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


Friday, March 20, 2026
Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, in Muscat
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Indian Gas Tankers Getting Ready to Sail Through Hormuz

Two Indian-flagged liquefied petroleum gas tankers are preparing to sail through the Strait of Hormuz in coming days after a pause in voyages, with no crude

March 20, 2026
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Tanker Carrying Fuel Originally Bound for Cuba Diverts to Trinidad

A tanker carrying fuel originally bound for Cuba on Friday changed its destination to Trinidad and Tobago, according to LSEG ship-tracking data, a blow for

March 20, 2026
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Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz
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Seafarers Trapped By Hormuz Crisis Face Growing Humanitarian Emergency

A mounting humanitarian crisis is unfolding at sea as tens of thousands of seafarers remain trapped aboard vessels across the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and

March 20, 2026
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EU Leaders Face Multi-Year Energy Squeeze After Qatar Attack
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EU Leaders Face Multi-Year Energy Squeeze After Qatar Attack

The European Union is bracing for a protracted energy price shock after Iran crippled a vital Qatar gas plant, raising the prospect of a years-long supply

March 20, 2026
Total Views: 562

French Navy helicopter deploying boarding team onto oil tanker Deyna at sea during interception operation in the Mediterranean.
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France Boards Another ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker as Macron Escalates Maritime Crackdown

French naval forces with the support of the UK have intercepted and boarded another vessel tied to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet in the Mediterranean,

March 20, 2026
Total Views: 508

Thursday, March 19, 2026
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrives in Los Angeles, Calif., March 27, 2020. Mercy deployed in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts
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Trump’s Greenland Hospital Ship Arrives at West Coast Shipyard as Humanitarian Mission Narrative Fades

The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy has arrived in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday according to the latest Automatic Identification System (AIS) data,

March 19, 2026
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Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
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Tanker Markets Break Loose as Physical Barrels Vanish from Global Trade

Surging oil prices in physical markets - the trading place for oil on ships, rail cars or in storage tanks - have outpaced the already dizzying increases in

March 19, 2026
Total Views: 2439

Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz
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UN Shipping Body Pushes ‘Safe Maritime Corridor’ Plan to Evacuate Ships Trapped West of Hormuz

The UN International Maritime Organization is moving to establish a safe-passage framework for commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, as thousands of

March 19, 2026
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IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez speaks at the 36th Extraordinary IMO Council session in London addressing threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
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‘Inaction Is Not an Option’: IMO Condemns Hormuz Attacks as Crisis Deepens

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued a forceful condemnation of attacks on commercial shipping in the Middle East, warning that the

March 19, 2026
Total Views: 676

tanker underway at sea from the bridge
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Trump Administration Shuts Down Export Ban Rumors as Trump Moves to Cool Oil Prices

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum moved swiftly to quash speculation that Washington could restrict energy exports, issuing

March 19, 2026
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WTO Warns Middle East Conflict Could Cut Global Trade Growth as Energy, Shipping Risks Mount

The World Trade Organization is warning that global trade growth will slow sharply in 2026—and could weaken further if elevated energy prices tied to the

March 19, 2026
Total Views: 345

Satellite image of Safeen Prestige burning in the Strait of Hormuz after suspected second strike, with nearby unidentified vessel
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Second Strike? Safeen Prestige Reported Burning Near Hormuz

A containership already at the center of one of the deadliest incidents in the Strait of Hormuz crisis may have been struck again, with early reports

March 19, 2026
Total Views: 1429

Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, in Muscat
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U.S. May Remove Sanctions on Iranian Oil Stranded at Sea

The U.S. may soon remove sanctions from Iranian oil that is stranded on tankers to help lift global supplies and reduce prices, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott

March 19, 2026
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A worker on a container crane at the Port of Los Angeles
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Container Spot Rates Edge Higher: Transpacific Leads Gains, Hormuz Crisis Pushes Costs Higher

The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) rose 2% this week to $2,172 per 40-foot container, marking a third consecutive weekly increase as strength on

March 19, 2026
Total Views: 254

Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
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MSC Formalizes Tie-Up With Tanker Giant Sinokor After Massive VLCC Buying Spree

Mediterranean Shipping Company is moving to take joint control of South Korea’s Sinokor Maritime, formalizing a relationship that has drawn growing attention

March 19, 2026
Total Views: 288

Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz
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G7 Allies Condemn Iran’s ‘De Facto Closure’ of Hormuz, Call for Immediate Halt to Attacks

Leaders from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Japan issued a joint statement Thursday condemning Iran’s recent actions in the

March 19, 2026
Total Views: 400

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, in Muscat
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Trump Blames Israel for South Pars Attack, Warns Iran of Massive Retaliation

President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned of overwhelming U.S. retaliation against Iran if attacks on Qatar’s energy infrastructure continue, following a

March 18, 2026
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QatarEnergy's liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facilities, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar
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Qatar Reports Extensive Damage at World’s Largest LNG Plant

A Qatari complex housing the world’s largest liquefied natural gas export plant suffered “extensive damage” after a missile strike, hours after Iran

March 18, 2026
Total Views: 2719

File photo of a product tanker underway at sea
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Trump Waives Jones Act for 60 Days—Shipping Interests Say It Won’t Help Lower Gas Prices

The White House has approved a 60-day Jones Act waiver, moving forward with a controversial policy that U.S. shipping interests warned just days ago would do

March 18, 2026
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Gulf Energy Infrastructure Under Attack as Conflict Enters Dangerous New Phase

Iran's huge Pars gas field was hit on Wednesday, a major escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war, prompting Tehran to announce it would respond with attacks on oil

March 18, 2026
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