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


Friday, March 11, 2022
A silhouette of a ship underway in the distance at dusk
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War in Ukraine Puts Shipping’s Recovery in Jeopardy

By K. Oanh Ha, Ann Koh, Devika Krishna Kumar and Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) — Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has the shipping industry bracing

March 11, 2022
Total Views: 1142

Thursday, March 10, 2022
lng carrier
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U.S. Push to Export LNG to Europe Slowed by Climate Concerns -Sources

By Jarrett Renshaw and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) – White House efforts to boost U.S. liquefied natural gas exports and cut

March 10, 2022
Total Views: 7588

Tanker new york harbor
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Tanker Chartering Documents: Safe Berths, Waiting Time and Elephants in the Room

Discussions about charter parties can be fairly dry…unless the subject is tanker chartering. The Society of Maritime Arbitrators (SMA), based in New York,

March 10, 2022
Total Views: 2954

oil tanker at sea
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American Maritime Industry Fights Back Against Jones Act ‘Misconceptions’

The American maritime industry is fighting back against some lawmakers’ calls for a repeal or waiver of the Jones Act after President Joe Biden announced

March 10, 2022
Total Views: 5085

Lloyd's Register
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Lloyd’s Register Withdraws Class Services to Russia

Lloyd’s Register, one of the world’s top ship classification societies, says it is withdrawing services to Russia, becoming the latest to cut ties

March 10, 2022
Total Views: 1831

‘Potentially Catasrophic’ – Container Loaded with Discarded Lithium Batteries Catches Fire Enroute to Port
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‘Potentially Catasrophic’ – Container Loaded with Discarded Lithium Batteries Catches Fire Enroute to Port

The U.S. Coast Guard is warning about the hazards of transporting discarded lithium batteries after a container illegally loaded them caught fire while en

March 10, 2022
Total Views: 10931

Containership MSC Kim Breaks Down in Gulf of St. Lawrence
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Containership MSC Kim Breaks Down in Gulf of St. Lawrence

The Canadian Coast Guard has been monitoring an adrift containership with engine trouble in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Wednesay. The ship, MSC Kim, broke down

March 10, 2022
Total Views: 7836

Shipping Industry Urges Safe Passage for Trapped Ships and Crews in Ukraine
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Shipping Industry Urges Safe Passage for Trapped Ships and Crews in Ukraine

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) – Shipping industry officials called on Thursday for safe passage for hundreds of seafarers

March 10, 2022
Total Views: 961

Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Tidewater Acquires Swire Pacific Offshore, Creating World’s Leading OSV Company
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Tidewater Acquires Swire Pacific Offshore, Creating World’s Leading OSV Company

Tidewater expands its global footprint amid anticipated offshore oil and gas market recovery. Houston-based Tidewater (NYSE: TDW) has announced a definitive

March 9, 2022
Total Views: 3601

Stock photo of a tanker at sea
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All At Sea: Russian Oil Tanker Seeks a Port as Buyers Shun Trade Deals

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) – A Russian-operated oil tanker that Britain turned away over a week ago has yet to find a port to

March 9, 2022
Total Views: 31313

Edison Chouest Floats Viking’s New Mississippi River Cruise Ship
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Edison Chouest Floats Viking’s New Mississippi River Cruise Ship

Viking’s new Mississippi River cruise ship was floated out of its construction dry dock at Edison Chouest Offshore’s LaShip shipyard in Houma,

March 9, 2022
Total Views: 3475

LNG terminal in Barcelona, Spain
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American LNG Exporters Emerge as Big Winners of Europe Gas Crisis

By Marwa Rashad LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) – U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters are emerging as big winners of Europe’s supply crisis as

March 9, 2022
Total Views: 4848

Port of Rotterdam. Sotkc Photo: Ali A Suliman / Shutterstock.com
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Barring Russian Ships from Rotterdam ‘Not On Table’ for Now

PARIS, March 9 (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that barring Russian ships from the port of Rotterdam was “not on the

March 9, 2022
Total Views: 1933

Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Watch: How Dirty Ships Are Cleaning Up Their Act
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Watch: How Dirty Ships Are Cleaning Up Their Act

With around 80-90% of goods transported on ships at some point in the supply chain, the internatioal shipping industry is estimated to account for nearly 3% of

March 8, 2022
Total Views: 5278

Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries Says Hydrogen Tanker Test Proved Feasible
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Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries Says Hydrogen Tanker Test Proved Feasible

TOKYO, March 8 (Reuters) – Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) and other Japan-based firms said on Tuesday that a pilot project to transport hydrogen

March 8, 2022
Total Views: 6036

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: 12885

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: 5437

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: 8390

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: 3283