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


Tuesday, May 4, 2021
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Egyptian Judge Rejects Appeal for Release of Ever Given

By Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) — An Egyptian court upheld a ruling preventing the giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal from leaving the

May 4, 2021
Total Views: 6117

Friday, April 30, 2021
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Keeping It Steady as She Goes: Coast Guard Living Up to Expectations Under the Biden Administration

By Sean T. Pribyl (Holland & Knight) – With President Joe Biden’s 100th-day milestone on April 30, 2021, the U.S. Coast Guard is holding

April 30, 2021
Total Views: 4036

Shipbuilding

Fewer Orders of New Vessels Supports Dry Bulk Shipping, Cargill Says

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) – A lack of orders for new ships is providing further support to the dry bulk freight market as demand for

April 30, 2021
Total Views: 3997

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“Not Welcome” – Australia Bans Aswan Shipping Bulk Carrier for 18 Months

A Panama-flagged bulk carrier operated by Qatari shipping company Aswan Shipping has been banned from Australian ports for 18-months following a lengthy Port

April 30, 2021
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ONE Posts $3.5 Billion Profit in 2020

Japanese ocean carrier Ocean Network Express (ONE) reported a profit of nearly $3.5 billion in FY2020 thanks to ongoing the COVID-19 economic recovery starting

April 30, 2021
Total Views: 3132

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Freight Rate ‘Contagion’ Could Bring a Two-year ‘Profit Bonanza’ for Ocean Carriers

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Shippers are bracing for a further broadside of rate increases in June across multiple trades, as ocean carriers beef

April 30, 2021
Total Views: 4860

Environment

Cargill Steps Up Push to Cut Carbon Emissions from Shipping Fleet

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) – Cargill, one of the world’s biggest charterers of ships, has cut nearly 1.5 million tonnes of gross

April 30, 2021
Total Views: 2784

Shipbuilding

CMA CGM Orders 22 Containerships at CSSC

French container shipping group CMA CGM has announced a new order for 22 ships ranging in size and fuel type. The order was placed with China State

April 30, 2021
Total Views: 5548

Thursday, April 29, 2021
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Negotiations Over Seafarers’ Minimum Wage Increase Break Down

Negotiations over the global minimum wage for seafarers have broken down after seafarers’ unions and shipowners failed to agree on a figure following two

April 29, 2021
Total Views: 9285

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Suez Canal Authority Allows Three Crew Members to Leave Ever Given

The Suez Canal Authority has granted permission for three crew members of the Ever Given to be relieved as to their contracts expire, the ship’s

April 29, 2021
Total Views: 5998

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Soy-Shipping Turmoil Deepens With Argentine Minister’s Death

By Jonathan Gilbert (Bloomberg) — Argentine farmers struggling to ship their crops through increasingly shallow rivers may soon face a new obstacle: One

April 29, 2021
Total Views: 2731

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
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Higher Rates Lift Baltic Dry Index to Level Not Seen Since 2010

April 28 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, gained on Wednesday

April 28, 2021
Total Views: 2105

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Mining Robot Stranded on Ocean Floor in Deep-sea Mining Trial

April 28 (Reuters) – A seabed mining robot being tested on the Pacific Ocean floor at a depth of more than 4 km (13,000 ft) has become detached, the

April 28, 2021
Total Views: 4611

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
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Improperly Installed Screw Led to Costly Marine Accident at Soo Locks: NTSB Report

The incorrect installation of a single set screw led to the loss of propulsion control on the Canadian-flagged, 736-foot-long Atlantic Huron, causing the ship

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 23471

Monday, April 26, 2021
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Maersk Upgrades Full-Year Guidance by Billions

Danish shipping conglomerate A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S announced a big upgrade to its full year guidance for the year due to the “exceptional market

April 26, 2021
Total Views: 7237

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gCaptain Weekly – Episode 3

John Konrad and Sal Mercogliano discuss the maritime news of the week in this third episode of the gCaptain Weekly. Topics discussed include the red hot

April 26, 2021
Total Views: 1487

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Suez Canal Hopeful on Ever Given Deal

CAIRO, April 26 (Reuters) – The head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Monday he hoped talks would soon yield an agreement with the owner and

April 26, 2021
Total Views: 4783

Friday, April 23, 2021
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Container Lines Firmly in Control as Market Stays Red Hot

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Container freight indices are on the rise again, but even at their highly elevated levels they mask the true cost of

April 23, 2021
Total Views: 10678

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Ever Given Insurer Appeals Detention by Egypt

LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) – UK Club, an insurer of the Ever Given cargo ship which ran aground in the Suez Canal in March, said on Friday it had

April 23, 2021
Total Views: 6689

Thursday, April 22, 2021
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Icelandic Startup Seeks to Turn European Carbon into Rock

By Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir (Bloomberg) — European polluters will soon be able to ship their carbon emissions to Iceland to be turned into stone in the

April 22, 2021
Total Views: 3141