Containers
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Hapag-Lloyd acquires NileDutch
German line Hapag-Lloyd has strengthened its position in the African market having sealed an agreement to acquire Dutch container shipping…
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Chartworld orders mega boxship quartet at New Times
Greek owner Chartworld has signed shipbuilding contracts with Chinese yard New Times Shipbuilding for the construction of four 13,000 teu…
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Euroseas seals pair of charters
Greek containership owner Euroseas has announced a new charter for one of its boxships and an extension on another. 2007-built…
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Weekly Broker: Bulker scramble
Everyone in shipping is looking on enviously at the dry bulk sector. After so many false dawns over the past…
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Port congestion reporting service launches
On the heels of its recent acquisition of Ocean Insights, project44 has debuted its free container port visibility reporting service,…
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ZIM bolsters its e-bill of lading investments
Israeli carrier ZIM is pushing its ambitions to ditch paper from bills off lading with a further investment in a…
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Container FFAs come of age
After many false dawns, container forward freight agreements (FFAs) are gaining traction during the current liner chaos being experienced around…
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Maersk sets new charter highs
Maersk has set new charter highs, taking – or extending – three 4,600 teu classic panamaxes controlled by V Ships…
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Cido makes boxship return
Cido Shipping has made a boxship return after a three and a half year hiatus with orders for two plus…
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Global Shipping Business Network officially incorporated in Hong Kong
Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) has officially incorporated in Hong Kong and has commenced operations after securing the regulatory approvals. GSBN…
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Ordering spree shuffles liner rankings
The spate of boxships ordered over the past six months is seeing radical shifts in the global liner rankings. When…
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ONE Apus finally departs from Kobe
After 98 days at a slice of quayside in Kobe, the 14,000 teu departed today, bound once again for California.…
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Maersk distances itself from reefer manufacturing unit sell-off speculation
A.P. Moller-Maersk is being tipped by Bloomberg as readying its reefer manufacturing unit for sale with a $1bn price tag…
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Weekly Broker: Handies and supras lead the charge
It has been another impressive week in the secondhand bulker market with smaller vessels accounting for the majority of the…
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American port congestion shows no sign of easing
There’s no let up in the port congestion plaguing American gateway ports. Changed buying patterns brought about by the pandemic…
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Seven Islands Shipping eyes gas carrier and boxship entries
Fast-growing Seven Islands Shipping (SISL) is looking to diversify from its tanker origins into gas carriers and boxships. The Indian…
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SITC returns to Yangzijiang for eight more boxships
Chinese boxship operator SITC has been linked to orders for eight boxships at compatriot shipyard Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. Yangzijiang recently announced…
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Borealis confirms boxship sale
Christoph Toepfer’s Borealis Finance has announced the sale of 2006-built 2,732 teu containership . The vessel was sold for $7.5m,…
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Clarksons predicts seaborne trade volumes will surpass 2019 levels this year
While conceding that major uncertainties remain, Clarkson Research Services is projecting global seaborne trade estimates for full year 2021 will…
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Boxship ordering accelerates
A total of 147 boxships have been ordered since the start of October 2020, compared to just 40 in the…
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