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60 Minutes’ Dark Fleet Special: How Sanctions-Busting Oil Trade Keeps the Kremlin Afloat
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October 28, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain

60 Minutes’ Dark Fleet Special: How Sanctions-Busting Oil Trade Keeps the Kremlin Afloat

In a twist that has left Western policymakers scratching their heads, Russia’s economy has defied expectations and sanctions alike, growing at a rate that outpaces both the United States and...
Too Many Ships, Too Little Demand: LNG Freight Rates Plunge to Multi-Year Lows
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October 28, 2024
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Reuters
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Too Many Ships, Too Little Demand: LNG Freight Rates Plunge to Multi-Year Lows

SINGAPORE, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Liquefied natural gas shipping rates have hit multi-year lows and may extend losses going into 2025, analysts and shipping sources said, with new tankers being added at...
Longer Voyages, Happier Crews? The Unexpected Benefit of Red Sea Diversions
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October 28, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Longer Voyages, Happier Crews? The Unexpected Benefit of Red Sea Diversions

Longer voyages around the Cape of Good Hope have provided unexpected benefits to seafarers on the front lines of global trade. The Mission to Seafarers’ latest Seafarer Happiness Index report...
Damaged MV Ruby to Dock at Great Yarmouth Amid Concerns Over Explosive Cargo
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October 27, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Damaged MV Ruby to Dock at Great Yarmouth Amid Concerns Over Explosive Cargo

The MV Ruby, a cargo ship carrying a significant amount of potentially explosive fertilizer, is set to dock at the Port of Great Yarmouth on Monday, October 28, Peel Ports...
Panama Canal Defies Drought with $3.45 Billion Profit Despite Fewer Ships
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October 25, 2024
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Panama Canal Defies Drought with $3.45 Billion Profit Despite Fewer Ships

By Elida Moreno and Marianna Parraga PANAMA CITY, Oct 25 (Reuters) – The Panama Canal’s profit increased about 9.5% in the fiscal year ended in September to $3.45 billion despite a severe...
Judge Approves Shipping Companies’ $102M Settlement Over Baltimore Bridge Disaster
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October 25, 2024
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Reuters
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gCaptain

Judge Approves Shipping Companies’ $102M Settlement Over Baltimore Bridge Disaster

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge approved on Friday a $102 million settlement by the companies that owned and operated the ship that struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in...
Putin to Examine Black Sea Shipping Proposals From Turkey’s Erdogan
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October 25, 2024
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Reuters
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gCaptain

Putin to Examine Black Sea Shipping Proposals From Turkey’s Erdogan

MOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan, had proposed reviving contacts on Black Sea shipping but that he had not yet had time to study the documents....
Hapag-Lloyd Joins Maersk with Major Earnings Upgrade as Red Sea Chaos Reshapes Shipping
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October 24, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Hapag-Lloyd Joins Maersk with Major Earnings Upgrade as Red Sea Chaos Reshapes Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd has followed in the footsteps of its future Gemini Cooperation partner Maersk with an upward revision of its earnings outlook for 2024, driven by stronger-than-expected demand and improved freight...
Maritime Industry on Edge as Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine’s Black Sea Grain Corridor
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October 24, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Maritime Industry on Edge as Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine’s Black Sea Grain Corridor

In a dangerous escalation of the Ukraine conflict, Russia has intensified strikes on key Black Sea ports, posing a critical threat to global food security and the international shipping industry....
Dark Fleet Oil Tanker ‘Ceres 1’ Involved in Collision Heads to China
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October 24, 2024
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Bloomberg
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Dark Fleet Oil Tanker ‘Ceres 1’ Involved in Collision Heads to China

(Bloomberg) — A dark-fleet oil tanker that was recently involved in a crash in Southeast Asia is now on its way to China. Ceres I, an aging very-large crude carrier...
How Russia’s Ice-Class Ship Shortage Could Sink Its Arctic Ambitions
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October 24, 2024
From 
Bloomberg
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gCaptain

How Russia’s Ice-Class Ship Shortage Could Sink Its Arctic Ambitions

(Bloomberg) — Russia is facing a deficit of ice-class cargo vessels for its gigantic Northern Sea Route project as the nation cannot build the fleet on its own, according to...
CMA CGM Secures Biomethane Supply for its Gas-Powered Ships
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October 23, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

CMA CGM Secures Biomethane Supply for its Gas-Powered Ships

Marseille-based CMA CGM Group and French utility SUEZ Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a long-term industrial partnership focused on renewable biomethane production. The collaboration aims to...