Containers
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The box market tanks but rates increase
Lars Jensen from Sea-Intelligence Consulting praises the strong capacity management seen by the carriers so far this year. We have…
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Weekly Broker: Bulkers lead the pack
The dry bulk sale and purchase market has seen a pick-up in activities in line with the soaring Baltic Dry…
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Inactive box fleet reduces as chartering activity heats up
Leading names in container shipping who suggested two months ago that May would prove to be the absolute nadir for…
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FSL Trust gets another boxship back from Yang Ming
Singapore shipping trust First Ship Lease Trust (FSL) has taken redelivery of another of its 2008-built 4,250 teu boxships from…
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MSC debuts carbon neutral offering
MSC, the world’s second largest contanerline, has teamed with a carbon credit specialist to offer clients a new carbon neutral…
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Carriers urged to follow the digital path created by banks
In the 14 months since he moved to Amsterdam as the founding CEO of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA),…
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Capital boxship trio extended by Hapag-Lloyd
Evangelos Marinakis’s Capital Product Partners has agreed extensions with Hapag-Lloyd for three long-term time charters. The Athos, Aristomenis and Athenian…
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Sanctions against IRISL come into effect
The Trump administration yesterday imposed sanctions against Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and its Shanghai-based subsidiary E-Sail Shipping…
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ZIM debuts eZ Quote
Israeli carrier ZIM has joined the likes of Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM and Evergreen in offering instant spot booking via…
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Carriers show their hand, Q3 blank sailings proliferate
Carriers are now showing their hand, giving an indication of prospects for global trade in the second half of the…
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MSC boxship takes out crane in Mumbai
The 14,000 teu severely damaged a gantry crane at a DP World terminal in Mumbai early yesterday morning. The crane…
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Weekly Broker: Keep an eye on asset values
The dry bulk vessel sale and purchase market has seen another week of subdued activities. Investors still lack confidence despite…
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Inactive box fleet hits new high
A staggering one third of HMM’s fleet is currently inactive as the number of out of work boxships around the…
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Rodolphe Saadé vows to make CMA CGM carbon neutral by 2050
Rodolphe Saadé was among a high-level Zoom panel speaking yesterday at the United Nations Global Compact gathering during which he…
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Abu Dhabi Ports launches Safeen Feeders with Bengal Tiger Line
As part of its strategy to facilitate growing trade demands within the Gulf region, Abu Dhabi Ports has teamed up…
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ZIM debuts 12-day transpacific transits to compete with air cargo for e-commerce business
Israeli carrier ZIM has developed a new speedy 12-day transpacific sailing, which it reckons is ideally suited to cater for…
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Gioia Tauro port boss vows to give Piraeus a fight for box business
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has laid out plans to make Italy’s port of Gioia Tauro the number one container transhipment…
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Interoperable smart container solutions move forward
The Amsterdam-based Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), which features the world’s top nine carriers as members, has published IoT connectivity…
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Australian authorities file charges against APL England master
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has filed charges against the master of containership , which lost over 50 containers…
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Klaus-Michael Kühne seeks greater influence at Hapag-Lloyd
Klaus-Michael Kühne has signalled his intention to have a greater influence at Hapag-Lloyd by seeking an extra seat on the…
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