Containers
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Avalanche of containers bound for European ports sparks congestion fears
Ketchupeffekt is the Swedish term used by the port of Gothenburg to describe the avalanche of containers set to flood…
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From meme to you
Steven Jones from the Propeller Club Liverpool on the unique opportunity the grounded Evergreen vessel has given shipping to engage…
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Huge Suez operation frees the Ever Given
The 20,388 teu was refloated in the early hours of Monday morning according to the Suez Canal Authority. The giant…
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MSC ship suffers severe gash while berthing in Turkey
The 19,224 teu suffered a nasty allision with a pier in Turkey on Saturday. The 398.5m long ship has a…
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Global Feeder Shipping adds another boxship
Dubai-based feeder boxship operator Global Feeder Shipping (GFS) has added to its fleet with the acquisition of 2007-built 3,450 teu…
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Evergreen vessel shifts, giving hope that the Suez could be unblocked soon
Day six of the Suez blockage and some glimmer of hope that the giant 199,629 dwt containership could shift from…
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Ships reroute en masse, Suez authorities pin hopes on this weekend’s tides
Ships are now heading in ever growing numbers towards the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the snarl-up in the…
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Shipping makes alternate Suez plans with removal of Evergreen boxship not a given
The 21st century version of the Suez crisis has now seen vessels diverting, heading around the Cape of Good Hope…
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Samsung Heavy wins $2.48bn boxship order from Evergreen
Taiwanese line Evergreen has confirmed an order for twenty 15,000 teu boxships at Korean yard Samsung Heavy Industries. Evergreen had…
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Wan Hai orders five 13,200 teu boxships at HHI
Taiwanese line Wan Hai Lines has confirmed an order at South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries for five 13,200 teu containerships.…
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Asean Seas Line signs for its first newbuilds
Hong Kong-based Asean Seas Line is expanding, putting pen to paper for its first newbuilds. The intra-Asia operator has signed…
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$6bn and counting: Suez snarl-up stretches into third day with warning salvage could take weeks
High tide passed Wednesday evening and the giant 20,388 teu still has not moved. Twisted starboard, its 399 m hull…
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‘You cannot sell a man who isn’t listening’
Gray Page’s James Wilkes argues shipping ought to be advertising its usefulness to the general public more often. Have you…
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Suez Canal blocked by stranded Evergreen boxship
An ultra large container ship operated by Evergreen ran aground on the Suez Canal on Tuesday, blocking traffic on one of…
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Container shipping’s orderbook-to-fleet ratio rockets up to 15%
Container shipping’s orderbook-to-fleet ratio, which was in single percentage figures as recently as six months ago, is set to surpass…
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Last CSAV ships taken on charter by Maersk
The last boxships with the prefix of CSAV, a Chilean liner brand, are set to be renamed. Four 8,600 teu…
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Zhonggu Logistics ventures into overseas markets
Chinese domestic container shipping operator Zhonggu Logistics is expanding its footprint to the overseas market for the first time by…
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Evergreen confirms plans to build 20 boxships
Taiwanese liner Evergreen has announced that it will order twenty 15,000 teu containerships as part of a major fleet expansion…
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Canada welcomes a new shipping line
Canada has a new shipping line. Founded by a family-run Ontario construction company Doornekamp Lines has been launched to take…
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CU Lines adds two more boxships at Huangpu Wenchong
Fast-growing China United Lines (CU Lines) has exercised an option to build two 1,930 teu feeder boxships at Huangpu Wenchong…
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