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Maersk Shares Hammered as Red Sea Boost Masks Overcapacity

News from gCaptain - 16 hours 28 min ago
By Christian Wienberg and Sanne Wass (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S shares plunged after the shipping company said it expects renewed gloom in the industry later this year when the current...
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Maersk’s Profit Warning Amid Shipping Overcapacity and Red Sea Disruptions

News from gCaptain - 16 hours 38 min ago
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Maersk warned on Thursday that container shipping overcapacity would hit profits more than expected this year and that it didn’t see a major boost from the jump...
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Congressman Makes Urgent Call for U.S. Sealift Capacity Expansion to Counter China

News from gCaptain - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 15:12
Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), the Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, is sounding the alarm on the United States’ “woefully inadequate” sealift fleet capacity...
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Panama Canal Expected to Maintain Current Transit Levels Through Dry Season

News from gCaptain - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 13:15
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, Feb 7 (Reuters) – The Panama Canal sees no need for further vessel transit restrictions until at least April, when its authority will evaluate water levels at...
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HMS Richmond Takes Over for HMS Diamond in Red Sea’s Operation Prosperity Guardian

News from gCaptain - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 12:08
As tensions in the Red Sea continue to escalate due to Houthi attacks on commercial vessels, the Royal Navy warship HMS Richmond is stepping in to replace HMS Diamond. The...
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NTSB Investigation Reveals Probable Cause of ‘Carib Trader II’ Sinking

News from gCaptain - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 10:47
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its investigation report into the sinking of the Carib Trader II during a dead ship tow from the Port of Miami to...
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Marine Insurers Continue to Support Red Sea and Black Sea Trade Despite Challenges

News from gCaptain - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:46
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) confirmed in its annual winter meeting that the global marine insurance market continues to support trade in the Red Sea and the Ukraine/Black...
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Orsted Cuts Investment, Capacity Targets in Offshore Wind Revamp

News from gCaptain - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:27
COPENHAGEN, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Orsted, the world’s biggest offshore wind farm developer, trimmed its investment and capacity targets on Wednesday and paused dividend payouts as part of a major review. The Danish company...
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G-7 Aiming to Force Russian Oil Away From Shadow Fleet, UK Official Says

News from gCaptain - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:14
(Bloomberg) — A UK official said that Group of Seven nations are aiming to curb Russia’s ability to use a vast shadow fleet of tankers to deliver its oil, the...
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US, UK Ship Investors Hit by Soaring Red Sea Insurance

News from gCaptain - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:10
LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – War underwriters have raised the premiums they charge to U.S., British and Israeli firms by as high as 50% for ships transiting the Red Sea and some...
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New Report Sheds Light on Rapid Expansion of Arctic Shipping

News from gCaptain - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 08:17
A new 10-year report by the Arctic Council’s Working Group on the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) highlights a substantial increase in shipping across the Arctic Ocean.  The...
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Austal USA Kicks Off Major Shipyard Expansion

News from gCaptain - Tue, 02/06/2024 - 20:44
Austal USA has kicked off plans to construct a new manufacturing facility, marking a significant expansion of its shipyard capacity in Mobile, Alabama in support of U.S. Navy and Coast...
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