Containers
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Maersk doubles full-year net profit guidance amid ‘exceptional’ container market situation
Further evidence of the bumper profits global carriers will report this year emerged last night in Copenhagen with A.P. Møller…
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French pioneering sail-powered boxship
Zéphyr & Borée, a young French company specialising in carbon-free transport, has embarked on a new ambitious project to develop…
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X-Press Feeders orders 7,000 teu quartet
Sea Consortium, the parent of Singapore-based X-Press Feeders, has contracted Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding to build four 7,000 teu containerships. X-Press…
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The Suez Canal legal fight
Carlos Luxul wonders why beneficial cargo owners aren’t kicking up a greater fuss to get their goods from the stranded…
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Ship capsizes departing from Ho Chi Minh City
A 34-year-old Mongolia-registered general cargo ship capsized yesterday as the 2,470 dwt Alica readied to set sail from Ho Chi…
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ZIM establishes scanning JV
Haifa-based container liner shipping company ZIM has established a new joint venture company called ZIMARK. The other partner in this…
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Costamare acquires remaining interest in five boxships
Greek owner Costamare has taken over the full ownership in five 11,000 teu containerships from its joint venture partner York…
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Briese Schiffahrts in for four Wenchong 1,900 teu units
Briese Schiffahrts has ordered four 1,900 teu units at Huangpu Wenchong in China according to Clarkson Research Services. The ships…
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Secondhand sales volumes set for highs not seen since 2007
Further evidence of the boom times shipping has entered – not seen since the bull-run of 2003 to 2008 –…
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SCFI hits new record high
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) – the benchmark liner spot reference – hit a new all-time record on Friday…
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World’s leading shipowners give their verdict on how industry will decarbonise
It’s a veritable who’s who of the biggest, most famous names in shipping for the first issue of Maritime CEO…
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Xeneta moves to take spot box freight rate mantle from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange
Oslo-headquartered Xeneta has moved to fill the gap left by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange in supplying the container shipping industry…
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What the Ever Given can tell us about mental health at sea
Captain Lee Clarke from Tapiit Live on one of the overlooked aspects stemming from last month’s Suez blockage. Thirty days…
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Samskip signs up for biofuels
Global multimodal logistics company Samskip has announced a formal agreement with the sustainable cargo initiative GoodShipping to run part of…
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RUSCON expands operations in Rotterdam
RUSCON Group, one of Russian’s leading container transhipment companies, is expanding its operations in Rotterdam with the opening of Smartcontainer.…
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CU Lines adds more Asia-Europe sailings
China United Lines’ (CU Lines) foray into Europe appears to have been a success with more voyages scheduled. The company’s…
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Boxship charter market smashing records across the board
Red-hot container charter deals are in unknown territory – sealing record high rates for unheard of lengths of time as…
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Q1 ship orders highest since 2008
There’s further evidence of the boom times most of the shipping markets have entered this year with Banchero Costa reporting…
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MSC snaps up Capital boxship pair for $195m
Nasdaq-listed Greek owner Capital Product Partners has announced the sale of two 9,288 teu container vessels for $195m, with MSC…
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Sinotrans orders boxships at Yangzijiang and Jinling
Sinotrans Container Lines, part of Chinese state-run shipping group Sinotrans & CSC, is expanding its boxship fleet with newbuild orders…
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