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


Tuesday, April 5, 2022
A bulk carrier departs the Port of Odessa prior to the war. Image courtesy VolodymyrT / Shutterstock.com
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Floating Mines in Black Sea Increase Risk to Grain and Oil Trade

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) – The risk of coming across floating mines in the major Black Sea shipping route is adding

April 5, 2022
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cargo ships underway
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European Commission Proposes Banning Russian Coal and Ships from EU Ports

BRUSSELS, April 5 (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed on Tuesday new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, including

April 5, 2022
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Monday, April 4, 2022
Salvors to Remove Cargo Containers from Grounded Ever Forward
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Salvors to Remove Cargo Containers from Grounded Ever Forward

Salvors will need to remove cargo containers from the grounded Ever Forward in Chesapeake Bay, the U.S. Coast Coast Guard said Monday following two

April 4, 2022
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controls on a ship's bridge
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Former U.S. Coast Guard Employee Hit with Bribery Charge in Mariner Test Score-Fixing Scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice has added a bribery charge against one of the defendents in the DOJ’s sweeping investigation into a conspiracy to fix

April 4, 2022
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Capital Link Session on Geopolitics: Black Swans, Known Unknowns and Preparing for War
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Capital Link Session on Geopolitics: Black Swans, Known Unknowns and Preparing for War

Last week’s Capital Link online Shipping Forum was organized well before the crisis in the Ukraine unfolded. An important observation that emerged from

April 4, 2022
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Spain Seizes Russian Oligarch’s Superyacht on Behalf of United States
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Spain Seizes Russian Oligarch’s Superyacht on Behalf of United States

Spanish authorities have seized a luxury yacht owned by sanctioned Russia oligarch Viktor Vekselberg at the request of the United States. The seizure marks the

April 4, 2022
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A silhouette of a ship underway in the distance at dusk
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London Marine Insurers Designates All Russian Waters as ‘High Risk’

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) – London’s marine insurance market on Monday added all of Russia’s waters to its list of areas

April 4, 2022
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angshan Deep-Water Port
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Supply Chain Chaos Continues as Shanghai Lockdown is Extended Indefinitely

By Sam Whelan (The Loadstar) – The Shanghai lockdown has been extended indefinitely, a move that casts further uncertainty over Chinese supply

April 4, 2022
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Singapore Investigating Alleged Bunker Fuel Contamination
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Singapore Investigating Alleged Bunker Fuel Contamination

By Koustav Samanta SINGAPORE, April 4 (Reuters) – The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, which oversees the world’s biggest marine

April 4, 2022
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Sunday, April 3, 2022
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker Nikolay Yevgenov at the Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG Terminal. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
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Russian Ships Switch Flags At Record Rate On Sanctions Scrutiny

By K. Oanh Ha Apr 3, 2022, (Bloomberg) –Many more Russian-flagged vessels than usual switched their flags to other countries in March, possibly to

April 3, 2022
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Global Ports Says It Was Not Involved In Allowing Superyacht Solaris To Dock At Bodrum
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Global Ports Says It Was Not Involved In Allowing Superyacht Solaris To Dock At Bodrum

April 3 (Reuters) – Global Ports Holdings PLC said on Sunday that it had not been involved in granting permission for a superyacht

April 3, 2022
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Saturday, April 2, 2022
Vessel Carrying Essential Supplies To Sri Lanka Is Forced To Depart Due To Inability To Pay
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Vessel Carrying Essential Supplies To Sri Lanka Is Forced To Depart Due To Inability To Pay

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, April 2 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s government imposed a weekend curfew on Saturday, even as hundreds of lawyers urged

April 2, 2022
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wheat bulk ship
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Russia Is Shipping Wheat At ‘Rapid’ Clip In the Midst of War

(Bloomberg) –Russia boosted wheat shipments by about 60% in March, despite that being the first month of its invasion of Ukraine. The country

April 2, 2022
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India To Ship Rice To Sri Lanka In First Major Food Aid
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India To Ship Rice To Sri Lanka In First Major Food Aid

By Rajendra Jadhav and Uditha Jayasinghe MUMBAI/COLOMBO, April 2 (Reuters) – Indian traders have started loading 40,000 tonnes of rice for

April 2, 2022
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Friday, April 1, 2022
bunkering operations
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Marine Fuel Suppliers Stop Serving Russian Ships in the Med -Sources

By Jonathan Saul April 1 (Reuters) – Marine fuel sellers have stopped serving vessels flying the Russian flag at major European hubs including

April 1, 2022
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The motor vessel Triton becomes the largest ship to transit the Expanded Panama Canal
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Panama Canal Proposes New Toll System, Raising Transit Costs

By Michael McDonald (Bloomberg) — The Panama Canal Authority proposed a comprehensive restructuring of its toll system on Friday, which would increase

April 1, 2022
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Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com
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MSC Reaches Deal to Acquire Bolloré’s Africa Logistics Business for 5.7 Billion Euros

The world’s largest shipping line, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has reached an agreement to acquire 100% the African logistic business of

April 1, 2022
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Sky-High Container Freight Rates Seem Unfazed by Global Issues
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Sky-High Container Freight Rates Seem Unfazed by Global Issues

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Covid lockdowns in China, war in Ukraine and the threat of hyper-inflation are a toxic mix of unpredictability for

April 1, 2022
Total Views: 4686

FILE PHOTO: A P&O ferry arrives at the Port of Dover, following the end of the Brexit transition period, in Dover, Britain, January 15, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo
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UK Launches Criminal and Civil Investigations Into P&O Ferries Over Firings

LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) – Britain’s insolvency service has started formal criminal and civil investigations into P&O Ferries to

April 1, 2022
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Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
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Russia-Linked Shipping Containers Stacking Up in Rotterdam

By Cagan Koc (Bloomberg) — In normal times, the Dutch port of Rotterdam is like a machine: hundreds of ships come and go each day, and tens of

April 1, 2022
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