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


Monday, January 11, 2021
Stock photo of an lng carrier at sunset
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World’s Priciest Ships: Winter LNG Boom Sends Charter Rates to Record

By Stephen Stapczynski and Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — An unprecedented shortage of liquefied natural gas tankers has made them the most expensive

January 11, 2021
Total Views: 4146

tanker at sea
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U.S. Labels Houthis Terrorists After Attacks on Oil Tankers

By Paul Wallace, Verity Ratcliffe and Mohammed Hatem (Bloomberg) — The U.S. has classified Yemen’s Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization

January 11, 2021
Total Views: 1623

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Freezing Weather Snarls Asian Port, Sending Energy Prices Soaring

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s coldest winter in decades meant state-owned energy giant Sinopec was desperate to unload heating fuel from a

January 11, 2021
Total Views: 1899

containers at port of los angeles
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How China Won Trump’s ‘Easy to Win’ Trade War

By Bloomberg News – U.S. President Donald Trump famously tweeted that “trade wars were good, and easy to win” in 2018 as he began to

January 11, 2021
Total Views: 3877

Sunday, January 10, 2021
Iran Tells South Korea Not to Politicize Tanker Seizure as it Demands Release of Funds
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Iran Tells South Korea Not to Politicize Tanker Seizure as it Demands Release of Funds

DUBAI, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Iran said on Sunday that South Korea should avoid politicizing the seizure of its vessel by Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the

January 10, 2021
Total Views: 2351

Friday, January 8, 2021
Steady as She Goes: Three Expectations for the U.S Coast Guard Under the Biden Administration
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Steady as She Goes: Three Expectations for the U.S Coast Guard Under the Biden Administration

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

January 8, 2021
Total Views: 11445

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Unveil Underground Missile Base in Gulf
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Unveil Underground Missile Base in Gulf

DUBAI, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards unveiled an underground missile base at an undisclosed Gulf location on Friday, Iranian

January 8, 2021
Total Views: 6774

UAE to Reopen All Entry Points with Qatar as Gulf Dispute Thaws
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UAE to Reopen All Entry Points with Qatar as Gulf Dispute Thaws

DUBAI, Jan 8 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will reopen all its land, sea and air entry points with Qatar starting Saturday, state news agency WAM

January 8, 2021
Total Views: 1138

vlcc tanker u-turn
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Oil Has Best Week in Four Months With Saudi Cut Buoying Prices

By Andres Guerra Luz (Bloomberg) — Oil posted the biggest weekly gain since late September as Saudi Arabia’s plan to slice output spurred a surge in

January 8, 2021
Total Views: 885

lng carrier
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Interview: WinGD Discusses New Engine Tech to Help Tackle Methane Slip

With International Maritime Organization targeting a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from ships by 2050, focus is shifting to which alternative fuels

January 8, 2021
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container terminal at port
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Boxship Space in Asia Now Going, Going, Gone – to the Highest Bidder

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Major forwarders are engaged in fierce bidding wars in China, in order to secure equipment and space to North Europe.

January 8, 2021
Total Views: 3638

hyundai heavy industries shipbuilding
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Ship Orders Slump 50% With Owners Unsure Which Green Fuel to Use

By Elizabeth Low and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Ship owners facing looming deadlines to use less-polluting fuels have slashed the number of new

January 8, 2021
Total Views: 5155

dry bulk ship, bulker
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Baltic Index Jumps 11% as Chinese Coal Demand Propels Capesizes

Jan 8 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index jumped about 11% to its highest in nearly three months on Friday as high Chinese

January 8, 2021
Total Views: 4828

Thursday, January 7, 2021
First us oil exports on Theo T tanker
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How Exporting the U.S. Shale Boom Changed Oil Markets Forever

By Sheela Tobben and Dave Merrill (Bloomberg) — Five years ago on New Year’s Eve, the Theo T left the Texas Gulf Coast with the first U.S. shale

January 7, 2021
Total Views: 4959

Ships moored Parana River Port Argentina
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Biggest Soy Exporters Breathe Relief as Union Ends 29-Day Strike

By Jonathan Gilbert (Bloomberg) — Exporters in Argentina, the world’s biggest supplier of soy products, breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday as grain

January 7, 2021
Total Views: 2546

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Resigns in Response to Capitol Mob
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Resigns in Response to Capitol Mob

The U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao, has announced her resignation following the events at the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday. In doing so,

January 7, 2021
Total Views: 2853

Wallenius Wilhelmsen to Reactivate Ships from Cold Lay-Up
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen to Reactivate Ships from Cold Lay-Up

Norwegian ro-ro shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen says it will be returning ships from cold lay-up as market conditions improve. In response to the

January 7, 2021
Total Views: 26916

bulk carrier sunset
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Baltic Dry Index Up for Seventh Straight Session

Jan 7 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index that tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities rose for a seventh session

January 7, 2021
Total Views: 1323

U.S. Trade Gap Widened to Second-Biggest on Record in November
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U.S. Trade Gap Widened to Second-Biggest on Record in November

By Eric Martin (Bloomberg) — The U.S. trade deficit widened to the second-largest on record in November as merchandise imports reached a more than

January 7, 2021
Total Views: 2013

Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Eneti offshore wind turbine installation vessel
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Scorpio Bulkers Reveals New Name in Transition to Wind

NYSE-listed Scorpio Bulkers has announced it intends to change its name to Eneti Inc. as the dry bulk shipping company sheds the bulk and transitions to the

January 6, 2021
Total Views: 1714