Containers
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SITC returns to Yangzijiang for eight more boxships
Chinese boxship operator SITC has been linked to orders for eight boxships at compatriot shipyard Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. Yangzijiang recently announced…
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Borealis confirms boxship sale
Christoph Toepfer’s Borealis Finance has announced the sale of 2006-built 2,732 teu containership . The vessel was sold for $7.5m,…
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Clarksons predicts seaborne trade volumes will surpass 2019 levels this year
While conceding that major uncertainties remain, Clarkson Research Services is projecting global seaborne trade estimates for full year 2021 will…
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Boxship ordering accelerates
A total of 147 boxships have been ordered since the start of October 2020, compared to just 40 in the…
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Unilever develops Virtual Ocean Control Tower on path to net zero emissions
Unilever, one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies, is coming good on its pledge last year to reach net…
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Borealis buys Klaveness boxship
Christoph Toepfer-led Borealis Finance has announced the acquisition of 2014-built 2,546 teu boxship . Borealis has paid $20m to Norway’s…
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Straits Orient Lines acquires two container vessels
Straits Orient Lines Singapore, part of Transworld Group Singapore, is adding two ships to take its fleet to 12 ships.…
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Seaspan continues rapid expansion with order for eight boxships
Seaspan Corporation has announced another newbuild shopping spree, this time for a total of eight boxships. Seaspan has ordered four…
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Court gives PIL rescue plan the green light
Pacific International Lines’s (PIL) proposed scheme of arrangement – a de facto debt workout – has been sanctioned by the…
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Inland boxship to be running on hydrogen by year-end
An inland container vessel will be running exclusively on hydrogen power by the end of this year. Future Proof Shipping…
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‘We need to talk more about predicability rather than just visibility’: TPM
The Journal of Commerce-organised TPM, container shipping’s top event, closed its first virtual gathering yesterday, ending a week-long deep dive…
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Weekly Broker: Korean handy tonnage enjoys an uptick
The dry bulk S&P market saw plenty of ships changing hands for yet another week as rates for supra and…
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Wan Hai acquires boxship from Delphis
Taiwanese containerline Wan Hai Lines has announced the acquisition of 2010-built 4,178 teu boxship from Belgian owner Delphis. The vessel…
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Seaspan acquires 15,000 teu boxship pair from Eastern Pacific
Seaspan Corporation has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire two 15,000 teu scrubber-fitted containerships on long-term…
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Maersk Eindhoven departs Yokohama
The 13,100 teu sailed yesterday from APM Terminals Yokohama with an estimated time of arrival of March 13 at the…
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Foresight, Exmar and GMS in the mix for Shipping Corp of India buy-out
Multiple Indian media outlets are reporting a host of local and overseas companies expressing an interest in taking over state-run…
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Container chaos will take through to Q3 to resolve: TPM
Shippers have been told they’ll need to wait through to the second half of the year before any semblance of…
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Iranian boxship refloated off Batam
In a delicate operation involving many vessels, the Iranian boxship was refloated today. The ship has been stuck in the…
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Boxship charter rates set new highs
Soaring charter rates in the boxship space are seeing ships taken for lengthy times at eye-watering rates. Clarkson’s boxship time…
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MSC linked to another boxship deal
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) shows no sign of slowing down its hunger for secondhand tonnage with brokers this week linking…
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