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


Thursday, October 16, 2025
An aerial view shows the Vladimir Arsenyev tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
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US, UK Ramp Up Pressure on India and China to Cut Russian Oil Imports

Western powers have ramped up pressure on Russia's oil sales amid its war with Ukraine as U.S. President Donald Trump said India would stop buying and Britain

October 16, 2025
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imo headquarters
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Washington Moves to Weaken IMO Climate Plan with Last-Minute Rule Change

The US made a proposal at talks held by the global shipping regulator to introduce another step in adopting a charge on vessel emissions if countries vote for

October 16, 2025
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A drone view of three berths able to load vessels with oil is seen after their construction at Westridge Marine Terminal, the terminus of the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Baltic Exchange Launches New Canadian Crude Tanker Routes as Geopolitics Reshape Energy Trade

The Baltic Exchange has launched two new Aframax tanker benchmarks tracking Canadian crude exports to Asia, marking a direct response to shifting global trade

October 16, 2025
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Aerial front view of a loaded container cargo vessel traveling over calm ocean
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Top Shipping Nation Greece Shies Away From Maritime Carbon Tax

Greece, home to the world’s second-largest merchant fleet, is walking back from supporting a global maritime carbon tax that has drawn backlash from

October 16, 2025
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Stock photo of a tanker at sea
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Service Boat Capsizes Near Scorpio-Managed Tanker Off Mozambique, Seven Missing

A service boat carrying crew members capsized alongside the Scorpio-managed oil/chemical tanker Sea Quest at the outer anchorage of Beira, Mozambique on

October 16, 2025
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Aerial view of a container terminal
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Container Rates Snap 17-Week Losing Streak as Carriers Push Rate Increases

The Drewry World Container Index increased 2% to $1,687 per 40ft container this week, marking the first increase following 17 consecutive weeks of decline.

October 16, 2025
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
oil tanker
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China Port Fees Jack-Up Oil Tanker Costs and Cause Market Chaos

China’s retaliatory port levies are exposing oil shipping companies to hefty fees, making them scramble for relevant paperwork, and contributing to delays,

October 15, 2025
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Iran’s Tanker Fleet Mysteriously Resumes Transparent AIS Transmissions After Seven-Year Blackout
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Iran’s Tanker Fleet Mysteriously Resumes Transparent AIS Transmissions After Seven-Year Blackout

Most Iranian-flagged tankers have begun transmitting properly over the Automatic Identification System (AIS) without spoofing for the first time in seven and a

October 15, 2025
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Christophe de Margerie LNG carrier
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UK Strikes at Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Lifeline with Sanctions on China’s Beihai Terminal

The United Kingdom has sanctioned China’s Beihai LNG terminal as part of a comprehensive package targeting Russia’s energy sector and its

October 15, 2025
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vlcc tanker u-turn
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Tanker Diversions From Sanctioned Chinese Terminal May Cause Congestion at Other Ports

Trading firms have diverted at least five more crude oil tankers from a major port in eastern China after the U.S. imposed sanctions on an import terminal

October 15, 2025
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smoke pollution coming from a container ship
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Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Condemns IMO Carbon Tax as ‘Taxation Without Representation’

As the International Maritime Organization convenes this week to vote on its Net-Zero Framework, the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board has issued a sharp

October 15, 2025
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An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa)
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UK Targets Russian Oil Giants with Sweeping Sanctions Package

The United Kingdom announced 90 new sanctions targeting Russia’s energy sector, directly hitting oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil in an effort to cut off

October 15, 2025
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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
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Russia’s Crude Flows Surge to the Highest in More Than Two Years

Russia’s seaborne crude shipments rose to a 28-month high in the past four weeks, amid rising production and Ukrainian attacks on refineries that are forcing

October 14, 2025
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IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez at the opening of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 2nd extraordinary session
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Global Shipping Faces Decisive Moment at IMO’s MEPC ES.2

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) kicked off its second extraordinary meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC ES.2) today,

October 14, 2025
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The offshore rock installation vessel Acadia is launched at Hanwha Philly Shipyard
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China Sanctions Hanwha’s U.S.-Linked Units as Port Fee Standoff with Washington Escalates

China announced sanctions on Tuesday against five U.S.-linked subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean amid trade tension between the world's

October 14, 2025
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A COSCO ship at the port of long beach
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U.S., China Open New Front in Trade War with Tit-for-Tat Port Fees

The United States and China on Tuesday will begin charging port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil, making the

October 14, 2025
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Monday, October 13, 2025
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
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DHT Says Its Fleet Should Be Exempt from China’s New Port Fees on US-Linked Ships

DHT Holdings, Inc. says that its fleet should not be subject to new Chinese port fees on US-linked vessels that are set to take effect on Tuesday, based on

October 13, 2025
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tanker at sea
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Oil Contango Deepens for 2026 as Trade Tensions Stoke Glut Fears

Bearish signs are cropping up across the oil market after US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats fanned fears of an imminent

October 13, 2025
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Coal Loading Cranes
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Transport Costs Are Crushing Russia’s Coal Profits

In July 1989, coal miners in Russia’s Kuzbass Basin walked off the job in what would become one of the most significant labor strikes in Soviet history,

October 13, 2025
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A containership being loaded at the Port of New York and New Jersey at night.
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Descartes: U.S. Container Imports Drop as China Volumes Plunge Ahead of Tariff Deadline

U.S. container import volumes declined sharply in September 2025, falling 8.4% from August to 2,307,933 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), according to

October 13, 2025
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