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Bunkering
Maersk invests in California bio-methanol start-up
In a bid to help source suitable quantities of fuel for its landmark new ships, A.P. Moller – Maersk, via…
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Containers
Two more companies enter the Asia – Europe tradelane
Two more entrants into the highly profitable Asia – Europe box tradelane have been spotted by Alphaliner. Italian forwarding company…
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Operations
Wilhelmsen Ship Management shifts dry bulk JV from Cyprus to Athens
Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) has decided to relocate its joint venture, Diana Wilhelmsen Management from Cyprus to Athens. “We have…
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Operations
Car carrier values soar
Astonishing amounts of money have been spent on vehicle carrier newbuilds in recent weeks, driving asset prices through the roof…
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Environment
Heineken zeros in on emissions-free shipping
Zero Emission Services (ZES) commenced yesterday with the Alphenaar, the first Dutch inland vessel to use interchangeable energy containers for…
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Tankers
Landmark new Cosco LNG-fuelled VLCC heralds new supertanker era
China has given the world a glance of the world’s first LNG dual-fuelled VLCC with new data showing the swathe…
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Operations
DP World eyes the Arctic as ‘one of the last great trading routes in the world to be developed’
DP World will carry out a feasibility study with FESCO, Russia’s largest intermodal transport operator, on developing a new container…
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Dry Cargo
Bauxite exports continue despite Guinea coup
Aluminium prices hit decade highs yesterday on the back of the coup news coming out of Guinea, a key supplier…
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Shipyards
Koreans set about developing liquefied hydrogen tanks
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), the holding company of shipyard giant Hyundai Heavy Industries, has detailed plans to develop…
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Containers
Boxship charter rates now stand 128% above previous 2005 peak
Containership charter rates now stand at more than double their previous peak 16 years ago. Charter rates for shipping’s hottest…
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Environment
ICS comes out with its own global carbon levy plan
As is customary when the International Maritime Organization gets ready to discuss green matters the battle lines between lobby groups…
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Dry Cargo
Pan Ocean’s fleet set to break through the 300 mark
Pan Ocean, South Korea’s number one bulk line, has revealed what a busy year it has had to date in…
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Regulatory
FMC looks at accusations carriers are refusing chemical shipments
The list of complaints against global carriers continues to grow in the most extraordinary year in the history of containerisation.…
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Operations
ClarkSea Index enjoys its longest ever stretch of continuous month-on-month improvement
The ClarkSea Index has enjoyed its longest ever stretch of continuous month-on-month improvement, another sign of how this year’s bull-run…
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Asia
Goodwood Ship Management founder passes away
Captain Ashok Sabnis, the founder and managing director of Singapore’s Goodwood Ship Management, passed away peacefully on Saturday. Sabnis served…
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Gas
Hyundai Glovis enters the gas trades with Trafigura deal
Hyundai Glovis, the logistics arm of Hyundai Group, will enter the gas shipping market in 2024 after striking a multi-year…
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Tech
Samsung Heavy’s autonomous journey takes another step forward
Samsung Heavy Industries revealed today a successful first demonstration of its new ship collision avoidance system. The shipbuilder’s remote autonomous…
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Containers
Ikea goes from flat-packed boxes to steel containers in bid to ease shipping crunch
The king of the flat-packed box has bought its own containers and become the latest major retailer to reveal it…
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Containers
Asian dry bulk owners take the lead in accepting containers on deck
Swire Bulk is among the confirmed first dry bulk owners to be actively moving containers on its dedicated fleet of…
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Tankers
Long wait for tanker demand to return to pre-pandemic levels
Tanker owners, suffering one of their worst years in a decade, will have to wait until the end of next…
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