A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer has seized a cache of illicit of weapons from two dhows in international waters off the coast of Somalia. The… Weiterlesen »U.S. Navy Destroyer Seizes Weapons Cache from Dhows Off Somalia
Japanese shipping line NYK has signed a contract for four large liquefied natural gas-fueled pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs). The shipbuilding contract was signed… Weiterlesen »NYK Signs Shipbuilding Contract for Four LNG-Fueled Car Carriers
By Alexander Smith (Reuters) – As Britain and Italy go head-to-head for the right to challenge New Zealand for the America’s Cup, the teams’ billionaire… Weiterlesen »Billionaires Square Up To Battle For America’s Cup 2021
When the United States entered World War II in December 1941, it faced a shortage of merchant mariners. With supplies in desperate needs overseas a… Weiterlesen »Captain Mulzac WW2 Hero and America’s First Black Master Mariner
(gCaptain editorial note: Did I miss publishing the fucking news from ports about vaccinating mariners so they can go the fuck home? Admiral Schultz, USCG…… Weiterlesen »America’s Largest Port Starts COVID-19 Vaccinations
By Swati Verma Feb 16 (Reuters) – A deep freeze continued to wreak havoc on the U.S. energy sector, bringing operations to a halt at… Weiterlesen »Deep Freeze Shuts Houston Ship Channel
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The 2M alliance has announced a further blank sailing this week from Asia to North Europe to use the vessel on… Weiterlesen »2M Blanks Asia-Europe Sailing at Last-Minute
An Ocean Network Express (ONE) containership is trialing the use of sustainable marine biofuel as industry seeks to make supply chains more sustainable by reducing… Weiterlesen »ONE Containership Testing Use of Sustainable Marine Biofuel
(Press Release) – 15 February, 2021—- The Liberian Registry announced the expansion of its presence in South Korea, with the opening of its Busan branch… Weiterlesen »Liberian Registry Expands in Korea
By Sharon Cho and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Oil rallied to a 13-month high as freezing weather in Texas disrupted flows from America’s largest shale patch,… Weiterlesen »Oil Rallies Past $60 as Winter Blast Hits Texas