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


Friday, March 6, 2020
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News

CMA CGM Sees China Operations Returning to Normal

PARIS, March 6 (Reuters) – French shipping group CMA CGM said its operations in China were returning to normal after the coronavirus

March 6, 2020
Total Views: 116

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
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News

CMA CGM: Business Operations Entering ‘Recovery Phase’ from Coronavirus

CMA CGM said business operations appear to be recovering from impacts of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China.  The welcomed news was provided in an

March 4, 2020
Total Views: 90

Monday, March 2, 2020
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News

Historic Capacity Crunch Looms as More Europe-Asia Sailings are Blanked

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Freight forwarders sending goods out of Europe to Asia face one of the tightest capacity crunches in living memory

March 2, 2020
Total Views: 182

Thursday, February 27, 2020
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Shipping

IMO 2020 Entering New Phase with Carriage Ban

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — A tweak to new environmental rules for the shipping industry is just days from taking effect, closing off a loophole for

February 27, 2020
Total Views: 161

Monday, February 24, 2020
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News

CMA CGM’s Debt Plan Seen at Risk Amid Virus Fears

By Antonio Vanuzzo and Laura Benitez (Bloomberg) — The coronavirus outbreak is threatening to scupper a debt refinancing for the world’s third-largest

February 24, 2020
Total Views: 1276

Monday, February 10, 2020
CMA CGM Partners with Energy Observer to Study Hydrogen Fuel
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CMA CGM Partners with Energy Observer to Study Hydrogen Fuel

French containership giant CMA CGM is partnership with the hydrogen-powered vessel project Energy Observer to study and promote the zero-emission fuel within

February 10, 2020
Total Views: 189

Tuesday, January 28, 2020
WISTA and IMO Partner to Promote Gender Diversity in Maritime
Shipping

WISTA and IMO Partner to Promote Gender Diversity in Maritime

The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) is entering into a partnership with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to

January 28, 2020
Total Views: 144

Monday, January 27, 2020
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Shipping

Green Groups Push for Low Sulphur Fuel Ban in the Arctic

LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Green groups on Monday called for a ban on the use of new low sulfur fuel in the Arctic region, citing research showing that

January 27, 2020
Total Views: 50

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
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Shipping

IMO Secretary-General Hails ‘Relatively Smooth’ IMO 2020 Transition

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim says the implementation of new International rules limiting the sulphur content of fuel used by ships has gone relatively

January 22, 2020
Total Views: 60

Monday, January 20, 2020
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Interesting

Shipping’s Decarbonization Target Seen Costing At Least $1 Trillion

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) – At least $1 trillion of investment in new fuel technology is needed to enable the shipping industry to meet

January 20, 2020
Total Views: 119

Monday, November 18, 2019
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Shipping

Environmental Coalition Blasts IMO’s Lack of Progress in Combating Carbon Emissions

The International Maritime Organization shows a lack of progress and little interest in forming concrete measures to reduce shipping’s contribution to global

November 18, 2019
Total Views: 63

Friday, November 15, 2019
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Shipping

‘No Appetite’ at IMO for a Ship Speed Reduction Regulation

The International Maritime Organization appears to be backing away from pressure to introduce ship speed limits as part of its strategy to decarbonize the

November 15, 2019
Total Views: 271

Wednesday, November 13, 2019
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Cruise Ships

Expedition Cruise Operators Agree to Ban on Use and Carriage of HFO in Arctic

Expedition cruise ship operators have agreed to a self-imposed ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in the Arctic. The self-imposed ban was

November 13, 2019
Total Views: 78

Tuesday, November 12, 2019
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Shipping

Reducing Ship Speeds Seen as ‘Silver Bullet’ for Reducing Pollution and Protecting Environment

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – As the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) environmental work group gathers in London for its annual

November 12, 2019
Total Views: 106

Monday, November 11, 2019
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Shipping

IMO Working Group to Consider Proposals for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships

An International Maritime Organization working group will meet this week to consider proposals to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships. In 2018,

November 11, 2019
Total Views: 69

Thursday, October 24, 2019
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Interesting

Shipping’s Decarbonization Lies in Finding New Fuels, Study Says

Finding new sustainable energy sources such as alcohol, biomethane and ammonia offers the shipping industry its best opportunity for reaching its net-zero

October 24, 2019
Total Views: 36

Thursday, October 3, 2019
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Shipping

BIMCO Proposes Slow-Steaming Alternative to IMO

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Shipping association Bimco has submitted a new proposal on regulating ships’ power to the International Maritime

October 3, 2019
Total Views: 117

Thursday, September 26, 2019
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Shipping

World Maritime Day Highlights Gender Equality in Maritime

Today’s World Maritime Day celebration is bringing attention to the importance of gender equality in the maritime industry and especially the

September 26, 2019
Total Views: 62

Wednesday, September 11, 2019
maersk blockchain
Shipping

Shipping’s Carbon-Neutral Dream Seen Drifting Further Away

By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) –Big ocean-going ships are not moving fast enough towards energy transition, contributing to rising emissions of carbon

September 11, 2019
Total Views: 42

Tuesday, June 25, 2019
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Shipping

‘Storm Approaching’: Firms Fear for Deliveries in Shipping Fuel Shakeup

By Jonathan Saul, Lisa Baertlein and Martinne Geller LONDON/LOS ANGELES, June 25 (Reuters) – U.S. furniture company RC Willey Home Furnishings is so

June 25, 2019
Total Views: 50