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Operations
Number of ships waiting for Panama transit slashed in half
The queue of ships waiting at both ends of the Panama Canal stands at just half the historical average since…
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Operations
Exclusive data reveals Suez diversions by shipping segment
A US-listed bulk carrier was hit yesterday by the Houthis in the Gulf of Aden with the American military replying…
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Containers
HMM, ONE and Yang Ming urgently seek to fill Hapag-Lloyd void
Reliability is king was the message coming from both Hamburg and Copenhagen yesterday as new liner partners, Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk,…
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Dry Cargo
K Line contracts for three coal carriers
Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has contracted compatriot Nihon Shipyard to build three wide-beam, shallow draft post-panamax coal carriers. …
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Containers
Global liner structures up in the air as Maersk forms the Gemini Cooperation with Hapag-Lloyd
The global liner alliance structures are being torn up with news today Maersk has tapped German peer Hapag-Lloyd to form…
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Middle East
Red Sea exodus in full flow
The Red Sea exodus is gaining traction in multiple sectors with Egypt coming to terms with the fact that it…
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Containers
ONE makes debut methanol order
Japanese containerline Ocean Network Express (ONE) has finally come clean on its next fleet expansion, confirming orders in China that…
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Containers
Tailwind takes on more tonnage to avoid Suez disruption
Tailwind Shipping Lines, the containerline created two years ago by the parent of the German Lidl supermarket chain, is expanding…
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Ports and Logistics
Portland seeks emergency funding
The troubled port of Portland has requested state funding from the Oregon legislature of $10m to cover losses. The port’s…
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Shipyards
Cochin Shipyard celebrates major upgrade
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is in Kochi today for the inauguration of a 310 m long new dry dock…
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Tankers
Dark fleet casualty Pablo to be scrapped in Indonesia
One of last year’s most high-profile tanker casualties has been towed to Indonesia where it will be scrapped. The aframax…
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Middle East
Eagle Bulk attack highlights how Houthis are widening their targets
More shipping companies are shunning the Suez Canal as fears grow that the Houthis are widening their targets. , a…
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Africa
Sovcomflot reflags en masse to Gabon
Gabon, a small Central African nation on the Atlantic coast, was last year’s fastest-growing shipping registry. In the opening days…
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Europe
Greek owners make largest newbuild outlay in a decade
Greek owners are ploughing more money into newbuilds than at any time since 2013, according to new research from Clarksons…
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Middle East
Houthis defiant despite repeated strikes on Yemeni bases
The Middle East remains a dangerous, red-hot cauldron for merchant shipping with many actors from various shorelines impinging on the…
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Europe
Alex Saverys outlines plans for 120 low-carbon ships
The new-look Euronav is drawing up plans for 120 low-carbon ship orders. At a capital markets day on Friday, Alexander…
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Shipyards
Vietnam’s top shipbuilder faces bankruptcy
Vietnam’s top shipbuilder, SBIC, formerly known as Vinashin, is set to be declared bankrupt after multiple efforts to restructure the…
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Containers
Vietnam’s liner shipping connectivity leaps
Vietnam’s emergence as a manufacturing powerhouse is showing up in ever greater detail on the global container map. The Southeast…
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Containers
RCL orders boxship quartet in China
Multiple broking reports note Thai liner Regional Container Lines (RCL) has gone to southern China to order a quartet of…
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Tech
The creators of The Captain’s Table form start-up consultancy
The people behind The Captain’s Table, one of shipping’s top pitch competitions, have formed a start-up consultancy. Ship Shape Strategies…
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