Containers
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Rotterdam World Gateway terminal to provide shore-based power for all vessels
Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) container terminal has decided to equip its entire quayside with shore-based power for all vessels. The…
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US logistics firm GXO tops CMA CGM’s offer for Wincanton
The bidding war for UK logistics player Wincanton is heating up, with US-based warehousing firm GXO Logistics surpassing an offer…
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Euroseas eyes improved box market as it fixes out another newbuild
Greek owner Euroseas has taken advantage of the improving containership market to clinch another long-term charter deal for one of…
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Port of Antwerp-Bruges to pay more than $44m in DP World concession dispute
The port of Antwerp-Bruges will have to pay €41.3m ($44.7m) plus costs and interest to DP World under a ruling…
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New container shipping line established in Saudi Arabia
A new feeder and short-sea shipping company has been launched in Saudi Arabia to link the kingdom with other key…
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Ocean Alliance deal extended to 2032
The Ocean Alliance group of container carriers has extended their partnership for another five years. Founded in 2017 under a…
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China, Japan and Greece in a league of their own in latest shipowning charts
Which nation has the world’s most valuable commercial fleet? Two of shipping’s best-known data providers cannot agree. VesselsValue yesterday unveiled…
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CMA CGM raises its bid for UK logistics firm Wincanton
French carrier CMA CGM has increased its offer to buy Wincanton to about $766m in cash as the UK logistics…
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Images emerge from Houthi escalation of attacks on shipping
The missile attack by Houthi militants on the Rubymar, a ship carrying a cargo of fertilizer, has led to an…
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Empty container moves soar
Empty container moves are soaring, according to new analysis by container research outfit, Sea-Intelligence. Growing trade imbalances have led to…
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How world shipping has transformed in the two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Saturday marks two years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a war that has dramatically changed the global seaborne map,…
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Houthis vow to escalate attacks
Despite multiple strikes against Houthi positions in Yemen this week there has been no let-up in ship attacks. A Palau-flagged…
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MSC approaches market share milestone
Gianluigi Aponte-founded Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) stands on the threshold of another growth landmark, set to become the first liner…
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Shipping in the Year of the Dragon: Containers
The Year of the Dragon, the most auspicious of animals in the Chinese zodiac, is upon us. What does the…
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Tim Huxley pinpoints best shipping investment plays
Tim Huxley, chairman of Mandarin Shipping, one of the best known names in Hong Kong shipowning circles, has given his…
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Thor Dahl sells its last boxship to MSC
Norway’s Thor Dahl Management has sold its last boxship, the 1999-built Thorswind, which it had owned in a joint venture…
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CMB.TECH to own first-ever ammonia-powered boxship
CMB.TECH has ordered the world’s first ammonia-powered container vessel in partnership with Yara Clean Ammonia, North Sea Container Line, and…
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Unifeeder enters long-term charter for methanol-fuelled boxships pair
Unifeeder has entered into a long-term charter agreement for two additional dual-fuel methanol newbuild container feeder vessels. The latest agreement…
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SeaLead Shipping gets new owners
Singapore-based liner operator SeaLead Shipping has been taken over by a group of four investors who have appointed an interim…
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Liner bosses discuss potential for nuclear
The heads of two of the world’s largest containerlines have discussed how they see the role of nuclear power in…
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