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


Monday, January 19, 2026
First cargo departs LNG Canada in Kitimat, June 30, 2025
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Tariff Shock Drives Canada Toward Beijing for Energy Lifeline

China and Canada are pushing to expand energy deals, with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government looking to sell more oil and gas to the Asian economic

January 19, 2026
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Saturday, January 17, 2026
Panama president Mulino holds a press conference at the site of fourth bridge over Panama Canal
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Panama Ports See 3.6% Rise In TEU Container Traffic In 2025

PANAMA CITY, Jan 16 – Panama’s port traffic rose 3.6% in 2025 to 9.9 million TEU containers compared to the previous year, the

January 17, 2026
Total Views: 781

Friday, January 16, 2026
IMO greenhouse gas emissions
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Europe’s Green Fuel Race: How Four Nations Are Positioning to Power Zero-Carbon Shipping

A quiet but decisive shift is taking place in the race to decarbonise global shipping, and it is unfolding not in Asia’s massive shipyards or the

January 16, 2026
Total Views: 1381

Aerial of Cargill's methanol-powered Brave Pioneer during sea trials
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Cargill Tests Green Methanol with Delivery of Dual-Fuel Bulker

Cargill has taken delivery of its first green-methanol dual-fuel dry bulk vessel, a milestone in the agricultural giant’s push to cut emissions and test

January 16, 2026
Total Views: 965

A CMA CGM containership transits the South Red Sea under escort by a EUNAVFOR warship
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The Gradual Return of Ships to the Red Sea Hits a Key Milestone

After more than two years of avoiding the Red Sea, the world’s leading container lines are inching back to the vital lane for east-west trade and indicating

January 16, 2026
Total Views: 1074

Thursday, January 15, 2026
Containers are seen on the Maersk's Triple-E giant container ship Majestic Maersk, one of the world's largest container ships, next to cranes at the APM Terminals in the port of Algeciras, Spain January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo
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Maersk Charts First Structural Return to Red Sea After Houthi Attacks

Maersk said on Thursday that one of its services will resume using the Red Sea and Suez Canal this month, marking a key step towards ending two years of

January 15, 2026
Total Views: 1110

Tanker
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Oil Tanker Rates Jump as US Push Into Venezuela Shifts Flows

The shipping market is being shaken up by Washington’s intervention in Venezuela, as the prospect of more oil being exported to the US boosts regional tanker

January 15, 2026
Total Views: 947

Drone strike on Russia shadow tanker
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Greece Warns Shipping Fleet of Risks After Black Sea Drone Attacks

Greece has warned its shipping fleet to review their security measures when sailing to Russian Black Sea ports after drone attacks on two Greek-operated

January 15, 2026
Total Views: 1098

Munkebo Maersk Suez
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Maersk’s Suez Return Signals a Turning Point in the Two-Year Red Sea Crisis

A.P. Moller–Maersk has confirmed the first structural return of a major container service to the trans-Suez route, in a landmark shift marking the most

January 15, 2026
Total Views: 498

A CMA CGM containership underway in the Suez Canal
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Container Rates Reverse Course as January Rally Unravels on Weak Demand

Global container shipping rates fell sharply this week, surrendering most of the gains from a brief January rally as carriers struggled to maintain pricing

January 15, 2026
Total Views: 463

A screenshot from video posted by U.S. Southern Command showing the seizure of the MT Veronica
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U.S. Seizes MT Veronica in Caribbean, Expanding Operation Southern Spear Against Venezuela’s Shadow Fleet

U.S. military and Coast Guard forces carried out another pre-dawn boarding in the Caribbean, seizing the sanctioned motor tanker Veronica in the

January 15, 2026
Total Views: 942

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
oil tanker
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How Venezuela’s Ghost Fleet Is Surfacing Post-Maduro

The informal fleet of crude tankers that operated under the radar in Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuela is beginning to emerge from the shadows after the

January 14, 2026
Total Views: 1861

An image circulating on social media purportedly showing the Iranian cargo ship M/V Rona
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Turkmenistan Rescues 14 Crew From Distressed Iranian Cargo Ship in Caspian Sea

The Iranian dry cargo ship Rona issued an SOS signal in the Caspian Sea on Wednesday, January 14, prompting a swift rescue operation by Turkmenistan’s

January 14, 2026
Total Views: 2014

tanker at sea
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Ships Drop Anchor Beyond Iran’s Ports in Precautionary Move

Dozens of commercial ships have dropped anchor at a distance outside Iran's port limits in recent days, according to data and shipping sources, as tensions

January 14, 2026
Total Views: 1415

A CMA CGM containership transits the South Red Sea under escort by a EUNAVFOR warship
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U.N. Renews Red Sea Reporting Mandate as Russia Needles U.S. on Venezuelan Seizures

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Jan 14 (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday asked U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to continue

January 14, 2026
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Coal ships wait to be loaded at the world's biggest coal export terminal in Newcastle, located north of Sydney
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China’s Coal Imports Plunge 10% as Renewable Energy Expansion Reshapes Dry Bulk Shipping

Seaborne coal shipments to China fell 10% in 2025 as increased domestic supply and weakening demand from steel manufacturing and electricity generation

January 14, 2026
Total Views: 700

A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers
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Dark Fleet Seeking Russian Protection as US Seizes Oil Tankers

The dark fleet of tankers shipping illicit oil around the world is rushing to seek the perceived protection of the Russian flag after the US started seizing

January 14, 2026
Total Views: 2229

Tuesday, January 13, 2026
A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard
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Court Filings Reveal U.S. Plan to Seize Dozens More Tankers in Venezuela Oil Crackdown

The U.S. government has filed for court warrants to seize dozens more tankers linked to the Venezuelan oil trade, four sources familiar with the matter said,

January 13, 2026
Total Views: 1580

The busy container port and natural scenery in Shanghai, China
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US–China Trade Slumps in 2025 as Tariffs Redraw Global Shipping Map

The 2025 tariff landscape delivered one of the sharpest bilateral trade contractions in recent memory, with U.S. imports from China falling 28% year-over-year

January 13, 2026
Total Views: 1011

The LNG-powered CMA CGM Jacques Saade transits the Suez Canal, December 3, 2025
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Suez Shows Signs of Life as Major Ocean Carriers Cautiously Return After Two-Year Red Sea Exodus

Containership traffic through the Suez Canal is finally inching higher. In the week ending January 11, 26 containerships transited the canal, the highest

January 13, 2026
Total Views: 8023