Containers
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Sea-Intelligence gears up with four new hires
Danish container analyst Sea-Intelligence has expanded with the appointment of four well known names to the Copenhagen-headquartered business. Bjorn Vang…
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ZIM’s Eli Glickman discusses shipping’s new normal in latest Maritime CEO magazine
2020’s final Maritime CEO issue sees Eli Glickman, CEO of Israeli carrier ZIM, on the cover. Glickman has presided over…
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Two commendable aspects arising from the ONE Apus box collapse
It’s clearly the most talked about, eagerly viewed shipping story of the month, but there are two commendable things I’d…
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French sail venture gets Hennessy endorsement
Cognac maker Jas Hennessy & Co has joined other French firms Renault, Manitou et Bénéteau in signing up to Neoline’s…
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New container shipping brand debuts
There’s a new name in container shipping following a merger. South Pacific specialist Neptune Pacific Direct Line has debuted as…
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CMB inks Yangfan boxship deal
Antwerp-based maritime group Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) via box subsidiary Delphis has placed orders for up to eight ice-classed (1A)…
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Borealis snaps up another boxship bargain
Christoph Toepfer’s Borealis Finance continues to wheel and deal in the secondhand boxship market with the acquisition of a geared…
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Battered ONE Apus moors at Kobe
The battered moored at the port of Kobe today. The full scale of the box spill that occurred eight days…
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Seaspan orders five 12,200 teu boxships backed by 18-year charters
Seaspan Corporation has sealed an order to build five 12,200 teu containerships backed by 18-year charters worth a total of…
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Electronic bills of lading move ahead with new standards published
Bills of lading, among the most antiquated processes in the shipping industry, have been given the 21st century treatment today,…
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Why this box spill ought to spur change
Captain Colin Smith was horrified last week on seeing the collapsed boxes strewn across the Japanese boxship, ONE Apus. For…
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MSC linked to Borealis boxship pair
Swiss-headquartered containerline Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) continues to build its fleet at rapid pace according to the latest Shipping Intelligence…
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MSC launches Christmas competition and unveils festive knitwear
The Danish division of Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has unveiled a Christmas competition, promising a unique gift for the winner. …
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Insurance claims from ONE Apus box spill set to top $50m
The total insurance bill from the box spill this week is set to top $50m. More than 1,900 containers –…
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Asia – Europe spot rates up 200% year-on-year
Fridays, 4pm China time, are ringing in records for container shipping week in, week out. The weekly publishing of the…
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Danish Ship Finance discusses stranded assets and peak seaborne trade volumes in new report
Danish Ship Finance has released its latest shipping market review. The 69-slide presentation, led by Christopher Rex, has a strong…
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Insurers brace for big bill as ONE reveals 1,900 boxes lost at sea
Cargo insurers of the 14,000 teu are bracing for a big bill with Ocean Network Express (ONE) confirming that this…
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Growing taste for exotic fruits drives reefer trades
Growth in the reefer shipping trade this year has been largely driven by soaring demand for proteins into swine flu-ravaged…
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Soren Toft starts as CEO at MSC
Soren Toft starts today as CEO at the world’s second largest containerline, Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), nearly 13 months…
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Logistics giant DSV charters three MPPs amid super tight slot availability to launch Denmark – China route
The incredible tightness of available slots on almost all tradelanes has forced one of the world’s largest logistics operators to…
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