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


Friday, January 28, 2022
Stacked containers are shown as ships unload their cargo at the Port of Los Angeles
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January COVID Cases Among U.S. West Coast Longshore Workers Top 2021 Total

By Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — About 1,700 dockworkers at West Coast ports have tested positive for Covid-19 in January, stretching capacity at the

January 28, 2022
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Thursday, January 27, 2022
FMC Updated On Detention and Demurrage and Data Initiatives
Shipping

FMC Updated On Detention and Demurrage and Data Initiatives

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission met during both open and closed session Thursday to be briefed on the Commission’s efforts to address ocean

January 27, 2022
Total Views: 1261

A Salve for The Sluggish Tanker Market’s Stings
Shipping

A Salve for The Sluggish Tanker Market’s Stings

The 2021 Q4 earnings reports will soon be coming in. While shipping investors have done well with container and drybulk names, the tanker market has struggled-

January 27, 2022
Total Views: 1939

Secondary Trades Suffer as Carriers Chase Big Bucks
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Secondary Trades Suffer as Carriers Chase Big Bucks

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The cellular fleet grew by 4.5% last year, to 24.97m teu, but capacity was cut on some routes as carriers re-deployed

January 27, 2022
Total Views: 987

sperm whale
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MSC Re-Routes Ships Near Greece to Protect Sperm Whales

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world’s largest container shipping company, will re-route its ships along the west coast of Greece to reduce the

January 27, 2022
Total Views: 2130

Cruise Industry Report Underscores Pandemic’s Far-Reaching Impact
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Cruise Industry Report Underscores Pandemic’s Far-Reaching Impact

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has released its 2022 State of the Cruise Industry Outlook report, showing the pandemic’s far-reaching effects

January 27, 2022
Total Views: 1101

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $25 Million for Wave Energy Research Off Oregon Coast
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $25 Million for Wave Energy Research Off Oregon Coast

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $25 million in funding to support research and development of commercially-viable renewable wave power

January 27, 2022
Total Views: 1049

Maersk to Share Ocean Weather Observation Data to Help Aid Climate Science
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Maersk to Share Ocean Weather Observation Data to Help Aid Climate Science

Seeking to aid climate research and weather forecasts, the world’s now-second largest shipping line will make millions of weather observations covering

January 27, 2022
Total Views: 1354

MSC Container ship enters portCatstyecam / Shutterstock.com
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MSC Seeks Leading Role in Deal for ITA Airways

ROME, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Shipping company MSC, which has teamed up with Lufthansa to potentially bid for ITA Airways, wants a majority stake in the

January 27, 2022
Total Views: 899

Wednesday, January 26, 2022
ARC Adds Two Ro-Ro Carriers to U.S.-Flag
Shipping

ARC Adds Two Ro-Ro Carriers to U.S.-Flag

American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group Inc. (ARC) has increased its fleet of U.S.-flag roll-on/roll-off carriers with the addition two secondhand ships. The

January 26, 2022
Total Views: 3715

‘World First’ Autonomous Containership Tested in Japan
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‘World First’ Autonomous Containership Tested in Japan

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is claiming to have conducted the world’s first sea trial of an unmanned autonomous containership.

January 26, 2022
Total Views: 8023

Singapore Anchorage
Shipping

DNV to Lead ‘Pioneering’ Ammonia Bunkering Safety Study in Singapore

Classification society DNV been selected to lead an ammonia bunkering safety study by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) in Singapore. The

January 26, 2022
Total Views: 1588

Editorial credit: Sheila Fitzgerald / Shutterstock.com
Shipping News

Matson Diverts Ships To Tonga

The US containership company Matson, which has been making record profits as freight rates and whose stock hit a new all-time high today, announced it would be

January 26, 2022
Total Views: 8333

Russian LNG Vessel Back in Baltic Amid Tensions Over Ukraine, Gas Supplies
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Russian LNG Vessel Back in Baltic Amid Tensions Over Ukraine, Gas Supplies

MOSCOW, Jan 26 (Reuters) – A huge Russian gas vessel, designed to safeguard supplies to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, has returned to the Baltic

January 26, 2022
Total Views: 2814

qatar lng ship
Shipping

Qatar Is Totally Maxed Out Of LNG Gas

By Simone Foxman (Bloomberg) Qatar wouldn’t be able to significantly ramp up supplies of natural gas to Europe in the event of any disruption to Russian

January 26, 2022
Total Views: 19909

Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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Italian Shipping Magnate Makes Daring Attempt Into Passenger Aviation

By William Wilkes and Daniele Lepido (Bloomberg) — The Italian billionaire who turned a one-boat cargo operation into the world’s biggest shipping

January 25, 2022
Total Views: 3795

APL England Master to Face Trial in Australia Over Heavy Weather Cargo Loss
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APL England Master to Face Trial in Australia Over Heavy Weather Cargo Loss

The master of the containership APL England will stand trial in Australia over the loss of 50 containers from the vessel during heavy weather off the

January 25, 2022
Total Views: 13913

svitzer tugs assisting ever given
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Svitzer Sending Two More Tugs to the Suez Canal

A.P. Moller – Maersk’s towage operator Svitzer will send two additional tugs to the Suez Canal after extending its contract with the Suez Canal

January 25, 2022
Total Views: 20134

Watch: ‘SNL’ Stars Talk Buying a Staten Island Ferry on Weekend Update
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Watch: ‘SNL’ Stars Talk Buying a Staten Island Ferry on Weekend Update

Saturday Night Live stars Pete Davidson and Colin Jost address reports that they have purchased an old Staten Island Ferry in this “Weekend Update”

January 25, 2022
Total Views: 6096

LNG terminal in Barcelona, Spain
Shipping

United States Seeks to Protect Europe’s Energy Supplies If Russia Invades Ukraine

By Humeyra Pamuk, Steve Holland and Dmitry Antonov WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Western leaders stepped up preparations for any Russian military

January 25, 2022
Total Views: 1636