Containers
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FMC discusses recommendations to improve supply chain issues
Recommendations to address ongoing port and supply chain congestion, and proposed changes to agency regulations related to refunds for cancelled…
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South African ports chaos sees ships start to reroute
Ships are backing up along the coastline of South Africa, a nation hit by severe civil unrest and a cyber…
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Hapag-Lloyd adds ten boxship newbuilds from Greek owners
Hapag-Lloyd has reportedly expanded its newbuilding pipeline with several acquisitions and charter deals for ten 13,000 teu neo-panamax containerships set…
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Further port disruption possible as Canada’s border services officers plan strike
Canadian border services officers (BSOs) have voted in favour of strike action, although the impact of their decision is still…
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Navios Maritime Partners orders up to six boxships
Angeliki Frangou’s Navios Maritime Partners has struck a deal for up to six 5,300 teu newbuilding containerships for a purchase…
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PIL starts to rebuild fleet as records continue to tumble in red-hot container sector
In a further sign of the roaring, record-breaking period container shipping is enjoying Singapore’s Pacific International Lines (PIL) has expanded…
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Global boxport capacities to remain tight through to 2025: Drewry
Global container port utilisation rates – stretched thin this year – are set to remain tight through to 2025, a…
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GSI secures new order for 16,000 teu boxship pair linked to MSC
CSSC-affiliated Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has entered into a shipbuilding contract with China Shipbuilding Trading and CMB Financial Leasing for…
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Newbuild prices under pressure as steel plate prices surge
Sharply contrasting fortunes from two Korean conglomerates last week have sparked conjecture on whether newbuild prices will head further north.…
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DP World and Rosatom partner on Arctic shipping venture
Dubai-based terminal operator DP World has anounced it will work with Russian state nuclear energy firm Rosatom to develop pilot…
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Angeliki Frangou accused of conflict of interest by disgruntled Navios investor
A disgruntled activist investor has filed a complaint with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Navios Maritime Partners…
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Union Pacific to restart container shipments from west coast to Chicago next week
A temporary halt by Union Pacific (UP) to rail shipments of international containers from the US west coast ports in…
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FMC chairman requests increased budget to enable carrier audits
US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) chairman Daniel Maffei presented this week a request for extra funding for fiscal year 2022…
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Free freight CO2 calculator launches
German logistics technology company Logward is offering customers using its software for route planning and procurement the ability to calculate…
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Lomar Shipping sets up scholarship in memory of late CEO Achim Boehme
Lomar Shipping has established a scholarship programme in Bremen, Germany to support young people pursuing careers in shipping in honour…
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Panamax boxships experience some of the sharpest price appreciation in the history of shipping
Prices for sought after panamax boxships have more than doubled in the space of just three months, one of the…
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TS Lines books another boxship at Huangpu Wenchong
Taiwanese feeder boxship operator TS Lines is back for another 1,900 teu boxship at Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding after signing up…
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Global liner congestion worsens, 116 ports report disruption
The port congestion pandemic has stretched around the globe with ever greater numbers of containerships idling, waiting for berth spaces…
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US FMC launches ocean carriers audit program
The US Federal Maritime Commission has established an audit program, with a dedicated audit team, to assess carrier compliance with…
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Lomar Shipping buys five Hapag-Lloyd boxships
UK owner Lomar Shipping has acquired five boxships from Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd. The company has snapped up five 3,237 teu vessels…
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