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


Thursday, February 17, 2022
Freeport LNG Planning LNG Barge Terminal in Texas
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Freeport LNG Planning LNG Barge Terminal in Texas

By Sergio Chapa (Bloomberg) — Freeport LNG Development LP wants to supply fuel for ships and to start loading liquefied natural gas onto seafaring

February 17, 2022
Total Views: 1003

Brimming European LNG Terminals Have Limited Space for More Gas
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Brimming European LNG Terminals Have Limited Space for More Gas

By Marwa Rashad and Isla Binnie LONDON/MADRID, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Europe’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals have limited available

February 17, 2022
Total Views: 1589

Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Record Rogue Wave Measured Off British Columbia
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Record Rogue Wave Measured Off British Columbia

Researchers have measured what they believe to be the most extreme rogue wave ever recorded at 17.6 meters – the equivalent of a four-story building. The

February 16, 2022
Total Views: 11620

Stock photo of an lng carrier at sunset
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Europe Remains Top Destination for U.S. LNG For Third Month

By Marcy de Luna HOUSTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Europe’s call for U.S. liquefied natural gas continues to run hot in February and is poised

February 16, 2022
Total Views: 561

CNN Investigation: Culture of fear at Merchant Marine Academy silences students
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CNN Investigation: Culture of fear at Merchant Marine Academy silences students

CNN on Wednesday published an investigative report Wednesday alleging that a “culture of fear” at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA)

February 16, 2022
Total Views: 3711

NOAA Predicts Sea Levels Could Rise By Up to a Foot by 2050
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NOAA Predicts Sea Levels Could Rise By Up to a Foot by 2050

The United States could see sea levels rise by as much as a foot by 2050, according to a new report led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

February 16, 2022
Total Views: 1288

tanker at sea
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Russia Ready to Re-Route Energy Flows If Hit By New Sanctions

By Darya Korsunskaya and Katya Golubkova MOSCOW, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Russia would be ready to re-route supplies to other markets should new

February 16, 2022
Total Views: 2352

Tuesday, February 15, 2022
maersk ship
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Passing the Reins: Next-Generation Nominated to Lead Maerk’s Board

Robert Maersk Uggla, the grandson of A.P. Moller-Maersk founder Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, has been nominated as the Chair of the Board. Uggla will replace

February 15, 2022
Total Views: 2542

London Marine Insurers Add Russian, Ukrainian Waters to High Risk List
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London Marine Insurers Add Russian, Ukrainian Waters to High Risk List

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) – London’s marine insurance market on Tuesday added the Ukrainian and Russian waters around the Black

February 15, 2022
Total Views: 1442

hmm alge
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Container Bull Market Helps HMM Wipe Out Years of Losses

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – South Korean flagship carrier HMM has reported a $4.4bn net profit for 2021, compared with just $100m the year before,

February 15, 2022
Total Views: 1012

Search and Rescue Underway After Spanish Trawler Sinks Off Newfoundland
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Search and Rescue Underway After Spanish Trawler Sinks Off Newfoundland

Update: Three survivors and six bodies have now recovered, according to Salvamento Marítimo. A major search and rescue operation is underway after a fishing

February 15, 2022
Total Views: 3633

Convoy of ships in the Suez Canal
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Work Underway to Widen Suez Canal

By Patrick Werr NORTH OF SUEZ, Egypt, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Egypt is working to improve the Suez Canal by making an additional 10 kilometers accessible to

February 15, 2022
Total Views: 5523

trump meeting with President xi in china after g20 summit
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Biden Team Sees Limited Ability to Press China On Trade After ‘Phase-One’ Failure

By Jenny Leonard (Bloomberg) — The U.S. is continuing conversations with China despite Beijing’s failures to abide by a trade agreement reached

February 15, 2022
Total Views: 1383

Monday, February 14, 2022
Product Tanker Prospects: Divergent Views and Unanswered Questions
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Product Tanker Prospects: Divergent Views and Unanswered Questions

When listed companies host investor conference calls, the best information usually comes out from the seemingly perfunctory “Q and A” sessions- when equity

February 14, 2022
Total Views: 1749

msc containership
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A New Onassis? Italy’s Sea Captain Swoops On Reborn Alitalia

By Jonathan Saul, Elisa Anzolin and Francesca Landini LONDON/MILAN, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Sixty-five years after Aristotle Onassis founded Greece’s

February 14, 2022
Total Views: 5935

Ukraine Crisis: Wall Street Should Forget Putin And Start Counting Ships
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Ukraine Crisis: Wall Street Should Forget Putin And Start Counting Ships

by John Konrad (gCaptain) On Friday, President Biden warned that Russia could attack Ukraine “any day now” and “the United States together with

February 14, 2022
Total Views: 9484

Former Oil Spill Response Vessel Delivered to Sandy Hook Pilots After Conversion
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Former Oil Spill Response Vessel Delivered to Sandy Hook Pilots After Conversion

A former oil spill response vessel (OSRV) has been converted to a pilot station vessel and redelivered to the New York & New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots

February 14, 2022
Total Views: 5218

WTO Says Demand Shock Behind Trade Bottlenecks Should Ease in Months
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WTO Says Demand Shock Behind Trade Bottlenecks Should Ease in Months

BRUSSELS, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Global trade bottlenecks are more the result of demand spikes than supply chain snags, with pressure likely to ease in the

February 14, 2022
Total Views: 1191

Saturday, February 12, 2022
U.S. Exporting Every Molecule of LNG Possible
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U.S. Exporting Every Molecule of LNG Possible

By Sergio Chapa, Feb 12, 2022 (Bloomberg) –Tankers are docked or loading at all seven U.S. liquefied natural gas export terminals for the first time,

February 12, 2022
Total Views: 16116

Friday, February 11, 2022
The Russian Navy's frigate Admiral Essen takes part in the drills in the Black Sea.Handout via REUTERS
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Russian Maritime Drills Not Affecting Ukrainian Exports, Traders Say

KYIV, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Russia’s naval exercises in the Black and Azov Seas and the closure of traditional shipping routes have so far

February 11, 2022
Total Views: 1067