Containers
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Number of ships waiting for berth space outside LA and Long Beach set to top 50
Ships are being forced to drift outside Los Angeles and Long Beach as all anchorages are chock-a-block with the total…
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Walmart, Amazon and Cargill among 24-member new shipper advisory group in the US
Some of the biggest shipper names in the world are on the newly formed National Shipper Advisory Committee created by…
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Dutch boxship makes history with CO2 capture and storage installation
Dutch scrubber manufacturer Value Maritime is installing a CO2 capture and storage unit on a 1,036 teu boxship, , belonging…
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CMA CGM seals Abu Dhabi Ports terminal concession deal
Abu Dhabi Ports and French containerline CMA CGM have signed a 35-year concession deal which will see the establishment of…
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EU, US and Chinese regulators meet to discuss liner issues
Maritime regulators from the European Union, the US and China have met virtually this week for the fifth biennial meeting…
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Evergreen splashes up to $1.1bn on 24 feeder boxships at Huangpu Wenchong
Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine has placed an order at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding for the construction of 24 feeder containerships in…
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Euroseas lands $200,000 per day deal for panamax boxship
Greek boxship owner Euroseas has landed a massive time charter deal with an undisclosed client paying around $200,000 per day…
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Peter Sand joins Xeneta as chief analyst
Oslo-based ocean freight rate benchmarking platform and container shipping index Xeneta has appointed one of the best known names in…
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Boxship charter rates hit unprecedented $200,000 a day
$200,000 a day for a boxship charter; $125m for a six-year-old, 6,865 teu vessel – the scorching container shipping sector…
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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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China’s first autonomous boxship readies to enter service
The race to develop operational autonomous vessels is intensifying, with the announcement that the AV Zhi Fei, a Chinese-built 300…
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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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Euroseas buys and charters out 1,740 teu boxship from Lomar Shipping
Greek boxship owner Euroseas has agreed to acquire the 2006-built 1,740 teu , from UK owner Lomar Shipping for $25.5m.…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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OOCL signs up for ten 16,000 teu boxships
Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has entered into shipbuilding contracts with two yards belonging to parent, Cosco, for…
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