Containers
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Inactive box fleet hits new high
A staggering one third of HMM’s fleet is currently inactive as the number of out of work boxships around the…
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Rodolphe Saadé vows to make CMA CGM carbon neutral by 2050
Rodolphe Saadé was among a high-level Zoom panel speaking yesterday at the United Nations Global Compact gathering during which he…
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Abu Dhabi Ports launches Safeen Feeders with Bengal Tiger Line
As part of its strategy to facilitate growing trade demands within the Gulf region, Abu Dhabi Ports has teamed up…
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ZIM debuts 12-day transpacific transits to compete with air cargo for e-commerce business
Israeli carrier ZIM has developed a new speedy 12-day transpacific sailing, which it reckons is ideally suited to cater for…
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Gioia Tauro port boss vows to give Piraeus a fight for box business
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has laid out plans to make Italy’s port of Gioia Tauro the number one container transhipment…
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Interoperable smart container solutions move forward
The Amsterdam-based Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), which features the world’s top nine carriers as members, has published IoT connectivity…
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Australian authorities file charges against APL England master
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has filed charges against the master of containership , which lost over 50 containers…
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Klaus-Michael Kühne seeks greater influence at Hapag-Lloyd
Klaus-Michael Kühne has signalled his intention to have a greater influence at Hapag-Lloyd by seeking an extra seat on the…
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Defence against a rising tide of drugs traffic
With an estimated value of $400bn, the trade in illicit drugs is a high stakes business whose operatives eagerly exploit…
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Zhejiang Seaport Shipping orders feeder boxship quartet at Yangzijiang
Zhejiang Seaport Shipping, the shipping unit of state-run Zhejiang Seaport Group, has entered into shipbuilding contracts with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for…
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MPC Container Ships admits liquidity concerns
MPC Container Ships, owners of one of the fastest growing boxship fleets in the world in recent years, is opening…
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Weekly Broker: Sideways movement
The sale and purchase market has moved sideways in the past week as volatility extended in the dry bulk market…
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Six out of the top 10 carriers have now sought state aid since the start of the coronavirus pandemic
News yesterday that Pacific International Lines (PIL) is seeking a de facto state bailout has brought into sharp focus the…
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Splash Extra: Boxship tonnage providers under pressure
The troubled state of many of the world’s boxship tonnage providers is the lead story in the May issue of…
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Blystad seeks to shore up finances at Songa Container
Arne Blystad’s Songa Container is tapping shareholders and bondholders for more equity for the second time in just over two…
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Despite Suez toll cuts, carriers continue to reroute via the Cape of Good Hope
The Suez Canal Authority might be forced to offer even greater rebates if it is not to lose more traffic…
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Kokura, the ship that helped transform containerisation, heads to Bangladesh demo yard
Costamare has announced the sale of the largest container vessel ever scrapped. Brokers Braemar ACM report that the 1997-built 7,403…
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Temasek unit comes in to save PIL
Former member of parliament SS Teo is likely to see his beleaguered Singaporean shipping line saved by a unit of…
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Eight kidnapped Tommi Ritscher crew freed
Eight crewmemebers who were kidnapped by pirates from containership last month off Benin have been freed by the Nigerian Navy…
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Eight kidnapped Tommi Ritscher crew freed
Eight crewmemebers who were kidnapped by pirates from containership last month off Benin have been freed by the Nigerian Navy…
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