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


Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Shipping

Argentine Health Officials Rule Out Mpox Case on Grain Ship

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Health officials in Argentina said on Wednesday that a test to determine if a crew member on a

August 21, 2024
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Environment

MOL and Vale Retrofit Capesize Bulk Carrier with Rotor Sails

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Vale International SA have announced the successful retrofit of a 200,000-ton class bulk carrier with two Norsepower Rotor

August 21, 2024
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Shipping

Tanker Adrift After Multiple Attacks in Red Sea

By Jana Choukeir and Renee Maltezou DUBAI, Aug 21 (Reuters) – A Greek-flagged tanker was adrift in the Red Sea on Wednesday after

August 21, 2024
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Shipping

New ‘Great Game’ Unfolds in Pacific as U.S., China Vie for Backing

(Bloomberg) — Island nations scattered across the Pacific Ocean are at the center of an intensifying competition between China and the US for maritime

August 21, 2024
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Shipping

Ship Quarantined in Argentina Over Suspected Mpox Case

By Eliana Raszewski and Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Argentine authorities have quarantined a cargo ship in the Parana River

August 20, 2024
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Environment

NYK Charters First Methanol-Fueled Bulk Carrier

NYK Group, through its subsidiary NYK Bulk & Projects Carriersm, has entered into a charter agreement with Kambara Kisen for a methanol dual-fuel bulk

August 20, 2024
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Shipping

Russian Oil Takes Long Route to Asia, Avoiding Red Sea

(Bloomberg) — Russia is sending a supertanker filled with oil all the way around Africa to Asia, a sign the nation’s fleet may not be immune from

August 20, 2024
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Shipping

Bahri Announces $1 Billion Acquisition of Nine VLCCs

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has announced a significant step in its fleet modernization strategy with the acquisition of nine Very

August 20, 2024
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Shipbuilding

U.S. Navy Secretary Pushes Maersk to Invest in American Shipbuilding During Denmark Visit

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited A.P. Moller-Maersk in Denmark last week to bolster support for American shipbuilding and address maritime

August 20, 2024
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Monday, August 19, 2024
Shipping

ZIM Stock Surges on Earnings Beat, Upgraded Guidance

Israeli container shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM) announced its consolidated results for the three and six months ended June

August 19, 2024
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Ports

Canada-Wide Freight Rail Lockout Looms

By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Canada’s freight rail network could come to a grinding halt this week, inflicting a huge

August 19, 2024
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Accidents

Severe Weather Causes Container Loss Off South African Coast

A CMA CGM containership lost some 99 containers overboard in heavy weather last week off the east coast of South Africa, the South African Maritime Safety

August 19, 2024
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Sunday, August 18, 2024
Shipping

Toxic Waste Bound For Thailand on Maersk, MSC Cargo Vessels Set To Return to Europe

By K. Oanh Ha Aug 18, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Shipping containers bound for Thailand allegedly filled with tons of hazardous industrial waste from

August 18, 2024
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Saturday, August 17, 2024
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Novatek Set To Dock Second LNG Unit At Sanctioned Arctic Plant

By Bloomberg News Aug 17, 2024 (Bloomberg) — Russian gas producer Novatek PJSC seems to be pushing ahead with an expansion project at its Arctic LNG 2

August 17, 2024
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Friday, August 16, 2024
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Ukraine Grain Trader Says Too Risky to Rely on Black Sea Ports

(Bloomberg) — Ukraine’s crucial Black Sea grain ports are again shipping out hefty amounts, but one major trader plans to keep exporting large volumes

August 16, 2024
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Shipping

Russia Readies For “Decades” Under Western Sanctions

MOSCOW, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Economic sanctions imposed by the West on Russia will remain in place for decades, even if there is a peaceful settlement

August 16, 2024
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Offshore

Salem Breaks Ground on New Offshore Wind Terminal

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, and other officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the Salem Offshore Wind Terminal,

August 16, 2024
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Shipping

U.S. Imposes Additional Sanctions Targeting Houthi and Hizballah Trade Networks

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued additional sanctions against multiple entities and individuals

August 16, 2024
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Shipping

Container Spot Rates Continue to Slide as U.S. Port Strike Threatens

By Charlie Bartlett (The Loadstar) – The downward trend of the Drewry World Container Index (WCI) continued this week, showing average rates have fallen

August 16, 2024
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Thursday, August 15, 2024
Ports

Port of Los Angeles Reports Record-Setting July on Surging Imports

The Port of Los Angeles handled a record-breaking 939,600 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in July, marking a 37% increase over the previous year. The

August 15, 2024
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