Containers
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Ningbo struggles with another Covid-19 outbreak
The city of Ningbo, home to the world’s largest port, reported 10 Covid-19 cases over the weekend at a clothing…
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FMC investigates Wan Hai over detention charges
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is investigating Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines for possible violations of 46 U.S.C. § 41102(c) with…
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Port of Los Angeles plans fees for empty containers
The Port of Los Angeles plans to begin charging a fee to ocean carriers that allow empty containers to linger…
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2021 review: The Year of the Green Dot
It’s been the year of the green dot for me covering shipping in 2021. Scanning MarineTraffic (other vessel tracking service…
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Sinotrans books further Yangzijiang boxship pair
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has won two new orders for 2,400 teu container vessels from Sinotrans, adding to a pair of sister…
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Euroseas extends pair of feeder boxship charters
Nasdaq-listed Greek boxship owner Euroseas has sealed new charter extension for two of its 16 boxships. 2001-built 2,556 teu Evridiki…
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Ship takes out berth in Taiwan
Machinery failure is thought to have been the reason behind a sizeable containership prang at the port of Taichung yesterday.…
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TS Lines adds to its 7,000 teu series
TS Lines of Taiwan has placed an order for a further pair of 7,000 teu containerships at Shanghai Waigaoqiao, according…
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Maersk to buy LF Logistics for $3.6bn
A.P. Moller – Maersk has secured one of its target to spend some of the billions it has earned during…
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Log-In Logistica board approves MSC takeover bid
The board of directors of Brazilian regional container shipping operator Log-In Logistica has given its approval to the acquisition of…
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MSC makes $6.4bn bid for Bolloré’s African logistics business
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has made a $6.4bn bid to buy out Bolloré Group’s African logistics business, a notable departure…
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US transportation and agriculture secretaries urge end to reduced and poor service for US agricultural commodities
US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack have sent a letter to 12 of the…
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Liners hammer home their advantage, seeking hugely inflated long-term contacts
Containerlines are on track to hammer home their advantage next year with long term contracts expected to be sealed with…
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Spending on ships hitting highs not seen since the global financial crisis
The amount of money spent on ships – both newbuilds and secondhand – could be the largest recorded since the…
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Icelandic prosecutors raid Eimskip offices in ship scrapping probe
The Icelandic district prosecutor has been granted permission to raid the offices of shipping company Eimskip in order to conduct…
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South Korean bulker owner set to enter liner trades
South Korean bulk carrier owner SW Shipping will enter the liner trades next year, connecting Donghae with Vietnam’s Ho Chi…
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The embarrassment of riches
I stole that title from a book by Professor Simon Schama, who, before he was famous, was one of my…
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Container freight futures launch scheduled for February
Six daily Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) indices covering the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades will be used for the settlement of…
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ICTSI investing $230m in Mexico terminal
Manila-based port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), through its business unit Contecon, operating the second specialized container terminal…
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Maersk enters strategic logistics partnership with Unilever
Maersk announced today the signing of an international freight supply chain management partnership with consumer goods giant Unilever effective from…
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