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


Wednesday, March 12, 2025
LNG carrier in dense fog
Shipping

Ukraine Bets on US LNG as Gas Import Needs Rise

Ukraine may import large volumes of U.S. gas this year via terminals in Germany, Greece, Lithuania and Poland, its state gas operator said, as Kyiv struggles

March 12, 2025
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Firefighting tugs spray water on the MV Solong after its collision with the Stena Immaculate
Accidents

Update: Both Vessels Stabilize Following Major North Sea Collision as Investigation Continues

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) reports significant progress in stabilizing two vessels involved in a serious collision off England’s East

March 12, 2025
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Yahya Sarea, the Houthi military spokesperson delivers a statement, during a rally to show continued support to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, on the first Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan, in Sanaa, Yemen, March 15, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
Shipping

Houthis Issue New Maritime Threat as Gaza Aid Deadline Passes

Yemen’s Houthi forces have declared an immediate ban on Israeli ships in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Bab al-Mandab Strait, and Gulf of Aden, threatening to

March 11, 2025
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Aerial view of a container terminal
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Container Leasing Giant Triton Acquires GCI in Major Consolidation Move

Triton International Limited, the world’s largest lessor of intermodal freight containers, announced yesterday an agreement to acquire Global Container

March 11, 2025
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The Hanseatic Global Terminals (HGT) facility at the Port of Le Havre, France
Ports

Hapag-Lloyd’s Terminal Arm Expands European Footprint with Majority Stake in Key French Port

Hanseatic Global Terminals (HGT), the terminal operating subsidiary of ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd, has acquired a 60% stake in CNMP LH, which operates the

March 11, 2025
Total Views: 862

Oil tanker Eagle S suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2.Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS
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Russian Oil Flows Surge in Sign US Sanctions Starting to Crumble

US sanctions on Russia’s oil tanker fleet are showing signs of faltering, after a clutch of blacklisted vessels loaded cargoes for the first time in more

March 11, 2025
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an overhead view of port of los angeles docks
Shipping

Trump Unleashes Sweeping Tariffs on Metal Imports

U.S. President Donald Trump's bulked-up tariffs on steel and aluminum due to launch within hours will hit nearly $150 billion worth of derivative products

March 11, 2025
Total Views: 964

Southwest Washington-grown white wheat is loaded onto the M/V LIBERTY GLORY (Photo Credit - American Maritime Congress)
Shipping

U.S. Ag Exports Caught in the Crossfire as China Retaliates on Tariffs

Chinese retaliation to US tariffs will hit the “low-margin” agricultural sector the hardest, and White House officials haven’t grasped the full impact,

March 11, 2025
Total Views: 2221

Russia’s Newest Arctic Oil Tanker Passes Through Suez Canal As US Mulls Easing of Sanctions
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Russia’s Newest Arctic Oil Tanker Passes Through Suez Canal As US Mulls Easing of Sanctions

Russia’s first home-built Arc6 ice-class oil tanker continues its voyage from the Zvezda shipyard in the Far East to its service area in the Arctic. After a

March 11, 2025
Total Views: 1529

Monday, March 10, 2025
Update: Tanker Collision Off UK Coast Sparks Fire, Oil Spill Concerns; One Missing
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Update: Tanker Collision Off UK Coast Sparks Fire, Oil Spill Concerns; One Missing

The US-flagged Stena Immaculate, carrying 220,000 barrels of Jet-A1 fuel, had at least one of its cargo tanks ruptured after it was struck by a containership

March 10, 2025
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Tugboats help tow the Greek-registered MT Sounion, which was attacked by Yemen's Houthi militants last year in the Red Sea
Shipping

Photos: MT Sounion Transits Suez Canal Six Months After Houthi Attack

The Greek-registered MT Sounion oil tanker has successfully completed its transit through Egypt’s Suez Canal following a complex salvage operation in the

March 10, 2025
Total Views: 1615

Burning Fuel Tanker ‘Stena Immaculate’ is Chartered to US Navy’s Military Sealift Command
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Burning Fuel Tanker ‘Stena Immaculate’ is Chartered to US Navy’s Military Sealift Command

A tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military was hit by a container ship off northeast England on Monday, with the collision igniting a blaze on both

March 10, 2025
Total Views: 1536

TSP in the Spotlight: Stena Immaculate Incident and the Strategic Importance of the Tanker Security Program
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TSP in the Spotlight: Stena Immaculate Incident and the Strategic Importance of the Tanker Security Program

The U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate, a participant in the Maritime Administration’s Tanker Security Program (TSP), was struck by the containership

March 10, 2025
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FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship full of containers is seen at the port of Oakland as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs, in Oakland, California
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U.S. Container Imports Set for Summer Decline as New Chinese Vessel Fees Threaten Supply Chain

Major U.S. container ports are bracing for significant volume shifts in 2025, with imports expected to remain strong through spring before experiencing their

March 10, 2025
Total Views: 1392

aerial of an offshore wind turbine
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Trump’s Offshore Wind Review to Consider Status of Projects

The Trump administration’s ongoing review of offshore wind projects will feature different treatment for projects actively under development versus those

March 10, 2025
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Sunday, March 9, 2025
Venezuela oil tanker loading
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Venezuela Condemns U.S. Chevron Ban, Cites Impact On Oil Exports And Trade

March 8 (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday that scheduled flights to bring home Venezuelan migrants from the U.S. had

March 9, 2025
Total Views: 350

Tanker EVENTIN adrift in the Baltic Sea
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US Vetoes G-7 Shadow Fleet Task Force Plan, Signals More Change

By Donato Paolo Mancini, Samy Adghirni and Laura Dhillon Kane Mar 8, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The US has rejected a Canadian proposal to establish a task

March 9, 2025
Total Views: 410

Saturday, March 8, 2025
Indonesia seizes Iranian flagged tanker suspected of illegal oil transshipment in Indonesia's North Natuna Sea. Picture released July 11, 2023. Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) / Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Sanctions Are Tangling, Not Stopping, China’s Iran Oil Trade

By Serene Cheong Mar 8, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Successive rounds of sanctions on companies and tankers said to be aiding Tehran are finally slowing the

March 8, 2025
Total Views: 164

Friday, March 7, 2025
Vessels transit through the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City. REUTERS/Roberto Cisneros
Shipping

Panama Maritime Authority to Review CK Hutchison-BlackRock Port Deal

The Panama Maritime Authority, which oversees shipping and port infrastructure in the country, will request all legal and financial documents from a key

March 7, 2025
Total Views: 227

U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Rodolphe Saade, CEO pof CMA CGM Group, speaks in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 6, 2025
Shipping

CMA CGM Considering Building Containerships in U.S., CEO Says

CMA CGM is in talks with shipyards about the possibility of having medium-sized container vessels built in the United States, the French shipping group's CEO

March 7, 2025
Total Views: 285