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Containers
Hapag-Lloyd earmarks seven ships for mid-life upgrades
Seven 2011- and 2012-built 8,004 teu Hapag-Lloyd sister boxships have been earmarked for major mid-life upgrades. Alphaliner reports that the…
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Containers
China debuts new container size
China has debuted a new-sized container, albeit one that is unlikely to take to sea. China Railway Group’s 50 foot…
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Tech
COSCO bulk divisions embrace electronic bills of lading
Electronic bills of lading (eBL) for energy transportation and bulk shipments are now happening with COSCO’s bulk divisions joining the…
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Europe
MSC selected to help revive Spain’s rail freight operator
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world’s largest container line, has beaten rivals including CMA CGM and Maersk to be selected…
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Americas
St Lawrence traffic resumes as grounded cement carrier is refloated
Marine traffic resumed along the St Lawrence river yesterday after a cement carrier was successfully refloated having grounded near Cornwall…
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Ports and Logistics
John McLaurin to step down at the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association
After 28 years there’s going to be a change at the helm of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, a body…
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Splash Extra
Shipping’s long tail cause for concern in meeting green goals
Shipping’s long tail is going to be the stumbling block to achieving decarbonisation goals. While the container and gas shipping…
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Containers
Boxship capacity growing at fastest pace on record
With nearly a container newbuilding scheduled to deliver daily for the rest of the year, brokers Braemar have warned this…
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Europe
Vehicles melt as Russia ups its targeting of Ukraine’s ports
The Russian military is pounding Ukrainian ports hard this week. Following very damaging strikes on the port of Odesa early…
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Operations
250,000 seafarers’ pay boosted by 6%
Seafarers’ unions and maritime employers have signed a four-year agreement that will see wage increases and dozens of workplace protections…
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Gas
MOL, NYK and K Line join forces to develop hydrogen carriers
Japan’s three largest shipowners are joining forces with Kawasaki Heavy Industries and industrial gas firm Iwatani Corporation to develop hydrogen…
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Operations
Tugs ready to try and move grounded Canadian cement carrier
Two tugs are ready to try and move the , a cement carrier belonging to Nova Marine Carriers, which grounded…
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Operations
Ukraine’s new shipping corridor gains traction
Ukraine’s new shipping corridor is gaining traction. Following last week’s sailing from Black Sea ports of two ships carrying grain…
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Shipyards
50% of the global orderbook held by just two shipping sectors
More startling data on the extraordinarily skewed nature of the global ship orderbook has emerged. According to data from Clarksons…
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Asia
Petronas, MISC and MOL to develop liquified CO2 carrier venture
Malaysian energy giant Petronas, along with its shipping arm MISC, has signed a term sheet with Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines…
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Operations
St Lawrence traffic suspended following cement carrier grounding
Two tugs have been dispatched from Montreal to assist the , a cement carrier that ran aground on Sunday morning…
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Europe
COSCO opens warehouse in London
Crystal Logistics, a subsidiary of COSCO Shipping, has opened a flagship warehouse at DP World’s London Gateway Freeport with the…
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Containers
Blanked sailings fail to halt plummeting spot indices
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) fell another 4% today, the key box spot index remaining stubbornly below 1,000 points…
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Europe
Swiss shipping flag in danger of disappearing
Trade union Nautilus International has made a joint statement with Swiss shipowners urging the Swiss government to save the Swiss…
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Bunkering
COSCO developing green methanol industrial chain
As has been well telegraphed, China’s state-owned shipping behemoths are going hard after methanol as a future fuel. To this…
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