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


Monday, March 10, 2025
aerial of an offshore wind turbine
Shipping

Trump’s Offshore Wind Review to Consider Status of Projects

The Trump administration’s ongoing review of offshore wind projects will feature different treatment for projects actively under development versus those

March 10, 2025
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Sunday, March 9, 2025
Venezuela oil tanker loading
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Venezuela Condemns U.S. Chevron Ban, Cites Impact On Oil Exports And Trade

March 8 (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday that scheduled flights to bring home Venezuelan migrants from the U.S. had

March 9, 2025
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Tanker EVENTIN adrift in the Baltic Sea
Shipping

US Vetoes G-7 Shadow Fleet Task Force Plan, Signals More Change

By Donato Paolo Mancini, Samy Adghirni and Laura Dhillon Kane Mar 8, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The US has rejected a Canadian proposal to establish a task

March 9, 2025
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Saturday, March 8, 2025
Indonesia seizes Iranian flagged tanker suspected of illegal oil transshipment in Indonesia's North Natuna Sea. Picture released July 11, 2023. Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) / Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Sanctions Are Tangling, Not Stopping, China’s Iran Oil Trade

By Serene Cheong Mar 8, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Successive rounds of sanctions on companies and tankers said to be aiding Tehran are finally slowing the

March 8, 2025
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Friday, March 7, 2025
Vessels transit through the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City. REUTERS/Roberto Cisneros
Shipping

Panama Maritime Authority to Review CK Hutchison-BlackRock Port Deal

The Panama Maritime Authority, which oversees shipping and port infrastructure in the country, will request all legal and financial documents from a key

March 7, 2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Rodolphe Saade, CEO pof CMA CGM Group, speaks in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 6, 2025
Shipping

CMA CGM Considering Building Containerships in U.S., CEO Says

CMA CGM is in talks with shipyards about the possibility of having medium-sized container vessels built in the United States, the French shipping group's CEO

March 7, 2025
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Sunlight fades on a powerful Hurricane Helene, September 26, 2024. Photo credit: CIRA
Marine Weather

U.S. National Hurricane Center Delivered Its Most Accurate Forecasts Ever in 2024

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) achieved unprecedented accuracy in hurricane track forecasting during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, according to a

March 7, 2025
Total Views: 151

Aerial view of a container terminal
Shipping

Asia-Europe Container Spot Rates Find a Floor—For Now

This week’s FAK rate hikes introduced by carriers on the Asia-Europe trades managed to arrest 13 weeks of successive spot freight rate

March 7, 2025
Total Views: 100

Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
Shipping

Trump Trade Wars, Sanctions Grip Already-Tight Heavy Oil Market

US President Donald Trump’s trade wars and sanctions are tightening the market for heavy crude, boosting prices for the sludgy oil and raising costs for the

March 7, 2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Rodolphe Saade, CEO pof CMA CGM Group, speaks in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 6, 2025
Shipping

Trump Hails $20 Billion Investment by Shipping Firm CMA CGM

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said French-based shipping firm CMA CGM would invest $20 billion in the United States to build out shipping logistics

March 7, 2025
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Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
Shipping

Mystery Mines: State Actor Likely Targeting Tankers Calling at Russian Oil Ports, Ambrey Warns

A state actor has been systematically targeting merchant vessels calling at Russian oil export facilities with naval mines since December 2024, according to a

March 7, 2025
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Thursday, March 6, 2025
U.S. Mulling Plan to Intercept Iranian Tankers at Sea as Exports Surge
Shipping

U.S. Mulling Plan to Intercept Iranian Tankers at Sea as Exports Surge

President Donald Trump's administration is considering a plan to stop and inspect Iranian oil tankers at sea under an international accord aimed at countering

March 6, 2025
Total Views: 106

El Coquí arrives in Puerto Rico
Shipping

House Committee Leaders Slam EU’s TikTok Campaign to Undermine Jones Act

Bipartisan leaders of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee have confronted the European Union over its attempts to influence U.S.

March 6, 2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Rodolphe Saade, CEO pof CMA CGM Group, speaks in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 6, 2025
Shipbuilding

CMA CGM Announces Massive $20 Billion Investment in U.S. Maritime Industry

French shipping giant CMA CGM Group has unveiled a landmark $20 billion investment plan to strengthen America’s maritime transportation, logistics, and

March 6, 2025
Total Views: 263

Port Of Hong Kong aerial photo
Shipping

Shipping Firms Pull Back from Hong Kong to Skirt US-China Risks

Some shipping companies are discreetly moving operations out of Hong Kong and taking vessels off its flag registry. Others are making contingency plans to do

March 6, 2025
Total Views: 110

SM Line containership
Accidents

Korean Containership Loses Boxes Battling Bering Sea Storm

The South Korean containership SM Portland has reported significant cargo damage and container losses while transiting to Vancouver through the Bering Sea.

March 6, 2025
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio tours the Miraflores locks at the Panama Canal in Panama City
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As Trump Hails Taking Back of Panama Canal, Hong Kong Inc Walks Tightrope

Hong Kong's edge as a financial hub will erode further as the city becomes embroiled in China-U.S. tensions, with the flash sale of a Hong Kong-owned global

March 6, 2025
Total Views: 46

port of los angeles and long beach
Shipping

USTR’s $1.5M Port Fee Proposal on Chinese Ships Sparks Industry Confusion Over Critical Definitions

A new U.S. Trade Representative proposal targeting Chinese maritime operations with substantial port fees has sparked significant concerns within the shipping

March 6, 2025
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025
CMA CGM Iron docked in Singapore - starboard quarter view
Shipping

Photos: CMA CGM’s First Dual-Fuel Methanol Containership Arrives in Singapore

French shipping giant CMA CGM has marked a significant milestone in maritime decarbonization with its first dual-fuel methanol vessel, CMA CGM IRON, making its

March 5, 2025
Total Views: 98

bulk carrier ballast water
Shipping

CMB.TECH Acquires Major Stake in Golden Ocean from John Fredriksen

CMB.TECH has announced the acquisition of an approximately 40.8% stake in Golden Ocean Group Limited from John Fredriksen’s Hemen Holding Limited. The

March 5, 2025
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