lowest level since Houthi attacks in the

September 25, 2025
Total Views: 548

Fuga Bluemarine crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia
Shipping

Oil Loadings Resume at Black Sea Terminals After Attacks

(Bloomberg) — Two key oil ports on Russia’s Black Sea coast resumed loading of tankers overnight following Ukrainian aerial and marine drone attacks on

September 25, 2025
Total Views: 322

The ammonia STS operation from Berlian Ekuator to Eco Enchanted
Environment

NYK Conducts First Ship-to-Ship Ammonia Transfer Off Spain

NYK has successfully completed its first-ever ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of liquefied ammonia, moving approximately 23,000 tons from the carrier Berlian

September 25, 2025
Total Views: 570

Fish swimming underwater in ocean
Environment

World Maritime Day 2025: Global Shipping Industry Confronts Ocean Protection Amid Trade Slowdown

The maritime world marks World Maritime Day today, September 25, 2025, with the theme “Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity” — a call to

September 25, 2025
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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Aerial top view of a containership underway
Shipping

UN Report: Shipping Faces Perfect Storm of Stalled Growth, Longer Routes, and Surging Costs

Global maritime shipping is sailing into troubled waters as seaborne trade growth is forecast to slow dramatically to just 0.5 percent in 2025, according to

September 24, 2025
Total Views: 1156

Stock image of an MSC containership
Shipping

Runaway Ship: Chief Engineer Pleads Guilty After Charleston Bridge Scare

A chief engineer has pleaded guilty to failing to report a hazardous condition aboard a vessel in Charleston, South Carolina, and subsequently obstructing a

September 24, 2025
Total Views: 4210