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


Tuesday, November 4, 2025
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company's CEO Soren Toft shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Global Maritime CEO Roundtable in Mumbai last week, during India Maritime Week 2025
Shipping

India’s Maritime Vision Gets Another Boost as MSC Commits 12 Ships to Indian Flag

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has confirmed its commitment to deploy 12 vessels under the Indian flag following discussions with Prime Minister Narendra

November 4, 2025
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ONE Innovation pictured loaded with 22,233 TEUs
Shipping

ONE Reports $285M Quarterly Profit on Front-Loading, But Forecasts Second-Half Loss

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has navigated choppy waters in its second quarter of fiscal year 2025 (July-September), reporting a net profit of $285 million on

November 4, 2025
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US Wants UN Sanctions on Seven Vessels Over North Korea Exports
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US Wants UN Sanctions on Seven Vessels Over North Korea Exports

The United States will in the coming days ask a U.N. Security Council committee to impose sanctions on seven ships suspected of violating U.N. sanctions on

November 4, 2025
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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
Shipbuilding

CMA CGM to Register Ten Giant LNG-Powered Containerships Under French Flag

French shipping giant CMA CGM announced the registration of ten newbuild 24,000 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel containerships under the French flag,

November 4, 2025
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Monday, November 3, 2025
jones act container ship
News

Coast Guard Grants Temporary Relief to Mariners as Shutdown Paralyzes Credentialing

National Maritime Center remains closed as government shutdown approaches record length The U.S. Coast Guard has extended merchant mariner credentials and

November 3, 2025
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Aerial of Liquified Natural Gas LNG carrier moored to a small gas terminal
Shipping

U.S. Becomes First Country to Export 10 Million Tonnes of LNG in Single Month

The U.S. has become the first country to export 10 million metric tonnes (mmt) of liquefied natural gas in a single month, according to preliminary data from

November 3, 2025
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An image showing the impact of the Maersk Shekou on the tall ship Leeuwin II in the Port of Fremantle, on August 30, 2024. Image courtesy Australian Transport Safety Bureau
Shipping

Bridge Team Breakdown: How Communication Failures Led to Containership’s Collision with Tall Ship

A breakdown in bridge resource management and a critical distraction aboard the 333-meter containership Maersk Shekou led to its collision with the tall

November 3, 2025
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Employees working at cargo ship Kypros Land which is loading soybeans to China at Tiplam terminal in Santos
Shipping

Chinese Buyers Purchase Brazilian Soybeans as Prices Ease Over US-China Trade Thaw

Chinese soybean importers have stepped up purchases of Brazilian cargoes in recent days as South American prices eased on expectations a U.S.-China trade deal

November 3, 2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping react as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea
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White House Confirms One-Year Suspension of USTR Port Fees in U.S.-China Trade Deal

The White House has confirmed that the United States will suspend for one year the implementation of responsive actions taken pursuant to the Section 301

November 3, 2025
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Russia Pushes ‘Shadow Fleet’ to Limit as LNG Carrier Struggles Through Early Arctic Ice on Northern Sea Route
Shipping

Russia Pushes ‘Shadow Fleet’ to Limit as LNG Carrier Struggles Through Early Arctic Ice on Northern Sea Route

A Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier from the country’s so-called shadow fleet, the Buran, is battling thickening sea ice along the Northern Sea

November 3, 2025
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Friday, October 31, 2025
The busy container port and natural scenery in Shanghai, China
Shipping

Container Freight Indices Diverge Sharply Ahead of November GRIs

It was another week of confused signals on container spot freight rates from the main indices – the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI) continuing to

October 31, 2025
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Aerial top view of a ship at sea
Shipping

Xeneta: U.S.–China Trade Truce Won’t Stop Container Rate Slide Into 2026

The 12-month trade truce between the United States and China announced this week will not prevent ocean container freight rates from continuing their decline

October 31, 2025
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FILE PHOTO: Crew members look out from the MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller as it berths at a PSA International port terminal in Singapore,
Shipping

Maersk Signals $2 Billion Investment in Indian Port Infrastructure

A.P. Moller – Maersk announced a series of strategic initiatives to expand its operational footprint in India during India Maritime Week 2025, with plans

October 31, 2025
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Thursday, October 30, 2025
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Lukoil to Sell Foreign Assets to Gunvor After U.S. Sanctions

Lukoil said on Thursday it had accepted an offer from global commodity trader Gunvor to buy its foreign assets, which Russia's second-largest oil company is

October 30, 2025
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vlcc tanker u-turn
Shipping

India-Bound Tanker Carrying Russian Crude Reverses Course After U.S. Sanctions

By Weilun Soon (Bloomberg) — An India-bound tanker filled with Russian crude reversed course and is now idling in the Baltic Sea, a sign of potential

October 30, 2025
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Aerial view of a container terminal
Shipping

Container Spot Rates Climb for Third Week, But Drewry Warns Momentum Unlikely to Last

The Drewry World Container Index increased 4% to $1,822 per 40-foot container this week, marking the third straight week of gains following a prolonged 17-week

October 30, 2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping react as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea
Shipping

Trump Shaves China Tariffs in Trade Truce With Xi

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the

October 30, 2025
Total Views: 546

LNG Carrier 'Perle' and "CCH Gas' conducting a STS transfer off the coast of Malaysia
Shipping

US-Sanctioned Tanker Conducts LNG Transfer in Malaysian Waters, Kpler and Vortexa Confirm

A sanctioned liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker made a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer off the coast of Malaysia after picking up a cargo from a Russian export

October 30, 2025
Total Views: 589

A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
Shipping

U.S. and China Suspend Tit-for-Tat Port Fees By One Year

The US and China have agreed to suspend tit-for-tat shipping levies on vessels linked to the other for one year, according to Beijing, deescalating a dispute

October 30, 2025
Total Views: 467

Audax carrying a module for Arctic LNG 2 across the Arctic. (Source: Red Box Energy Services)
Shipping

EU Lifts Sanctions on Heavy-Load Carriers ‘Audax’ and ‘Pugnax’ Involved in Russian Arctic LNG Construction

In a surprise move the EU has unsanctioned two polar class heavy lift vessels, Audax and Pugnax. The vessels were purpose-built for the construction of

October 30, 2025
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