gCaptain – Maritime and Offshore News

TAMPA, May 25 (Reuters) – Heavy seas battered the U.S. maritime humanitarian mission to Gaza on Saturday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said, with

By Bernard Orr and Yimou Lee BEIJING/TAIPEI, May 24 (Reuters) – China staged mock missile strikes and dispatched fighter jets carrying live

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced plans to allocate $4.8 million in Fiscal Year 2024 funds to the United

May 24, 2024: Port of Baltimore Partially Reopens Efforts to clear wreckage from the riverbed to restore the Federal Channel to its original dimensions are

Proman Stena Bulk has christened the Stena Prosperous, the last of six methanol-fueled tankers ordered by the joint venture between tanker company Stena Bulk

CAIRO, May 24 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthis launched attacks on three ships in the Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Sea, the Iran-aligned

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Seaspan Corporation for its groundbreaking Next Generation Feeder Ship Design. The

The world’s three dominant economies are entering a new, combative phase as the US increasingly uses trade weapons borrowed from China’s playbook. That’s

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The sense of genuine anger amongst North European shippers and freight forwarders was palpable this week as they

Operation ATALANTA, the European Union’s counter-piracy naval force, successfully freed the Liberian-flagged M/V BASILISK from suspected pirates. The ship,

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain Op-Ed) Yesterday, following encouraging remarks from the Secretaries of Transportation and the Navy, Senator Mark Kelly

A barge tow pilot failed to adjust for an intense outdraft current, leading to a collision on the Ohio River during high-water conditions in 2023, according to

Leading wind turbine installation shipowner, Cadeler, has announced the signing an agreement with an undisclosed client reserving future vessel capacity for

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for two missing crew members from the sailing cargo vessel De Gallant, approximately 20 miles north of Great

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The waters of Russia’s Northern Sea Route – a seasonal shortcut between Europe and Asia – look set to welcome

A Liberian-flagged cargo ship, M/V Basilisk, is suspected of being attacked pirates while sailing approximately 380 nautical miles east of Mogadishu, Somalia.

BEIJING/TAIPEI, May 23 (Reuters) – A furious China launched “punishment” drills around Taiwan on Thursday in what it said was a response

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service forecasters have predicted that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will be

Two connected shipping companies, Prive Overseas Marine LLC and Prive Shipping Denizcilik Ticaret, have admitted to conspiracy, knowingly violating the Act to

SWITCH Maritime has received a Certificate of Inspection from the U.S. Coast Guard for its zero-emission hydrogen-fueled ferry, the Sea Change, marking a