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


Thursday, February 18, 2021
port of los angeles
Ports

U.S. Steps Up Heat on Container Carriers to Ease Port Congestion

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — U.S. regulators stepped up the heat on ocean shipping companies and the seaport terminals some of them operate, seeking

February 18, 2021
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Wednesday, February 17, 2021
port of long beach
Shipping

U.S. Federal Maritime Commission to Issue Demand Orders to Ocean Carriers and Terminal Operators on Detention & Demurrage Practices

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is ordering ocean carriers and marine terminal operators to supply information to determine if legal obligations related

February 17, 2021
Total Views: 5076

lng bunkering rotterdam
Environment

IMO Tackles Shipping’s Decarbonization

Decarbonization is indeed “a thing”, as Millennials might say. The problem that I have writing on the topic- and presumably that readers have, is that the

February 17, 2021
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Baltic Dry Index Jumps Over 17%
Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Jumps Over 17%

Feb 17 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose to its highest in over three weeks on Wednesday as demand for capesizes

February 17, 2021
Total Views: 1586

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Unveils Plan for Wind-Powered RoRo to Debut in 2025
Environment

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Unveils Plan for Wind-Powered RoRo to Debut in 2025

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has announced plans for a wind-powered pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) as the Norwegian and Swedish-based shipping company seeks to

February 17, 2021
Total Views: 3151

Cargo Boom Fuels $10 Billion Spree for New Containerships
Shipbuilding

Cargo Boom Fuels $10 Billion Spree for New Containerships

By Brendan Murray and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Some of the world’s largest container-shipping lines are ordering new vessels amid surging demand

February 17, 2021
Total Views: 2739

Tycoon’s Downfall Pushes Trapped Seafarers to Hunger Strike
Shipping

Tycoon’s Downfall Pushes Trapped Seafarers to Hunger Strike

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) — When Turkish police arrested shipping magnate Mübariz Mansimov Gurbano?lu at his Istanbul home one Sunday

February 17, 2021
Total Views: 8030

Tuesday, February 16, 2021
AFIF Hapag-Lloyd
Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd Forecasts ‘Very Strong’ First Quarter

Hapag-Lloyd expects operating profit to more than triple in the first quarter of 2021 on “exceptionally” strong demand for container transportation

February 16, 2021
Total Views: 1394

ITF Calls on Shipping Companies to Save Seafarers Stranded Off China
Ports

ITF Calls on Shipping Companies to Save Seafarers Stranded Off China

The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) is calling on companies to step up efforts to help seafarers stranded on ships off China as Beijing

February 16, 2021
Total Views: 3784

ONE Containership Testing Use of Sustainable Marine Biofuel
Environment

ONE Containership Testing Use of Sustainable Marine Biofuel

An Ocean Network Express (ONE) containership is trialing the use of sustainable marine biofuel as industry seeks to make supply chains more sustainable by

February 16, 2021
Total Views: 1118

msc ship in port
Shipping

2M Blanks Asia-Europe Sailing at Last-Minute

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The 2M alliance has announced a further blank sailing this week from Asia to North Europe to use the vessel on another

February 16, 2021
Total Views: 2194

houston ship channel
Shipping

Deep Freeze Shuts Houston Ship Channel

By Swati Verma Feb 16 (Reuters) – A deep freeze continued to wreak havoc on the U.S. energy sector, bringing operations to a halt at the Houston Ship

February 16, 2021
Total Views: 2951

Monday, February 15, 2021
A COSCO ship at the port of long beach
Shipping

Vaccinations Start for Dockworkers at Nation’s Busiest Port Complex

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, Feb 12 (Reuters) – About 800 longshoremen from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Friday got the first COVID-19

February 15, 2021
Total Views: 1683

Friday, February 12, 2021
Michelin Commits to Shipping Tires on Sail-Powered Cargo Ships
Shipping

Michelin Commits to Shipping Tires on Sail-Powered Cargo Ships

Tire manufacturer Michelin has agreed to ship some of its tires using two sail-powered cargo ships being developed by French shipping line Neoline. Under the

February 12, 2021
Total Views: 17258

zim containership
Shipping

ZIM to Charter LNG Containerships for Asia-U.S. East Coast Trade

Israeli shipping company ZIM has announced a strategic chartering agreement with Seaspan for the long-term charter of ten 15,000 TEU-capacity containership

February 12, 2021
Total Views: 2017

cma cgm ship
Shipping

CMA CGM Launches Air Freight Unit in Logistics Push

PARIS, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Shipping group CMA CGM on Friday announced the creation of an air freight division, backed by the acquisition of four

February 12, 2021
Total Views: 3175

Ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge Agree to Merge
Shipping

Ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge Agree to Merge

The ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge have reached an agreement to join forces through the merger of the two ports. The unification is expected to take about a

February 12, 2021
Total Views: 1504

Thursday, February 11, 2021
port of long beach
Shipping

U.S. Retail Imports Expected to Surge Into Summer

Retail imports at the United States’ largest container ports are expected to set new monthly records into the summer as the nation’s economy

February 11, 2021
Total Views: 2003

Sea Machines and Damen Form Alliance to Put Autonomous Tech in Newbuilds
Shipbuilding

Sea Machines and Damen Form Alliance to Put Autonomous Tech in Newbuilds

Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics has entered into a strategic alliance with Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group to incorporate its autonomous and

February 11, 2021
Total Views: 1926

Wednesday, February 10, 2021
‘Tesla of the Seas’ – British Company Unveils Zero-Emission Ship Concept
Shipping

‘Tesla of the Seas’ – British Company Unveils Zero-Emission Ship Concept

A British company has unveiled a new conceptual design for a commercial ship which uses a combination of wind-assist, solar and carbon capture achieve

February 10, 2021
Total Views: 7337