Shipping

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


Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Defense

Maritime Unions Call on NATO to Boost Merchant Marine Investment

A coalition of maritime unions from NATO member states has issued a joint statement urging the alliance to increase investment in the merchant marine, which is

July 9, 2024
Total Views: 1512

Shipping

Singapore Container Ship Logjam Spills Over to Malaysian Port

(Bloomberg) — Container ship congestion in Singapore, one of Asia’s busiest ports, is spreading to neighboring Malaysia, snarling supply chains and

July 9, 2024
Total Views: 1818

Shipping

Slumping Freight Rates Telegraph Warning on Asian Crude Demand

(Bloomberg) — The cost of shipping crude oil along key routes to Asia is slumping as supertankers take shorter trips and demand softens in China. Freight

July 9, 2024
Total Views: 796

Shipping

U.S.-Flagged Containership Targeted by ‘Flying Object’ in Gulf of Aden

A containership operated by Maersk’s U.S.-flagged shipping arm reported an attack in the eastern Gulf of Aden as the Iranian-backed Houthis continue to

July 9, 2024
Total Views: 2618

Monday, July 8, 2024
Shipping

Columbia Group and Crowley Form Strategic Alliance on Ship Management

Columbia Group, an integrated maritime services and logistics platform, and Crowley have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement to enhance their ship

July 8, 2024
Total Views: 1997

Shipping

Russian Oil Deliveries Keep Getting Cheaper Despite Sanctions

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Group of Seven sanctions aimed at depriving the Kremlin of petrodollars are failing in one of their key objectives:

July 8, 2024
Total Views: 1971

Edison Chouest Vessel Departs on High-Tech Imaging Expedition to Titanic Wreck Site
Offshore

Edison Chouest Vessel Departs on High-Tech Imaging Expedition to Titanic Wreck Site

C-Innovation’s multi-purpose offshore vessel Dino Chouest has departed from Port Fourchon, Louisiana, and is enroute to Providence, Rhode Island, to

July 8, 2024
Total Views: 2802

Shipping

Boskalis to Fully Acquire Smit Lamnalco

Royal Boskalis B.V. (Boskalis) has signed an agreement to acquire the remaining 50% shares in Smit Lamnalco, thereby taking full ownership of the company. Smit

July 8, 2024
Total Views: 1687

Shipping

Hornblower Group Emerges from Financial Restructuring with New Ownership

Hornblower Group, a prominent provider of water and land-based experiences, has successfully completed its financial restructuring process after filing for

July 8, 2024
Total Views: 1956

Shipping

U.S. Sanctions Send Russian LNG Modules Back to China’s Wison Yard

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – After a three-month odyssey aboard Chinese heavy lift vessel Wei Xiao Tian Shi, two Russia-bound LNG modules are headed

July 8, 2024
Total Views: 10626

Shipping

Maersk CEO Warns of Prolonged Challenges Due to Red Sea Disruptions

Maersk highlighted significant challenges posed by the ongoing Red Sea situation, which has forced ships to divert around Africa, increasing costs and

July 8, 2024
Total Views: 3527

Shipping

SFL Secures New 5-Year Charters for Four Containerships

SFL Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: SFL) announced today the agreement of new 5-year time charters for four 8,700 TEU container vessels, adding approximately $240

July 8, 2024
Total Views: 1576

Marine Weather

Texas Energy Industry Braces for Beryl as Hurricane Makes Landfall

By Erwin Seba and Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, July 8 (Reuters) – The Texas energy industry braced for Hurricane Beryl’s impact on

July 8, 2024
Total Views: 881

Friday, July 5, 2024
Shipping

IMO Calls for Spill Response Aid Following Sinking of MV Rubymar

The United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued an urgent call for in-kind contributions of spill response equipment to support

July 5, 2024
Total Views: 2412

Shipping

Container Market Conditions Tighten on Key Deep-Sea Trades, Says Expert

June saw further tightening of market conditions on key deep-sea container trades, with spot rates and associated surcharges increasing every week throughout

July 5, 2024
Total Views: 1002

Shipping

Spot Rate Surge to Continue Post-Golden Week

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Since the 1 July implementation of a series of peak season surcharges (PSS) and new FAK (freight all kinds) levels,

July 5, 2024
Total Views: 936

Shipping

Gard Report Sheds Light on Seafarer Health and Safety Trends

Marine insurer Gard has published a new report analyzing five years of data from over 20,000 cases, shedding light on critical trends in seafarer injuries and

July 5, 2024
Total Views: 663

Shipping

Ocean Yield Enters LNG Carrier Segment

Norwegian-based shipowner Ocean Yield AS has announced an agreement to purchase infrastructure fund CVC DIF’s share in the French company Geogas LNG. The

July 5, 2024
Total Views: 505

Shipping

Golar LNG Inks 20-Year FLNG Deal in Argentina

Golar LNG Ltd. has finalized agreements with Pan American Energy (PAE) to deploy a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) vessel in Argentina for a 20-year

July 5, 2024
Total Views: 838

Shipping

Supertankers Find New Trade After Houthi Ship Attacks

By Alex Longley and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Some of the world’s biggest oil-hauling supertankers are instead loading up vast volumes of diesel in

July 5, 2024
Total Views: 6846