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


Friday, January 3, 2025
Crowley's El Coqui moored
Shipping

Crowley Expands Pacific Northwest Harbor Services with Main Line Acquisition

Crowley has strengthened its position in Pacific Northwest maritime services through the strategic acquisition of Main Line Inc., a Seattle-based vessel

January 3, 2025
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Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
Shipping

Greek Shipping Companies Fined $4.5 Million for Illegal Oil Discharges, Cover-Up

Two Greek shipping companies have been slapped with $4.5 million in fines and penalties after their vessel, the MT Kriti Ruby, was caught illegally dumping

January 3, 2025
Total Views: 5930

Northern Pathfinder CO2 pathfinder ship
Shipbuilding

Second CO2 Transport Ship Delivered for Northern Lights CCS Project

Northern Lights JV has taken delivery of its second specialized CO2 transport vessel, the Northern Pathfinder, from China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry

January 3, 2025
Total Views: 1172

Finnish Coast Guard Uisko keeps watch on oil tanker Eagle S anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland
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Finnish Court Upholds Seizure of Russian Oil Tanker Amid Cable Probe

A Finnish court on Friday denied a request for the release of an oil tanker suspected by police of damaging an undersea power line and four telecommunications

January 3, 2025
Total Views: 2133

Thursday, January 2, 2025
China’s NewNew Polar Bear in a convoy in the Russian Arctic in October 2023. (Source: Atomflot)
Shipping

Russia Sets New Arctic Shipping Record, Transports 38Mt in 2024 via Northern Sea Route

Cargo volume on Russia’s main Arctic shipping lane continues to climb, although figures remain below the targets originally defined by President Putin

January 2, 2025
Total Views: 6369

French frigate escort. Photo: EUNAVFOR
Shipping

Red Sea Diversions Helped Container Shipping Dodge Overcapacity Crisis

The container shipping industry dodged a potential overcapacity crisis in 2024, thanks to an unexpected savior: the Red Sea crisis that forced vessels to take

January 2, 2025
Total Views: 3721

Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Bulk Carriers Collide in China’s Changjiang River, Spilling Fuel Oil
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Bulk Carriers Collide in China’s Changjiang River, Spilling Fuel Oil

A collision between two bulk carriers in China’s Changjiang River has resulted in a fuel oil spill and hull damage. The incident, which occurred at

December 31, 2024
Total Views: 6009

ILA picketers wearing orange safety shirts and carrying ILA signs with port cranes in the background
Ports

Maersk Sees No Progress in U.S. Port Talks

The world’s No. 2 container carrier urged customers to remove cargo from East and Gulf Coast ports in the US before a Jan. 15 deadline for dockworkers and

December 31, 2024
Total Views: 3449

US Navy destroyer firing a VLS missile in the Red Sea
Shipping

At UN, Israel Warns Houthis Risk Same Fate as Hamas and Hezbollah

 Israel's ambassador to the United Nations on Monday issued what he called a final warning to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants to halt missile attacks on

December 31, 2024
Total Views: 1410

A view of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
Shipping

A Look Back at Maritime’s Biggest Stories of 2024

From shifting trade routes to bold green initiatives and geopolitical turmoil, 2024 has been nothing short of transformative for the maritime industry. As the

December 31, 2024
Total Views: 4397

Monday, December 30, 2024
Oil tanker Eagle S suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2.Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS
Accidents

Shipowner Seeks Release of Tanker Seized in Finland Cable Probe

The owner of an oil tanker seized by Finland on suspicion of breaking an undersea power line and four telecoms cables in the Baltic Sea last week is seeking

December 30, 2024
Total Views: 16940

Tugs and barges on the Mississippi River
Shipping

Five Rescued After Tug Collides with Bulk Carrier on Lower Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a collision between the tug Patrick J. Studdert and the Liberian-flagged Clara B near mile marker 122 on the Lower

December 30, 2024
Total Views: 2541

Estonia Sends Navy Ship to Guard Subsea Power Cables
Shipping

Estonia Sends Navy Ship to Guard Subsea Power Cables

Estonia dispatched a navy ship to patrol a subsea power link after Finland seized an oil tanker suspected of damaging five cables with its anchor in what was

December 30, 2024
Total Views: 3281

U.S. Agency Issues New Lithium Battery Transport Guide as Fire Risks Grow
Shipping

U.S. Agency Issues New Lithium Battery Transport Guide as Fire Risks Grow

The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has released a comprehensive guide for lithium battery shipping, addressing growing

December 30, 2024
Total Views: 3096

lng carrier
Shipping

End of the Line: Ukraine Set to Cut Russia’s Last Gas Link to Europe

Russia pumped gas on Monday to European customers via Ukraine for one of the last days before a key transit deal expires at the end of the year, marking the

December 30, 2024
Total Views: 7631

ship pilot ladder
Featured

US Coast Guard Issues Alert on Counterfeit Pilot Ladders Found in Baltimore

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a new Marine Safety Alert following the discovery of counterfeit pilot ladders during a Port State Control examination at the

December 30, 2024
Total Views: 25429

qatar gas sabine pass lng carrier
Shipping

US LNG Export Capacity Expands as Cheniere’s Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project Starts Production

Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG) has achieved first LNG production from Train 1 of its Corpus Christi Stage 3 Liquefaction Project, marking the latest significant

December 30, 2024
Total Views: 1060

Saturday, December 28, 2024
LNG carrier in dense fog
Shipping

Ukraine Received First US LNG Shipment

Dec 28 (Reuters) – Ukraine has received a shipment of U.S. liquefied natural gas for the first time, the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff,

December 28, 2024
Total Views: 5121

A dockyard worker watches as barley grain is poured into a ship in Nikolaev. REUTERS/Vincent Mundy
Shipping

Ukraine Sends Its First Batch Of Food Aid To Syria

KYIV, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Ukraine, a global producer and exporter of grain and oilseeds, has sent its first batch of food aid to Syria,

December 28, 2024
Total Views: 2097

Ships are seen from a plane window, passing through the Suez Canal, Egypt, March 23, 2024 REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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Egypt Completes Trial Run Of New Suez Canal Channel Extension

CAIRO, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Egypt said on Saturday it had successfully tested a new 10 km channel near the southern end of the Suez Canal, even as its

December 28, 2024
Total Views: 5762