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


Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Suez Canal Traffic Briefly Stopped as Oil Tanker Loses Power
Shipping

Suez Canal Traffic Briefly Stopped as Oil Tanker Loses Power

By Jack Wittels and Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) — Traffic through Egypt’s Suez Canal was briefly halted on Tuesday, just two weeks after a giant

April 6, 2021
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Monday, April 5, 2021
seaspan containerships
Shipping

Seaspan Continues Fleet Expansion with Deal to Acquire Two Secondhand Containerships

Containership leasing company Seaspan Corporation says it has entered into an agreement to acquire two secondhand 8,500 TEU scrubber-fitted containerships on

April 5, 2021
Total Views: 5277

eemslift hendrika
Shipping

Yacht Transport Ship in Trouble Off Norway

Norwegian search and rescue crews are responding to a yacht transport ship that is listing after its cargo reportedly shifted off the west coast of Norway on

April 5, 2021
Total Views: 43371

Sunday, April 4, 2021
semisubmersible drilling rig at sea
Shipping

Seadrill Proposes Debt Write-Off in Bankruptcy Court -Report

By Rafaela Lindeberg (Bloomberg) — Offshore contractor Seadrill Ltd., owned by billionaire John Fredriksen, is proposing a debt write-off of just over

April 4, 2021
Total Views: 2665

containership in suez canal
Shipping

Suez Canal Says Ship Backlog Cleared

AIRO, April 3 (Reuters) – All ships stranded by the grounding of the giant container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal in March had passed through the

April 4, 2021
Total Views: 2486

Friday, April 2, 2021
tanker in suez canal
Shipping

Suez Canal Says it is Close to Clearing Ship Backlog

CAIRO, April 2 (Reuters) – The Suez Canal said on Friday it was close to clearing a backlog ofshipping that built up when a giant container ship was

April 2, 2021
Total Views: 2803

maersk ship in suez canal
Shipping

Maersk Urges U.S. East Coast Ports to Use Suez Canal Delays to Clear Congestion

The world’s top shipping line Maersk is urging congested U.S. East Coast ports to use the Suez Canal delays to clear cargo from terminals. With shipping

April 2, 2021
Total Views: 3332

U.S. President Biden holds infrastructure event
Shipping

Biden’s Infrastructure Proposal Includes $17 Billion for Ports and Waterways

President Biden on Wednesday announced a more than $2 trillion jobs-creating infrastructure proposal which the administration says will add millions of jobs

April 2, 2021
Total Views: 1638

Thursday, April 1, 2021
A COSCO ship at the port of long beach
Shipping

Fitch: Soaring Shipping Costs Add To Near-Term Global Inflationary Pressures

Supply chain bottlenecks in global shipping and semiconductor markets are adding to near-term pressures on inflation, says Fitch Ratings in a new report

April 1, 2021
Total Views: 2876

maersk arctic
Shipping

MSC Warns Against Arctic Shipping Amid Debate Over Suez Canal’s Closure

Swiss shipping line MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company says it is doubling down on its commitment to avoid sending ships through the Arctic as some debate the

April 1, 2021
Total Views: 16313

containership in suez canal
Shipping

Suez Canal Urged to Upgrade Quickly to Avoid Future Disruption

By Jonathan Saul and Patrick Werr CAIRO, April 1 (Reuters) – Egypt’s Suez Canal must move quickly to upgrade its technical infrastructure if it is

April 1, 2021
Total Views: 4725

Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Port of Savannah Garden City Terminal
Ports

Port of Savannah Infrastructure Projects to Boost TEU Capacity Amid Unprecedented Growth

The Georgia Ports Authority has approved projects to increase annual capacity at the Port of Savannah beyond 6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units,

March 31, 2021
Total Views: 2461

Chinese vessels at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea
Shipping

Philippines Says Chinese ‘Militia’ Fleet Has Spread in Disputed Waters

MANILA, March 31 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Chinese vessels believed to be manned by militias in the South China Sea have spread to a wider

March 31, 2021
Total Views: 3315

Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Shipping

Tanker Mega Merger: NYSE-Listed International Seaways and Diamond S. Shipping to Combine

New York-listed tanker companies International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE: INSW) and Diamond S Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSSI) have announced an all-stock merger that will

March 31, 2021
Total Views: 1828

Containership docking Port of Long Beach
Shipping

Daniel B. Maffei Designated as the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission

U.S. Federal Maritime Commission News Release – Commissioner Daniel B. Maffei has been designated as the Chairman of the Federal Maritime

March 31, 2021
Total Views: 788

Tuesday, March 30, 2021
maersk eureka
Accidents

Maersk Containership Broken Down in the Pacific Ocean – Update

Update – April 1, 2021: Maersk reports that repairs to Maersk Eureka have been completed and the ship is undergoing sea trials to ensure its safe

March 30, 2021
Total Views: 81577

ship crew-change covid19 pandemic
Shipping

UN Bodies Call for Seafarers and Aviation Workers to Be Given Priority Access to Vaccines

As the world watched the Ever Given salvage over the last week, the heads of five UN organizations joined together in a call for maritime and air transport

March 30, 2021
Total Views: 1646

containership underway
Shipbuilding

Seaspan Adds Six 15,500 TEU Containerships to Newbuild Orderbook

Seaspan Corporation, a leading owner and operator of containerships, is adding to its newbuild order book with an order for six 15,500 TEU containerships. The

March 30, 2021
Total Views: 2827

Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai.REUTERS/Aly Song
Shipping

Carriers Warned Against Price Gouging Shippers with Suez Chaos

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers have been warned not to take advantage of the capacity crunch resulting from the Suez blockage to

March 30, 2021
Total Views: 2558

Convoys Resume as Suez Canal Races to Clear Huge Backlog of Ships
Shipping

Convoys Resume as Suez Canal Races to Clear Huge Backlog of Ships

By Nadeen Ebrahim ISMAILIA, Egypt, March 30 (Reuters) – The Suez Canal expects 140 ships to pass on Tuesday after the freeing of a container ship

March 30, 2021
Total Views: 3641