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@gCaptain

The world's top-visited maritime news website. Founded in 2007 by @JohnKonrad Editor-In-Chief @MikeSchuler http://gCaptain.com

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gCaptain@gCaptain · 11 h

Shipping Magnate John Fredriksen Selling $337 Million London Mega-Mansion gcaptain.com/shipping-magna…

gCaptain's tweet card. Shipping billionaire John Fredriksen is leaving the UK after listing his historic London mansion for a eye-popping $337 million, according to reports. The 81-year-old Cypriot, worth an estimated $17...

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Mike Schuler@MikeSchuler · 23 h

Big shipbuilding news… Hanwha Shipping orders LNG carrier from Hanwha Philly Shipyard, marking the first LNG carrier ordered in the U.S. in 50 years

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gCaptain@gCaptain · Jul 21

U.K. Sanctions 135 Tankers in Sweeping Crackdown on Russia’s Shadow Fleet gcaptain.com/u-k-sanctions-…

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gCaptain@gCaptain · 7 h

Chinese Icebreaker ‘Xue Long 2’ Operating North of Alaska, Two More En Route to Arctic gcaptain.com/chinese-icebre…

gCaptain's tweet card. China’s first home-built polar icebreaker Xue Long 2 has arrived in the Arctic for its summer 2025 research mission. The vessel departed from Shanghai around two weeks ago on July 5. After passing...

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gCaptain@gCaptain · 9 h

Trump’s Critical Minerals Obsession Reignites Deep-Sea Mining gcaptain.com/trumps-critica…

gCaptain's tweet card. The leader of one of the most aggressive seabed mining startups spent years invoking global warming to spark interest in extracting avocado-sized rocks rich in electric-vehicle battery metals from...

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gCaptain@gCaptain · 9 h

Oil Shippers, Traders Stay Away from EU-Sanctioned Nayara Energy gcaptain.com/oil-shippers-t…

gCaptain's tweet card. Shipowners and oil traders are staying away from Russia-backed Nayara Energy Ltd. as part of the fallout faced by the Indian refiner, after it was singled out in the latest round of European Union...

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gCaptain@gCaptain · 9 h

Holes in EU Russia Sanctions Put Attention Back on Trump Oil Threat gcaptain.com/holes-in-eu-ru…

gCaptain's tweet card. The European Union's latest effort to restrict Russia's oil revenue is unlikely to hurt Moscow's war effort severely, leaving U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of secondary sanctions one of the...

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gCaptain@gCaptain · 12 h

BAR Technologies Lands Breakthrough LR2 Tanker Order for Wind Propulsion gcaptain.com/bar-technologi…

gCaptain's tweet card. BAR Technologies has secured a landmark order to install its WindWings propulsion system on two new LR2 dual-fuel tankers, marking one of the first major wind propulsion deployments for this...

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gCaptain@gCaptain · 13 h

Putin Tightens Control Over Ports, Requiring FSB Approval for Foreign Ships gcaptain.com/putin-tightens…

gCaptain's tweet card. Foreign vessels will require the approval of Russia's FSB security service to access the country's ports, according to a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin.

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gCaptain@gCaptain · 13 h

BIMCO Introduces Standard Clause to Address USTR's Chinese Ship Fees gcaptain.com/bimco-introduc…

gCaptain's tweet card. BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association and leading provider of standardized maritime contracts and clauses, has adopted a standard clause to address contractual uncertainties stemming from...

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gCaptain@gCaptain · 14 h

Hanwha Philly Shipyard Lands First U.S. LNG Carrier Order in Decades From Hanwha Affiliate gcaptain.com/hanwha-philly-…

gCaptain's tweet card. Hanwha Shipping, a unit of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, announced today it has ordered a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier from Hanwha Philly Shipyard, marking the first U.S.-ordered,...

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gCaptain@gCaptain · 23 h

Hanwha Philly Shipyard Lands First LNG Carrier Order in Decades From Hanwha Affiliate gcaptain.com/hanwha-philly-…

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Mike Schuler@MikeSchuler · Jul 21

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday... After surging over 15% in 2024, U.S. container imports could be in for a rare annual decline in 2025 thanks to Trump's tariffs—only the third drop in six decades, alongside the pandemic and financial crisis. gcaptain.com/falling-contai…

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gCaptain@gCaptain · Jul 21

Falling Container Imports Hint at Tariff-Driven Slowdown for U.S. Economy gcaptain.com/falling-contai…

gCaptain's tweet card. The ten largest US ports recorded a 7.9% year-over-year drop in inbound container volume in June, marking the second consecutive month of declines following May’s 6.6% decrease, according to the...

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gCaptain@gCaptain · Jul 21

Matson Suspends Electric Vehicle Shipments Over Battery Fire Concerns gcaptain.com/matson-suspend…

gCaptain's tweet card. Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX), a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, has announced the immediate suspension of transporting electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles aboard its vessels, citing growing safety...

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gCaptain@gCaptain · Jul 21

EU Delists Three Sanctioned MOL LNG Carriers After Assurances Vessels Will Not Carry Russian Arctic Gas gcaptain.com/eu-delists-thr…

gCaptain's tweet card. In what appears to be a first, the European Union has delisted three previously sanctioned Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) LNG carriers. The move comes as part of the EU’s 18th package of economic sancti...

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gCaptain@gCaptain · Jul 21

Trump Administration Announces $8.75 Million in Small Shipyard Grants, Continuing Funding Decline gcaptain.com/trump-administ…

gCaptain's tweet card. The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded $8.75 million in grants to support 17 small shipyards across 12 states, Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced today. The funding, part...

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gCaptain@gCaptain · Jul 21

EU Delists Three Sanctioned MOL LNG Carriers After Assurances Vessels Will Not Carry Russian Arctic Gas gcaptain.com/eu-delists-thr…

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gCaptain@gCaptain · Jul 19

Iraq Set for Key Oil Cargo Surge in Sign of Increased Output gcaptain.com/iraq-set-for-k…

gCaptain's tweet card. Iraq will raise shipments of a key crude grade next month, part of an enlarged export program indicating that the OPEC+ nation is boosting its oil production.

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gCaptain@gCaptain · Jul 18

Barcelona Reduces Port Capacity to Limit Cruise Ship Calls gcaptain.com/barcelona-redu…

gCaptain's tweet card. By Sabrina Nelson Garcinuño (Bloomberg) — Barcelona is set to reduce the number of port terminals for cruise ships in the city’s latest attempt to limit the number of tourist visits....

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