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


Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Shipping

Inbound Container Growth Pushing U.S. Ports to Their Limits, Shipping Veteran Says

(Bloomberg) — The biggest US ports are stretching capacity limits and need to expand to handle anticipated growth in inbound shipping, according to

April 3, 2024
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Shipping

U.S. Petroleum Product Exports Hit Record in 2023

2023 proved to be a remarkable year for U.S. petroleum product exports, with propane leading the surge. The United States hit a new high in petroleum product

April 3, 2024
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Shipping

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Expects Up to $10 Million Hit from Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Roll-on/roll-off shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has forecasted a financial impact ranging between $5 to $10 million due to the collapse of

April 3, 2024
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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Accidents

Australia Fines Ship Master and Company Over Serious Pilot Ladder Accident

Australia has successfully prosecuted a ship’s master and shipping company, Hong Kong-based Fu Ye Shipping, following a serious accident involving a ship’s

April 2, 2024
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Accidents

Captain’s Complacency Led to Bridge Strike on Mississippi River

An accident involving a towing vessel striking the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge on the Mississippi River last year has been attributed to the complacency of a

April 2, 2024
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Shipping

Russia’s Sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 Suspends Gas Liquefaction, Sources Say

By Marwa Rashad and Vladimir Soldatkin LONDON/MOSCOW, April 2 (Reuters) – Novatek, Russia’s largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has

April 2, 2024
Total Views: 2177

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Heavy-Lift Vessel Delivers Sanctioned LNG Technology to Russian Arctic

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Following a nearly three-month voyage Chinese heavy lift vessel Hunter Star delivered the final liquefaction module for

April 2, 2024
Total Views: 3820

Shipping

Russia’s Seaborne Crude Exports Surge to the Highest This Year

(Bloomberg) — Russia’s seaborne crude exports jumped in the final week of March to the highest so far this year, even as average shipments in

April 2, 2024
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Monday, April 1, 2024
Shipping

Austal Rejects Takeover Proposal from Hanwha Ocean

By Scott Murdoch and Shivangi Lahiri April 2 (Reuters) – Australian shipbuilder Austal said on Tuesday it had rejected an A$1.02 billion ($661.9

April 1, 2024
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Shipping

Temporary Channel Opens Baltimore Harbor to Smaller Vessels

By Daniel Trotta April 1 (Reuters) – The Port of Baltimore opened a temporary channel on Monday, freeing some tugs and barges that had been trapped

April 1, 2024
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Shipping

Navigating Uncertainty: El Niño, La Niña, and the Panama Canal Drought

By Rick Shema, CCM There has been much discussion regarding disruptions in maritime shipping through the  Panama Canal primarily due to the drought

April 1, 2024
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Shipping

California Lawmakers Urge Delay in New Marine Vessel Retrofitting Rule

A group of California lawmakers led by Representative Michelle Steel has written a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom asking him to postpone the enforcement of a

April 1, 2024
Total Views: 2347

Sunday, March 31, 2024
Shipping

Russian Oil Arrives In Cuba After Year-Long Hiatus

By Marc Frank HAVANA, March 31 (Reuters) – Cuban state-run media said at the weekend that 90,000 metric tons of Russian oil had arrived in the cash and

March 31, 2024
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Friday, March 29, 2024
Shipping

Davie Shipbuilding Lands First Contract for Canada’s New Icebreaker Fleet

Chantier Davie Canada Inc., aka Davie Shipbuilding, has secured its first contract under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). The contract,

March 29, 2024
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IMO Approves New Emission Control Areas in Canadian Arctic and Norwegian Sea

The International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee has approved the establishment of two new Emission Control Areas (ECAs)

March 29, 2024
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Shipping

ONE and Yang Ming Provide Transpac Network Clarification for Post-Hapag Exit

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Japanese carrier ONE and Taiwan’s Yang Ming today issued a transpacific network update to apply following the

March 29, 2024
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Shipping

Baltimore Bridge’s $2 Billion Rebuild Starts With Clearing the Ship

Several cranes have now been mobilized for the effort to remove the collapsed span of bridge from the bow of the Dali. Confirmed assets either on scene or en

March 29, 2024
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Shipping

Baltimore Key Bridge Dive Operations Suspended Due to Safety Concerns

The Unified Command continues to oversee the response operations following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Dive operations and

March 28, 2024
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Shipping

These Are the Ships Stuck Behind the Baltimore Key Bridge

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge has brought navigation into and out of the Port of Baltimore to a standstill. Behind the collapsed bridge is

March 28, 2024
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Defense

Russian Warships Enter the Red Sea

(Bloomberg) — Russian warships from the Pacific Fleet have crossed the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and entered the Red Sea, the state-run Tass news agency said,

March 28, 2024
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