Containers
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TS Lines enters China – New Zealand trades
Taiwanese carrier TS Lines has launched a dedicated liner service between China and New Zealand. The boxship owner will deploy…
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Splash Extra: Container shipping and global inflation
Container rates look to have hit a plateau, but remain at massively elevated levels, 329% higher than they were this…
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CMA CGM debuts business matchmaking marketplace
CMA CGM has taken a leaf out of the Amazon playbook, unveiling a business matchmaking marketplace. The new NETWORKING platform…
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Hapag-Lloyd takes over Maersk stake in JadeWeserPort terminals
Hapag-Lloyd is investing in the JadeWeserPort deepwater port in Wilhelmshaven just days after Cosco acquired a stake in a rival…
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Port of Savannah to add 1.6m teu of capacity by 2023
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) board of directors has approved an expenditure of more than $34m to expedite an additional…
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Maersk exits box manufacturing with $1bn sale of MCI to CIMC
China has strengthened its near monopoly in the container manufacturing sector. China International Marine Containers (CIMC), the world’s largest container…
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White House urged to switch port spending focus to the west coast
The head of the port of Los Angeles has asked the federal government to switch priorities in terms of port…
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Costco charters three ships
Wholesaler Costco, the fifth largest retailer in the world, has emerged as the latest American brand on the high street…
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Maersk warns of risks of missing Christmas rush
Maersk, the world’s largest containerline, has given customers a snapshot of how it sees the year playing out with plenty…
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Seaspan continues ordering spree with deal for another ten 7,000 teu boxships
Seaspan Corporation continues to expand its fleet within its core strategic size segments, having placed an order for ten 7,000…
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2021 has already smashed all S&P records with 95 days of the year to go
There’s still 95 days of the year to go, and yet 2021 has already gone down in the record books…
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First Filipino merchant ship to call in the US for 45 years departs Manila
A ship flying the flag of the Philippines departed Manila on Friday, heading south through the archipelago, before heading across…
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Samskip acquires Sea Connect
European transport group Samskip has broadened its Baltic operations by acquiring shortsea specialist Sea Connect. The Klaipeda-based shipping company, which…
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Thai government fleshes out plans for flagship carrier reboot
The Thai government is pressing ahead with the creation of a national flagship carrier. Having first mooted the idea in…
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Busan to build dedicated feeder terminal
Busan New Port has announced plans to launch a new dedicated feeder terminal by 2025. Most feeder ships currently head…
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Jury still out on 2021 container growth figures
Full year growth figures for the volume of containers shipped around the world are showing considerable divergence among analysts. Clarksons…
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Plateau nears for soaring boxship charter rates
The spectacular, vertiginous ascent seen in boxship charter rates over the last year is approaching a plateau, according to leading…
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Cosco acquires 35% stake in Hamburg container terminal
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) and Hong Kong-listed terminal operator Cosco Shipping Ports Limited (CSPL) have struck a deal that…
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Bubbles all round as Silverstream celebrates record air lubrication order from MSC
There’ll be more than the normal champagne bubbles when many of Mediterranean Shipping Co’s (MSC) raft of newbuilds start to…
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Clean Energy Fuels to supply LNG to new Pasha Hawaii containerships
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. expects to supply World Fuel Services with an estimated 78m gallons of liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
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