Containers
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Oakland pitches for boxes as other North American terminals clog up again
Just like the ebbs and flows of tides, congestion is back up at many of North America’s top gateways leading…
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Alibaba makes waves on the transpacific
Alibaba is taking the transpacific trades by storm, fixing ships fast to move its own boxes while also shifting more…
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What to do with the money?
Lars Jensen from Vespucci Maritime ponders how carriers might spend their billions earned this year. The new data from Container…
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Blystad swoops for Vroon boxships
Arne Blystad’s Songa Box continues to add tonnage with Alphaliner reporting the company has swooped for two Vroon ships, the…
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Busy MPC Container Ships sells six ships
Busy Oslo-listed MPC Container Ships has sold six ships ranging in size from 1,000 to 1,500 teu for a total…
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ZIM opts to buy rather than charter for latest expansion
Illustrative of the sky high charter rates being banded around at the moment, Israeli carrier ZIM has opted to buy…
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Box rate difference between smaller and large shippers approaching $20,000 per feu
The crippling container shipping costs hitting smaller shippers has been analysed by Danish consultancy Sea-Intelligence, clearly illustrating why so many…
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US Coast Guard boards MSC ship in ongoing California pipeline spill probe
The California pipeline spill off the coast of Huntington Beach, south of the Los Angeles, at the start of October…
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Ports of Seattle and Tacoma extend hours to address ship congestion
After President Biden’s meeting last week with the heads of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the CEO…
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MMA Offshore MPSV to support X-Press Pearl salvage operations
Australian OSV operator and services provider has been engaged by Resolve Marine to assist with salvage operations of the wrecked…
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China Navigation rebranded Swire Shipping
The Swire Group has taken the decision to rebrand the oldest part of the famous trading house’s business. Announced today,…
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Maersk brings home the bacon with latest Danish logistics contract
Maersk has signed a global end-to-end logistics agreement with pork producer Danish Crown. The three-year end-to-end agreement covers all Danish…
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Log-In Logistica books boxship pair at Zhoushan Changhong
Brazil’s Log-In Logistica Intermodal has placed an order at China’s Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard for the construction of two 3,158…
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Biden meets with California port leaders to address bottlenecks, announces expansion of 24/7 operations
On Wednesday, President Biden met with the heads of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – Gene Seroka…
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Misplaced Christmas empty shelf paranoia sweeps across the press
There appears to be a massive disconnect between frenzied tabloid headlines in the Western mainstream media about empty shelf paranoia…
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OECD tracks how much container shipping’s sky-high freight rates are contributing to global inflation
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is now tracking how much container shipping is factoring into global inflation.…
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Maersk suspends five officers as American cadet rape investigation intensifies
Maersk is taking action as a rape case involving a cadet from US Merchant Marine Academy serving her year at…
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Are container freight rates just circling or preparing to land?
Three reasons underpin why freight rates will not fall below pre-pandemic levels but three more that suggest they will not…
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Adani bans handling all boxes from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan
Adani Ports, India’s largest port operator, has said its terminals will stop handling all containers to and from Iran, Pakistan…
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Daehan Shipbuilding enters boxship segment with Pan Ocean order
South Korea’s Daehan Shipbuilding has sealed a deal with compatriot owner Pan Ocean for up to four 1,000 teu vessels,…
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