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


Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Cheniere's 1000th cargo on the vessel Hoegh Galleon, January 26, 2020
Shipping

Cheniere Expands LNG Capacity with Investment Decision in Corpus Christi Facility

Cheniere Energy, the leading U.S. LNG producer and exporter, has announced a positive Final Investment Decision (FID) on its Corpus Christi Midscale Trains 8

June 25, 2025
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Shipping

Trump Softens Stance on Iranian Oil Sales to China, Undercutting ‘Maximum Pressure’

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that China can continue to purchase oil from Iranafter the U.S. bombed the OPEC member's nuclear facilities and hoped

June 24, 2025
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Sanctioned LNG Carrier Approaches Russian Arctic Export Plants Following Nine-Month Freeze 
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Sanctioned LNG Carrier Approaches Russian Arctic Export Plants Following Nine-Month Freeze 

Following a nine-month hiatus Russia’s LNG shadow fleet is on the move again. Sanctioned LNG carrier Iris (ex-North Sky) passed through the Kara Gate

June 24, 2025
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ILA picketers wearing orange safety shirts and carrying ILA signs with port cranes in the background
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ILA President Lauds Trump’s Iran Strike in Unprecedented Union Endorsement of Military Action

International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) President Harold J. Daggett has issued a remarkable letter of support to President Trump, praising the

June 24, 2025
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FMC Chairman Louis Sola Announces Departure
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FMC Chairman Louis Sola Announces Departure

Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Louis Sola has announced he will step down from his position effective June 30, 2025, concluding a significant chapter in

June 24, 2025
Total Views: 953

LNG carrier in dense fog
Shipping

LNG Freight Rates Surge to 8-Month High Amid Middle East Turmoil

Shipping costs for liquefied natural gas cargoes have rallied to their highest in about eight months with vessel availability tightened by a shift in more

June 24, 2025
Total Views: 426

Countless cargo ships in the strait of hormuz
Shipping

Shipping Data Shows Strait of Hormuz Transits Collapsed Ahead of Ceasefire

Maritime traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz dropped significantly on Monday ahead of the ceasefire between Iran, Israel, and the United States.

June 24, 2025
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a chart next to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick as Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House
Shipping

Pressure to Seal Trump Trade Deals Ramps Up With Two Weeks to Go

Two weeks from President Donald Trump’s self-imposed deadline to reach deals with the US’s major trading partners, some of the most-watched talks aimed at

June 24, 2025
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Monday, June 23, 2025
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Oil Sinks After Iran Targets U.S. Base—Not Tankers

Oil prices settled down more than 7% on Monday, losing more than $5 a barrel after Iran took no action to disrupt oil and gas tanker traffic through the

June 23, 2025
Total Views: 1652

Countless cargo ships in the strait of hormuz
Shipping

Middle East Conflict Drives Spike in War Risk Insurance Costs

 U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran's reprisals have doubled the price of insuring shipments to the Middle East and the Gulf in the last week,

June 23, 2025
Total Views: 956

DOT Secretary Duffy Pledges Support for Merchant Marine Academy Amid Infrastructure Challenges
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DOT Secretary Duffy Pledges Support for Merchant Marine Academy Amid Infrastructure Challenges

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy delivered a candid keynote address to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s Class of 2025 graduation ceremony on

June 23, 2025
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Strait of Hormuz tankers and a military helicopter
Shipping

The Strait That Never Shuts: History and Markets Defy Iran’s Latest Hormuz Threat

Despite numerous threats throughout its history, the Strait of Hormuz has never been fully closed to maritime traffic—a testament to its critical importance

June 23, 2025
Total Views: 1395

File photo shows a seafarer standing on the deck of a ship
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InterManager Takes Stand Against Seafarer Criminalization Ahead of Day of the Seafarer

The maritime industry’s leading ship management body has issued a strong call against the criminalization of seafarers ahead of the global Day of the

June 23, 2025
Total Views: 1544

A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen in this illustration
Defense

U.S. Strikes in Iran Raise Alarms Over Security of American-Affiliated Ships in Middle East

Maritime security firms have issued urgent advisories following U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, warning of heightened risks to commercial

June 23, 2025
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Russian Nuclear Icebreakers Clear Path For First LNG Delivery of the Year to Asia via Arctic
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Russian Nuclear Icebreakers Clear Path For First LNG Delivery of the Year to Asia via Arctic

Russia’s Yamal LNG project has dispatched the first gas carrier in the direction of Asia via the Northern Sea Route. Two nuclear icebreakers, Yamal and

June 23, 2025
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Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
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Tankers U-turn, Zig-Zag, Pause Around Strait of Hormuz

At least two supertankers made U-turns near the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. military strikes on Iran, shiptracking data shows, as more than a week of

June 23, 2025
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Sunday, June 22, 2025
Massive oil tanker fire in the Red Sea after Houthi attack
Shipping

Shipping On High Alert In Mideast After US Strikes On Iran

By Alex Longley and Viktoria Dendrinou Jun 22, 2025, 5:10 AM (Bloomberg) –The shipping industry was placed on high alert on Sunday with warnings

June 22, 2025
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Strait of Hormuz tankers and a military helicopter
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Greece Tells Ships To Reassess Hormuz Journeys After US Strikes

By Alex Longley and Viktoria Dendrinou Jun 22, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Greece’s shipping ministry advised the nation’s vessel owners to review the use

June 22, 2025
Total Views: 2128

energy strait hormuz oil iran
Shipping

What Is The Strait Of Hormuz And Why Is It So Important For Oil?

June 22 (Reuters) – Iran’s top security body must make the final decision on whether to close the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian TV said on Sunday,

June 22, 2025
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Friday, June 20, 2025
Containership and cranes at DP World Jebel Ali
Shipping

Middle East Tensions Drive Surge in Gulf Freight Rates as Maersk Suspends Haifa Port Calls

By Lori Ann LaRocco – Ocean freight spot rates from Shanghai to the Arabian Gulf’s largest port, Jebel Ali, are surging. Xeneta average spot rates

June 20, 2025
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