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


Thursday, April 1, 2021
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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
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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: 16319

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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
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021
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: 2466

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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: 3317

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: 1830

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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: 791

Tuesday, March 30, 2021
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
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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

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: 2830

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: 2561

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: 3646

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The Suez Canal Blockage Is Over. Time to Add Up the Damages

By Aaron Clark, Cindy Wang, Ann Koh and Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) — The Suez Canal may be open again, but the battle over damages from the

March 30, 2021
Total Views: 6765

Monday, March 29, 2021
Shipping

Shipping Companies Counting Cost of Suez Chaos

By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) – The owners and charterers of ships unable to sail through the

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 5158

Suez Canal Unblocked – Freedom for the Ever Given!
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Suez Canal Unblocked – Freedom for the Ever Given!

In this latest video, gCaptain founder and CEO Captain John Konrad discusses the successful refloating of the MV Ever Given to unblock the Suez Canal: Full

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 8691

Shipping

Ever Given Salvage Successful – Statement from the Salvage Company

The MV Ever Given has been succssfully refloated in the Suez Canal and the ship is currently under tow to Great Bitter Lakes, where awaiting vessels are

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 12319

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Accidents

Ever Given Freed Allowing Shipping to Resume Through Suez Canal

By Yusri Mohamed, Nadine Awadalla and Aidan Lewis ISMAILIA, Egypt, March 29 (Reuters) – Shipping was on the move again late on Monday in Egypt’s

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 21371

Sunday, March 28, 2021
Shipping

Global Economy Girds for Latest Supply Jolt in Suez Mess

By Brendan Murray and Bryce Baschuk (Bloomberg) – Six thousand miles from the Suez Canal in the U.S. Midwest, the chief executive of a multinational

March 28, 2021
Total Views: 4237

Saturday, March 27, 2021
Shipping

Suez Canal Updates: More Vessels Diverted Around Africa, More Tugs Arriving

By Salma El Wardany, Mirette Magdy and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Tugs working to refloat the Ever Given managed to shift the stricken container ship 29

March 27, 2021
Total Views: 6079

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Accidents

Captain Livingstone – The Thing About Big Ships

By Captain George Livingstone – What a big week in the maritime world, really big. As most already know, one of the biggest ships in the world has

March 27, 2021
Total Views: 38959