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


Tuesday, January 19, 2021
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Great Lakes Sees Strong 2020 Navigation Season Despite COVID Headwinds

Overall tonnage transported by ships in the binational Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system was down slightly in the 2020 navigation season compared to 2019,

January 19, 2021
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U.S. Blacklists Oil Traders, Tankers for Undermining Venezuela Sanctions

By Brian Ellsworth and Marianna Parraga CARACAS/MEXICO CITY, Jan 19 (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday sanctioned a network of oil trading firms,

January 19, 2021
Total Views: 1575

MOL Rejects ‘Seriously Flawed’ Forbes Report on Wakashio Grounding
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MOL Rejects ‘Seriously Flawed’ Forbes Report on Wakashio Grounding

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has responded to a recent Forbes article about the Wakashio grounding that the Japanese shipping line says is misleading and

January 19, 2021
Total Views: 5674

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Shipping Group Says Seafarers Should Receive Vaccine Priority

By Annie Lee (Bloomberg) — Governments should prioritize seafarer vaccinations against Covid-19 to help keep global supply chains operating

January 19, 2021
Total Views: 1304

Monday, January 18, 2021
Search Suspended for Missing Fishermen Off Midway Island
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Search Suspended for Missing Fishermen Off Midway Island

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the active search for 10 missing crewmembers from a Taiwanese fishing vessel off of Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean.

January 18, 2021
Total Views: 2544

OOCL Profits are Surfing the Wave of Soaring Rates and Demand
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OOCL Profits are Surfing the Wave of Soaring Rates and Demand

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – A very strong fourth-quarter 2020 operational update from OOCL is an indicator of the rich vein of

January 18, 2021
Total Views: 1936

U.S. Plans to Sanction ‘Fortuna’ Vessel Doing Nord Stream 2 Work
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U.S. Plans to Sanction ‘Fortuna’ Vessel Doing Nord Stream 2 Work

By Michael Nienaber BERLIN, Jan 18 (Reuters) – The United States has informed Germany that it plans to impose sanctions on a Russian pipe-laying ship

January 18, 2021
Total Views: 8821

Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai.REUTERS/Aly Song
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China’s Economy Ends 2020 Upbeat After COVID-19 Shock

By Gabriel Crossley and Kevin Yao BEIJING, Jan 18 (Reuters) – China’s economy picked up speed in the fourth quarter, with growth beating

January 18, 2021
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Russia Prepares Earliest-Ever Arctic LNG Transit to Asia

By Irina Reznik, Anna Shiryaevskaya and Dina Khrennikova (Bloomberg) — Russia is preparing to make the earliest-ever shipment of liquefied natural gas

January 18, 2021
Total Views: 3488

Oil tanker in Ningbo Zhoushan port
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Trafigura Wins Rare Bonded Bunker License in China’s Marine Fuel Hub

SINGAPORE, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Commodities trader Trafigura has won a licence to supply bonded marine fuel at the port of Zhoushan, China’s top

January 18, 2021
Total Views: 3155

Friday, January 15, 2021
Biden Transition: Climate, Cabotage and Competition
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Biden Transition: Climate, Cabotage and Competition

This article is part of a series by Holland & Knight’s Transportation & Infrastructure Industry Sector Group leading up to President-elect

January 15, 2021
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Frank Coles Resigns as Wallem Group CEO to Focus on Seafarers’ Rights
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Frank Coles Resigns as Wallem Group CEO to Focus on Seafarers’ Rights

Hong Kong-based maritime tech company Wallem Group has announced the resignation of Chief Executive Frank Coles so he can focus his efforts on seafarers’

January 15, 2021
Total Views: 3208

Return of Bunker Surcharges Possible as Low Sulphur Fuel Spread Widens
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Return of Bunker Surcharges Possible as Low Sulphur Fuel Spread Widens

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – As oil prices head north again, ocean carriers are preparing to ramp up low-sulphur fuel surcharges to add to

January 15, 2021
Total Views: 3286

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U.S. Targets Iranian Shipping with Fresh Sanctions in Final Days of Trump Presidency

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – The United States on Friday sanctioned companies in Iran, China and the United Arab Emirates for doing business with the

January 15, 2021
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Buzby Resigns as U.S. Maritime Administrator

Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby has resigned from his post as U.S. Maritime Administrator following last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. “I no longer

January 15, 2021
Total Views: 11775

Why South China Sea Is Key to Blacklisted Oil Giant CNOOC
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Why South China Sea Is Key to Blacklisted Oil Giant CNOOC

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s biggest offshore driller is being targeted in the final days of President Donald Trump’s administration

January 15, 2021
Total Views: 2674

Port of Los Angeles Reports Fourth-Busiest Year on Record in 2020
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Port of Los Angeles Reports Fourth-Busiest Year on Record in 2020

The Port of Los Angeles reported its fourth best year on record in 2020 as a late-year surge of pandemic-induced consumer spending helped boost volumes to near

January 15, 2021
Total Views: 1108

Thursday, January 14, 2021
Panama Canal’s LNG Bottleneck Could Last Until March
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Panama Canal’s LNG Bottleneck Could Last Until March

By Sabrina Valle and Elida Moreno RIO DE JANEIRO/PANAMA CITY, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Congestion delaying LNG shipments via the Panama Canal is expected to

January 14, 2021
Total Views: 25249

Drunk Man Arrested After Coast Guard Locates Stolen Tiki Hut Bar in Florida Keys
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Drunk Man Arrested After Coast Guard Locates Stolen Tiki Hut Bar in Florida Keys

A U.S. Coast Guard crew from Station Key West have recovered a floating tiki hut bar that was reported stolen near in the Florida Keys Unsurprisingly, the

January 14, 2021
Total Views: 23720

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Brooklyn Waterfront Lands Role in New York State’s Offshore Wind Push

By Josh Saul and Will Wade (Bloomberg) — New York is poised to become a hub for offshore wind energy with the state on Wednesday tapping Norwegian giant

January 14, 2021
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