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


Thursday, March 25, 2021
Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground, in Suez Canal
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Blocked Suez Forces Ships to Look at Long Trip Around Africa

By Alex Longley and Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A massive container ship blocking the Suez Canal showed no signs of budging for a third day,

March 25, 2021
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Suez Canal Blockage Shows Fragility of Global Supply Chains
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Suez Canal Blockage Shows Fragility of Global Supply Chains

The suspension of ship traffic through the Suez Canal has given the many a good glimpse into the world of shipping and its importance within the global

March 25, 2021
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Suez Canal Closure Deepens Global Container Crunch

By Jonathan Saul and Lisa Baertlein LONDON/LOS ANGELES, March 25 (Reuters) – The suspension of traffic through the Suez Canal has deepened problems

March 25, 2021
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021
ever given satellite image
Accidents

Owner and Insurers of Ever Given Face Millions in Claims

By Carolyn Cohn and Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) – The owner and insurers of one of the world’s largest container ships stuck in the

March 24, 2021
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Accidents

Suez Canal Blockage May Ripple Through Global Energy Market

By Serene Cheong, Annie Lee and Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) — The blockage of the Suez Canal by a giant container vessel is likely to send ripples of

March 24, 2021
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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
maersk tanker
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Maersk Can’t Get Enough Women to Chase Top Management Positions

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — The chairman of A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, Jim Hagemann Snabe, says it’s proving difficult to get enough women to

March 23, 2021
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Grounded ‘Mega Ship’ Blocking Suez Canal in Both Directions
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Grounded ‘Mega Ship’ Blocking Suez Canal in Both Directions

Latest: Ever Given Grounding in Suez An ultra-large containership is aground and blocking ship traffic in the Suez Canal. AIS data shows the MV Ever Given is

March 23, 2021
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Rotor Sails installation final
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DSME Developing Rotor Sail System for Large Tankers and LNG Carriers

Class society DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle to South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for a new rotor sail

March 23, 2021
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Spain Orders Slaughter of More Than 1,600 Cattle on Second Livestock Ship
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Spain Orders Slaughter of More Than 1,600 Cattle on Second Livestock Ship

MADRID, March 22 (Reuters) – Spain on Monday ordered the slaughter of 1,610 cattle which have been stuck aboard the Elbeik livestock ship since December,

March 23, 2021
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French Navy Seizes 6 Tons of Cocaine from Ship in Gulf of Guinea
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French Navy Seizes 6 Tons of Cocaine from Ship in Gulf of Guinea

The French Navy has sized more than six metric tons of cocaine from a cargo ship in the Gulf of Guinea. The merchant ship was underway from South American

March 23, 2021
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Monday, March 22, 2021
Baie St. Paul cargo ship
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St. Lawrence Seaway Opens for 2021 Shipping Season

The St. Lawrence Seaway opened for its 63d navigation season on Monday. The Canada Steamship Lines bulk carrier MV Baie St. Paul became the first ship of the

March 22, 2021
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qatar lng ship
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Qatar Launches Shipowner Tender for Massive Future LNG Carrier Fleet

Qatar Petroleum has invited ship owners to participate in a tender for the long-term time charter of up to 100 LNG carriers that the company will require for

March 22, 2021
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ship emissions
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U.K. May Include Shipping in New Emissions Trading Platform

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — The U.K. government is considering whether to include the shipping industry in its new carbon market as it seeks

March 22, 2021
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ship navigation bridge
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Fight Between Commodities Giants and Shippers Leaves Seafarers Stuck at Sea

By Jack Wittels, K Oanh Ha and Aaron Clark (Bloomberg) — A standoff between commodities giants and shipping companies is prolonging the labor crisis at

March 22, 2021
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Unvaccinated Seafarers Put Shipping in ‘Legal Minefield’, Says ICS

The International Chamber of Shipping is raising the alarm on seafarer vaccinations… or lack there of. The shipping trade group has warned that lack of

March 22, 2021
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zim containership
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‘Revitalized’ ZIM Posts Biggest Yearly Profit

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Israeli ocean carrier Zim has posted its first annual profit for three years – and the biggest in its 75-year

March 22, 2021
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dry bulk vessel
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Big Ships Snag Unusual Cargoes as Dry Bulk Market Tightens

By Krystal Chia and Ann Ko (Bloomberg) — Shipments of timber and grain are being loaded onto a class of ship normally reserved for other cargo as

March 22, 2021
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John Angelicoussis
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Greek Shipping Magnate John Angelicoussis Hospitalized in Greece

Greek shipping magnate and billionaire John Angelicoussis has been hospitalized in Athens in serious condition after falling ill on Saturday morning,

March 22, 2021
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dry bulk ship, bulker
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Baltic Dry Index Rises to Over 1-Year High

March 22 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities scaled an over one-year

March 22, 2021
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Friday, March 19, 2021
lng bunkering
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First Ship-to-Ship Bunkering of a LNG-Fueled Tanker in U.S. Waters

Russian shipping company Sovcomflot and Shell have completed the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering of a large ocean-going tanker in U.S. waters. The

March 19, 2021
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