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


Thursday, September 25, 2025
Container Rates Sink to Lowest Since Start of Red Sea Diversions
Shipping

Container Rates Sink to Lowest Since Start of Red Sea Diversions

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The cost to ship goods in containers to northern Europe from China fell to the lowest level since Houthi attacks in the

September 25, 2025
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Fuga Bluemarine crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia
Shipping

Oil Loadings Resume at Black Sea Terminals After Attacks

(Bloomberg) — Two key oil ports on Russia’s Black Sea coast resumed loading of tankers overnight following Ukrainian aerial and marine drone attacks on

September 25, 2025
Total Views: 322

The ammonia STS operation from Berlian Ekuator to Eco Enchanted
Environment

NYK Conducts First Ship-to-Ship Ammonia Transfer Off Spain

NYK has successfully completed its first-ever ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of liquefied ammonia, moving approximately 23,000 tons from the carrier Berlian

September 25, 2025
Total Views: 570

Fish swimming underwater in ocean
Environment

World Maritime Day 2025: Global Shipping Industry Confronts Ocean Protection Amid Trade Slowdown

The maritime world marks World Maritime Day today, September 25, 2025, with the theme “Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity” — a call to

September 25, 2025
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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Aerial top view of a containership underway
Shipping

UN Report: Shipping Faces Perfect Storm of Stalled Growth, Longer Routes, and Surging Costs

Global maritime shipping is sailing into troubled waters as seaborne trade growth is forecast to slow dramatically to just 0.5 percent in 2025, according to

September 24, 2025
Total Views: 1156

Stock image of an MSC containership
Shipping

Runaway Ship: Chief Engineer Pleads Guilty After Charleston Bridge Scare

A chief engineer has pleaded guilty to failing to report a hazardous condition aboard a vessel in Charleston, South Carolina, and subsequently obstructing a

September 24, 2025
Total Views: 4211

LNG carrier in open sea during daytime
Shipping

Idan Ofer’s EPS Moves to Take Full Control of LNG Carrier Owner CoolCo

LNG carrier shipowner CoolCo and EPS Ventures have announced advanced discussions for a potential acquisition that would see EPS purchase all outstanding

September 24, 2025
Total Views: 581

tanker at sea
Shipping

Iran Sanctions Snapback Offers Chinese Oil Buyers a Lucrative Boost

The looming revival of international sanctions on Iran is unlikely to curtail Tehran’s vital oil exports but could benefit Chinese refiners, offering

September 24, 2025
Total Views: 623

Stacked containers are shown as ships unload their cargo at the Port of Los Angeles
Shipping

Tariffs Split Container Shipping: U.S. Imports Sink as Global Trade Grows

The container shipping industry is experiencing an unprecedented divergence in the market, with US-bound trade lanes suffering significant declines while

September 24, 2025
Total Views: 1401

Tuesday, September 23, 2025
expanded panama canal
Shipping

Panama Canal Opens ‘NetZero’ Transit Slot for Green Ships

The Panama Canal is launching of a dedicated transit reservation system designed specifically for low-emission vessels. The “NetZero Slot”

September 23, 2025
Total Views: 1287

FILE PHOTO: An American flag flutters over a ship and shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro California
Shipping

Full Impact of U.S. Tariff Shock Yet to Come as Growth Holds Up, OECD Says

Global growth is holding up better than expected, but the full brunt of the U.S. import tariff shock is still to be felt as AI investment props up U.S.

September 23, 2025
Total Views: 734

x-press pearl
Accidents

X-Press Feeders Refuses $250M Court-Ordered Payment in X-Press Pearl Case

X-Press Feeders, the former operator of the containership X-Press Pearl that caught fire and sank off Sri Lanka’s coast in 2021, has announced it cannot

September 23, 2025
Total Views: 1515

Monday, September 22, 2025
lng ship
Shipping

Report: $48 Billion in LNG Carrier Investments at Risk as Fleet Expansion Outpaces Demand

New research from UCL Energy Institute and Kuehne Climate Center (KCC) reveals that $48 billion invested in LNG carriers could be written off by 2035 as the

September 22, 2025
Total Views: 1247

ONE Innovation pictured loaded with 22,233 TEUs
Shipping

ONE Innovation Sets New Container Loading Record in Singapore

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has achieved a new milestone in container shipping as its vessel ONE Innovation set a new world record by loading 22,233 TEU —

September 22, 2025
Total Views: 10166

Genoa Dockers Walk Out as Italian Unions Protest Against Israel
News

Genoa Dockers Walk Out as Italian Unions Protest Against Israel

Striking dockworkers blocked access roads to the port of Genoa in northern Italy on Monday, as part of protests against Israel's offensive in

September 22, 2025
Total Views: 868

Aerial photo of MSC ships at the port of Long Beach
Ports

McCown: U.S. Container Imports Face Historic Decline as Tariff Effects Take Hold

The U.S. container shipping industry is heading toward what could be one of the most significant volume declines in its six-decade history, according to the

September 22, 2025
Total Views: 2611

Saturday, September 20, 2025
RoRo vessel whale fluke.Credit: John Calambokidis/Cascadia Reseach Via NOAA
Shipping

Nations Ratify First Global Treaty to Protect Ocean Life

By Todd Woody Sep 19, 2025 (Bloomberg) –As climate impacts multiply, a landmark United Nations treaty to protect ocean lifewill go into effect

September 20, 2025
Total Views: 1229

Friday, September 19, 2025
A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs.
Shipping

Freight Rate War Engulfs Asia-Europe asTranspacific Rally Vanishes

With spot rates on Asia-Europe shipments now being discounted on an almost daily basis, freight buyers on the trades fear that a new freight rate war may now

September 19, 2025
Total Views: 1148

Shipping emissions
Environment

Major Shipping Firms Warns Net Zero Plan Could Cost Over $300 Billion by 2035

A group of shipping firms warned that the International Maritime Organization’s planned net zero rules risk imposing significant costs on the

September 19, 2025
Total Views: 679

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez speaks at the IMO Headline Conference at London International Shipping Week
Shipping

IMO Tackles Maritime Industry Paradoxes Amid Decarbonization Push at London International Shipping Week

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Headline Conference gathered over 700 senior maritime leaders in London on Wednesday to address the competing

September 19, 2025
Total Views: 603