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


Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Eternity C beginning to sink
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Houthi Militants Release Video of Kidnapped ETERNITY C Crew Members

Crew members of the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier ETERNITY C have appeared in what maritime security experts describe as a heavily scripted propaganda video

July 29, 2025
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Monday, July 28, 2025
lng tanker
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Venture Global Secures Record $15.1 Billion Financing for CP2 LNG Project

Venture Global has announced a final investment decision (FID) and successful closing of $15.1 billion in project financing for Phase 1 of its CP2 LNG

July 28, 2025
Total Views: 902

Plumes of smoke rise from what is said to be Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier, the MV Magic Seas that was, according to Yemen's Houthis, attacked following an alleged exchange with the captain, off southwest Yemen
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Yemen’s Houthis Threaten To Target Ships Linked To Firms Dealing With Israeli Ports

Yemen's Houthis said on Sunday they would target any ships belonging to companies that do business with Israeli ports, regardless of their nationalities, as

July 28, 2025
Total Views: 2408

Friday, July 25, 2025
tanker aerial
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Supertanker Hauling Saudi Diesel Heads to Fuel-Starved Europe

A supertanker carrying a cargo of diesel from the Middle East is en route to the fuel-starved European market, reflecting supply tightness in the

July 25, 2025
Total Views: 2608

A cargo ship is moored in the Port of Long Beach while cranes retrieve cargo containers from the ship
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Transpacific and Asia-Europe Spot Rates Soften Despite Looming GRIs

Spot container freight rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades continued to soften this week, with no general rate increases (GRIs) or peak season

July 25, 2025
Total Views: 582

Thursday, July 24, 2025
Tugs assist a CMA CGM containership to its berth at the Port of Savannah
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CMA CGM Phoenix Becomes Largest Containership Ever to Fly U.S. Flag

French shipping group CMA CGM marked a major milestone with the official reflagging of the CMA CGM Phoenix under the U.S. flag in Charleston, South Carolina.

July 24, 2025
Total Views: 6936

Greece to Send Salvage Ship to Red Sea After Latest Houthi Attacks
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Greece to Send Salvage Ship to Red Sea After Latest Houthi Attacks

Greece will deploy a salvage vessel in the Red Sea to assist in maritime accidents and protect seafarers and global shipping, the shipping minister said on

July 24, 2025
Total Views: 1123

Ships waiting to be loaded with iron ore are seen at the Fortescue loading dock located at Port Hedland.REUTERS/David Gray
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Iron Ore Exports Swell to Record at Australia’s Top Port

Iron ore shipments from Australia’s largest bulk-export terminal swelled to a record in June, in a sign of ample seaborne supplies just as concerns mount

July 24, 2025
Total Views: 1068

Turkish-flagged bulker TQ Samsun, carrying grain under UN's Black Sea Grain Initiative, is pictured in the Black Sea, north of Bosphorus Strait, off Istanbul,
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Kazakh Black Sea Oil Exports Resume as Tankers Given Access

Russia's FSB security service has started handing out clearance for foreign tankers to access the Black Sea ports, allowing for Kazakhstan's oil exports to

July 24, 2025
Total Views: 404

The U.S. Navy’s Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) docked for a five-month Regular Overhaul (ROH) availability at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Shipbuilding

Japan Commits $550 Billion to U.S. Industries Including Strategic Shipbuilding Investment

The White House announced Wednesday that Japan has agreed to a $550 billion package of U.S.-bound investment and loans as part of a new trade deal with the

July 24, 2025
Total Views: 6526

Houthi stand on beach after ship attack
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Livestock Carrier Fired Upon and Detained Near Yemen, Then Released

People in a wooden boat opened fire on a Comoros-flagged livestock carrier in the Red Sea near Yemen on Thursday, and the vessel was detained by the Yemeni

July 24, 2025
Total Views: 1073

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
copper smelter in Chile
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Copper-Laden Ships Race to Reach US Ahead of Trump’s 50% Tariffs

At least four ships carrying copper are trying to reach US ports before August to get ahead of planned import tariffs on the metal. The shipments represent the

July 23, 2025
Total Views: 1398

bulk ship
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Bulker Fleet Growth Slows Despite Projected Six-Year Delivery High in 2026

The global dry bulk fleet is expanding at only half the pace seen during the 2010s, despite forecasts showing bulker deliveries reaching a six-year high by

July 23, 2025
Total Views: 553

Grande Shanghai underway
Environment

Grimaldi Launches Ammonia-Ready Car Carrier ‘Grande Shanghai’ in China

Italian logistics provider Grimaldi Group celebrated the naming ceremony of the Grande Shanghai in Haimen, China today. With a capacity of 9,000 CEU (Car

July 23, 2025
Total Views: 817

lng bunkering rotterdam
News

TotalEnergies and CMA CGM Form Landmark Joint Venture for LNG Bunkering in Rotterdam

TotalEnergies and CMA CGM Group announced today the formation of a 50/50 joint venture to develop and operate an LNG bunkering solution in the Port of

July 23, 2025
Total Views: 488

Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Oil tankers wait at anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul
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Oil Shippers, Traders Stay Away from EU-Sanctioned Nayara Energy

Shipowners and oil traders are staying away from Russia-backed Nayara Energy Ltd. as part of the fallout faced by the Indian refiner, after it was singled out

July 22, 2025
Total Views: 624

Protesters, predominantly Houthi supporters, rally on the first Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan, to show continued support to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen
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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Key Houthi Petroleum Network in Yemen and UAE

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated two individuals and five entities involved in money

July 22, 2025
Total Views: 716

Fuga Bluemarine crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia
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Putin Tightens Control Over Ports, Requiring FSB Approval for Foreign Ships

Foreign vessels will require the approval of Russia's FSB security service to access the country's ports, according to a decree signed by President Vladimir

July 22, 2025
Total Views: 1167

A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
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BIMCO Introduces Standard Clause to Address USTR’s Chinese Ship Fees

BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association and leading provider of standardized maritime contracts and clauses, has adopted a standard clause to

July 22, 2025
Total Views: 1094

Monday, July 21, 2025
Port Los Angeles container terminal
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Falling Container Imports Hint at Tariff-Driven Slowdown for U.S. Economy

The ten largest US ports recorded a 7.9% year-over-year drop in inbound container volume in June, marking the second consecutive month of declines following

July 21, 2025
Total Views: 2100