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


Monday, April 20, 2026
A U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane crew assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point flies over an overturned vessel offshore Saipan
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Search Intensifies After Cargo Ship Mariana Found Overturned Near Saipan

The U.S. Coast Guard and an expanding multinational task force are racing against time in the remote waters of the western Pacific after the U.S.-flagged cargo

April 20, 2026
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Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran
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Iran Considers US Talks in Pakistan With Blockade Still Unresolved

Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, following moves by

April 20, 2026
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Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, in Muscat
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EU to Widen Iran Sanctions to Those Who Block Hormuz

The European Union will expand the criteria of its Iran sanctions to include those responsible for blocking the Strait of Hormuz, which has been largely shut

April 20, 2026
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Aerial view of the vessel Boracay, off the coast of Saint-Nazaire
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U.S. Extends Russian Oil Wind-Down License Despite Earlier Pledge to Let It Expire

The U.S. Treasury Department has quietly extended its sanctions wind-down authorization for Russian oil cargoes already at sea, issuing a new general license

April 20, 2026
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A view of Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska as the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer USS Spruance conducts its interception in a location given as the north Arabian Sea
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Hormuz Crisis Enters Dangerous New Phase as U.S. Seizes Vessel and Attacks Resume

A volatile weekend in the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the widening gap between political claims that the waterway is “open” and the operational reality

April 20, 2026
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A view of Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska as USS Spruance (DDG 111) conduts its interception in a location given as the north Arabian Sea
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Hormuz Traffic at Standstill as US Vessel Seizure Widens Risk

Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is at a virtual standstill on Monday after a brief and confused reopening over the weekend ended with the first

April 20, 2026
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Sunday, April 19, 2026
A view of Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska as USS Spruance (DDG 111) conduts its interception in a location given as the north Arabian Sea
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US Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship, Tehran Vows To Retaliate

By Daphne Psaledakis, Trevor Hunnicutt and Saad Sayeed WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 19 (Reuters) – The United States said on Sunday that it had seized

April 19, 2026
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Saturday, April 18, 2026
Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam
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Greek, Indian Tankers U-Turn Before Hormuz Amid Reopening Doubt

By Weilun Soon Apr 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Several oil tankers have u-turned in the Persian Gulf after appearing to try to transit the Strait of

April 18, 2026
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Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam
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India Flags ‘Deep Concerns’ Over Attack On Two Indian Ships In Strait of Hormuz

By Saurabh Sharma MUMBAI, April 18 (Reuters) – India said it had called in the Iranian envoy to New Delhi and flagged its “deep concern”

April 18, 2026
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A UKMTO map showing the approximate location of an attack on a containership, which reported being hit by an unknown projectile causing damage to some of the containers
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Fresh Attacks Shatter ‘Open Hormuz’ Narrative as Iran Pushes New Maritime Regime

The fragile narrative that the Strait of Hormuz is “open” unraveled again Saturday after multiple new incidents were reported by the United Kingdom

April 18, 2026
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Friday, April 17, 2026
Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, in Muscat
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Iran Requiring IRGC Coordination for Hormuz Transits

All ships can sail through the Strait of Hormuz but this needs to be coordinated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary GuardCorps (IRGC), a senior Iranian

April 17, 2026
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tanker underway at sea from the bridge
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Greek Shipowner Sends Biggest Oil Tanker Yet Through Hormuz

(Bloomberg) — A Greek shipowner whose vessels have repeatedly braved the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war sent through its biggest oil supertanker

April 17, 2026
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Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz
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Hold the Champagne: Oil Recovery Faces Weeks of Delay as Supply Chain Shocks Deepen

Don’t be fooled by the latest declaration that the Strait of Hormuz is “open.” Many things still need to be put in place for that to truly happen. There

April 17, 2026
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A bird flies near the Jag Vasant vessel transferring LPG at a port after transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid supply disruptions linked to the U.S-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Mumbai
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Shipping Industry Pushes Back on ‘Open’ Hormuz Narrative as Risks Persist

The global shipping industry is urging caution after declarations from both Washington and Tehran that the Strait of Hormuz is “open,” warning that

April 17, 2026
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A CMA CGM containership transits the South Red Sea under escort by a EUNAVFOR warship
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Europe Moves From Rhetoric to Planning as Paris Summit Weighs Hormuz Security Mission

The prospect of a multinational mission to secure commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has moved sharply up the diplomatic agenda after European

April 17, 2026
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Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, in Muscat
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Iran and Trump Declare Hormuz ‘Open,’ But Route, Mines, and U.S. Blockade Cloud Reality

Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping following the ceasefire in Lebanon, but the terms of that reopening—and how it interacts

April 17, 2026
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Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz
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Pakistan Oil Tanker Makes Rare Entry and Exit Through Hormuz

A Pakistan-flagged tanker that entered the Persian Gulf over the weekend has become the first carrier to exit through the Strait of Hormuz with a crude cargo

April 17, 2026
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Thursday, April 16, 2026
Rendering of the Galveston LNG Bunker Port
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Breaking the Bottleneck: Building a Resilient Future for U.S. LNG and Global Maritime Fueling

Amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for roughly 20% of global oil and LNG flows, cracks in the world’s maritime energy system

April 16, 2026
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A cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz
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How the U.S. Could Clear Mines From the Strait of Hormuz

April 16 (Reuters) – As the United States embarks on clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz, it could draw on an arsenal of drones, explosive?laden

April 16, 2026
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containership
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Six-Week Container Spot Rate Rally Runs Out of Steam

The six-week rally in global container freight rates has come to an end, with the latest reading from the Drewry World Container Index (WCI) showing a 3%

April 16, 2026
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