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


Thursday, July 24, 2025
Tugs assist a CMA CGM containership to its berth at the Port of Savannah
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CMA CGM Phoenix Becomes Largest Containership Ever to Fly U.S. Flag

French shipping group CMA CGM marked a major milestone with the official reflagging of the CMA CGM Phoenix under the U.S. flag in Charleston, South Carolina.

July 24, 2025
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Greece to Send Salvage Ship to Red Sea After Latest Houthi Attacks
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Greece to Send Salvage Ship to Red Sea After Latest Houthi Attacks

Greece will deploy a salvage vessel in the Red Sea to assist in maritime accidents and protect seafarers and global shipping, the shipping minister said on

July 24, 2025
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Ships waiting to be loaded with iron ore are seen at the Fortescue loading dock located at Port Hedland.REUTERS/David Gray
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Iron Ore Exports Swell to Record at Australia’s Top Port

Iron ore shipments from Australia’s largest bulk-export terminal swelled to a record in June, in a sign of ample seaborne supplies just as concerns mount

July 24, 2025
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Turkish-flagged bulker TQ Samsun, carrying grain under UN's Black Sea Grain Initiative, is pictured in the Black Sea, north of Bosphorus Strait, off Istanbul,
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Kazakh Black Sea Oil Exports Resume as Tankers Given Access

Russia's FSB security service has started handing out clearance for foreign tankers to access the Black Sea ports, allowing for Kazakhstan's oil exports to

July 24, 2025
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The U.S. Navy’s Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) docked for a five-month Regular Overhaul (ROH) availability at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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Japan Commits $550 Billion to U.S. Industries Including Strategic Shipbuilding Investment

The White House announced Wednesday that Japan has agreed to a $550 billion package of U.S.-bound investment and loans as part of a new trade deal with the

July 24, 2025
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Houthi stand on beach after ship attack
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Livestock Carrier Fired Upon and Detained Near Yemen, Then Released

People in a wooden boat opened fire on a Comoros-flagged livestock carrier in the Red Sea near Yemen on Thursday, and the vessel was detained by the Yemeni

July 24, 2025
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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
copper smelter in Chile
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Copper-Laden Ships Race to Reach US Ahead of Trump’s 50% Tariffs

At least four ships carrying copper are trying to reach US ports before August to get ahead of planned import tariffs on the metal. The shipments represent the

July 23, 2025
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bulk ship
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Bulker Fleet Growth Slows Despite Projected Six-Year Delivery High in 2026

The global dry bulk fleet is expanding at only half the pace seen during the 2010s, despite forecasts showing bulker deliveries reaching a six-year high by

July 23, 2025
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Grande Shanghai underway
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Grimaldi Launches Ammonia-Ready Car Carrier ‘Grande Shanghai’ in China

Italian logistics provider Grimaldi Group celebrated the naming ceremony of the Grande Shanghai in Haimen, China today. With a capacity of 9,000 CEU (Car

July 23, 2025
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lng bunkering rotterdam
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TotalEnergies and CMA CGM Form Landmark Joint Venture for LNG Bunkering in Rotterdam

TotalEnergies and CMA CGM Group announced today the formation of a 50/50 joint venture to develop and operate an LNG bunkering solution in the Port of

July 23, 2025
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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Oil tankers wait at anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul
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Oil Shippers, Traders Stay Away from EU-Sanctioned Nayara Energy

Shipowners and oil traders are staying away from Russia-backed Nayara Energy Ltd. as part of the fallout faced by the Indian refiner, after it was singled out

July 22, 2025
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Protesters, predominantly Houthi supporters, rally on the first Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan, to show continued support to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen
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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Key Houthi Petroleum Network in Yemen and UAE

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated two individuals and five entities involved in money

July 22, 2025
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Fuga Bluemarine crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia
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Putin Tightens Control Over Ports, Requiring FSB Approval for Foreign Ships

Foreign vessels will require the approval of Russia's FSB security service to access the country's ports, according to a decree signed by President Vladimir

July 22, 2025
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A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
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BIMCO Introduces Standard Clause to Address USTR’s Chinese Ship Fees

BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association and leading provider of standardized maritime contracts and clauses, has adopted a standard clause to

July 22, 2025
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Monday, July 21, 2025
Port Los Angeles container terminal
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Falling Container Imports Hint at Tariff-Driven Slowdown for U.S. Economy

The ten largest US ports recorded a 7.9% year-over-year drop in inbound container volume in June, marking the second consecutive month of declines following

July 21, 2025
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Stock image: Matson container roll-on/roll-off vessel MOKIHANA departing the Port of Oakland
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Matson Suspends Electric Vehicle Shipments Over Battery Fire Concerns

Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX), a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, has announced the immediate suspension of transporting electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles

July 21, 2025
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File photo shows a seafarer standing on the deck of a ship
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India Cracks Down on Fraudulent Seafarer Certificates Amid Global Safety Concerns

The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) of India has issued a stringent circular addressing the growing problem of fraudulent seafarer certificates, which

July 21, 2025
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Tanker EVENTIN adrift in the Baltic Sea
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U.K. Sanctions 135 Tankers in Sweeping Crackdown on Russia’s Shadow Fleet

The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on 137 targets linked to Russia’s energy sector, including 135 oil tankers operating as part of Putin’s

July 21, 2025
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Front view of Seiun-maru, a training ship of Japan agency of Maritime Education and Training for Seafarers(JMETS) ,at the Osanbashi Pier of Yokohama Port
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Japanese Shipping Giants to Donate Large Training Ship to Japan’s Maritime Education Agency

Major Japanese shipping companies have initiated discussions to donate a large-sized training vessel to the Japan Agency of Maritime Education and Training for

July 21, 2025
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Friday, July 18, 2025
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
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Iraq Set for Key Oil Cargo Surge in Sign of Increased Output

Iraq will raise shipments of a key crude grade next month, part of an enlarged export program indicating that the OPEC+ nation is boosting its oil

July 18, 2025
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