Shipping

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


Friday, July 26, 2024
Rosco Poplar’s track, as displayed on the ship’s ECDIS. Source: RP ECDIS, annotated by ATSB
Accidents

Near-Grounding Incident in Great Barrier Reef Attributed to GPS Malfunction

A bulk carrier narrowly avoided grounding in the Great Barrier Reef after a GPS unit onboard started providing false information, an Australian Transport

July 26, 2024
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
Shipping

Shipowner Declares General Average Over Maersk Frankfurt Fire

By Angelo Mathais, India correspondent (The Loadstar) Shippers with cargo on the Maersk Frankfurt, which has suffered fires on board for six days, have

July 25, 2024
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Shipping

Container Shipping Rates Snap Weeks of Gains as Restock Rally Fades

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Spot rates for shipping containers fell for the first time in almost three months amid signs demand is cooling after US

July 25, 2024
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Shipping

Maersk Line Limited Settles with U.S. Department of Labor in Whistleblower Retaliation Case

Maersk Line Limited, operator of the largest U.S. flag commercial fleet, has settled with the U.S. Department of Labor, agreeing to change its safety reporting

July 25, 2024
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The LNG-powered containership, the CMA CGM, on the river Elbe near the city of Hamburg, Germany, February 14, 2021. Photo: FrankHH / Shutterstock.com
Shipping

CMA CGM Sees Shipping Demand Holding Up

PARIS, July 25 (Reuters) – Shipping giant CMA CGM said on Thursday that brisk international trade and Red Sea disruption supported its

July 25, 2024
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Shipping

Iran Releases Oil from Seized Tanker ‘St Nikolas’

ATHENS, July 25 (Reuters) – Iran has released the oil cargo of a Greek-owned, Marshall-Islands-flagged tanker it seized in the Gulf of Oman earlier

July 25, 2024
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Shipping

MSC Reaffirms Pledges to Avoid Arctic Shipping Route

Swiss shipping giant MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is reaffirming its commitment to refrain from sending its ships through the Arctic, as discussions

July 25, 2024
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Shipping

Russian Commodities Aren’t Safe from Houthi Attacks in Red Sea

By Alex Longley, Eleanor Thornber and Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — Yemen’s Houthi militants have attacked more merchant ships hauling Russian commodities

July 25, 2024
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Shipping

CMA CGM Reports Strong Quarter Amid Geopolitical Tensions

French shipping and logistics group CMA CGM has reported robust demand for cargo shipping in its second-quarter 2024 results, despite ongoing geopolitical

July 25, 2024
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Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Shipping

Western Sanctions, Houthi Attacks Boost Appeal of Russia’s Arctic Sea Route

By Eleanor Thornber and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) –Russia’s first oil shipment of the year is traveling through the nation’s Northern Sea Route to

July 24, 2024
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Shipping

‘Absolute Disgrace’: Israeli Authorities Detain Cargo Ship Over Severe Inhuman Conditions

The Palau-flagged cargo vessel Serafina has been detained by Israeli maritime authorities after an inspection revealed severe inhuman conditions on board. ITF

July 24, 2024
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Shipping

Jet Skier Issued Warning Under New UK Law for Crossing Bow of Ferry

A jet skier from Southampton has become the first person to receive a warning from the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) under a new water safety law

July 24, 2024
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Shipbuilding

Record Growth in Containership Fleet Capacity, BIMCO Reports

The container ship fleet’s capacity has surged by 1.6 million TEU since the beginning of the year and has seen an 11% year-over-year increase to 29.5

July 24, 2024
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Shipping

Russia Loads Fourth Sanctioned Sovcomflot Tanker in Snub to West

(Bloomberg) — Russia loaded a fourth sanctioned tanker owned by state-run Sovcomflot PJSC, testing the resolve of Group of Seven nations who’re

July 24, 2024
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Shipping

Russia’s Novatek Readying Second Train of Arctic LNG 2 for Sailaway

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russian LNG producer Novatek appears set to dispatch the next production line of its Arctic LNG 2 plant this week. 

July 24, 2024
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Shipping

Authorities Look to Transfer Cargo from Fire-Hit ‘Hafnia Nile’ Tanker

By Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters) – Ship owner Hafnia, operator of the Hafnia Nile oil tanker, is in discussion with Singapore’s

July 24, 2024
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
USV attack on the MV Pumba in the Red Sea, July 20, 2024.
Shipping

Watch: Houthi Drone Boat Destroyed by Armed Guards

A new video circulating online shows an alleged attack on the M/V Pumba in the Red Sea using an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) seemingly loaded with explosives.

July 23, 2024
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Shipping

Houthi Threat to Red Sea Shipping is Growing, UN Envoy to Yemen Says

By Jonathan Landay July 23 (Reuters) – Recent developments in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways suggest that the threat to

July 23, 2024
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Shipping

UK Ship Insurer Sees Problems Paying Claims Involving Sanctioned Russian Provider

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) – Paying claims for ships involved in accidents or collisions with other vessels covered by

July 23, 2024
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Shipping

Kremlin Says Russian Arctic Cooperation with China is Not Aimed Against Anyone

MOSCOW, July 23 (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Tuesday said that Russia’s cooperation with China in the Arctic was not aimed against any other

July 23, 2024
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