Containers
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HMM boss sets out 2020 goals
In his first new year’s address to employees since becoming president and CEO of Korea’s largest shipping line, Jae Hoon…
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European owners hit out at new container lashing directive
European short-sea and feeder ship operators are challenging efforts by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) to redefine container lashing…
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Conventional reefer ships primed for scrapping
The specialised reefer fleet is set for a swathe of scrapping as the global sulphur cap kicks in and more…
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Evergreen orders feeder boxship quartet at Hyundai Mipo
Taiwanese line Evergreen has placed an order at South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for the construction of four 1,800…
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Songa boxship grounding shuts Bosphorus strait
A containership owned by Arne Blystad’s Songa Container ran aground on Friday, leading to the suspension of shipping through the…
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Royal Arctic Line orders boxship at Remontowa
Greenland’s Royal Arctic Line has signed a contract with Remontowa Ship Repair Yard for a newbuild 108 teu arctic container…
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Chinese transport authority fines 12 container operators
China’s Ministry of Transport has announced that it has imposed fines on 12 container operators, including shipowners and NVOCCs, due…
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Navigation Brilliance orders autonomous boxship at Qingdao Shipyard
Navigation Brilliance, a Qingdao-based smart ship technology company, has placed an order at Yangfan Shipbuilding’s Qingdao Shipyard for the construction…
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Antong subsidiaries enter court-led restructuring
Antong Holdings, a major domestic container shipping operator in China, has announced that a court has ruled to restructure subsidiaries…
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Weekly Broker: Festive cheer closes out an otherwise quiet year
Owners are leaving for holiday later than normal this year, snapping up huge volumes of tonnage to bring some cheer…
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Cosco readies $1.8bn boxship order spree
Having just completed a huge newbuilding programme, which saw a swathe of ultra-large boxships join its fleet this year (pictured),…
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2010s conclude with a Dane leading MSC and a Swiss CEO at Maersk
After a slew of top names all left including the deputy CEO, the COO and the CFO in recent months,…
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Strong price for Asterix boxship shows Marinakis’s magic
Evangelos Marinakis has once again displayed the magic potion he has when it comes to asset plays, pocketing a swift…
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Andy Tung steps down as co-CEO at OOCL
Andy Tung announced on Friday he is stepping down as co-chief executive at OOCL at the end of this month,…
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CMA CGM partners with Shell in biofuel move
French container shipping conglomerate CMA CGM has entered into a partnership with Shell to supply tens of thousand of tons…
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Maersk thrashes all carriers when it comes to social media
Contained within the latest weekly report from Copenhagen-based container analysts Sea-Intelligence is a survey looking at carriers’ social media engagement…
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MSC defends its carbon footprint
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has defended its carbon footprint, having been labelled Europe’s eighth largest polluter in an NGO report…
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Liners accused of blatant profiteering as 90% variance in low sulphur surcharges is revealed
Low sulphur surcharges implemented by the world’s top liners from the start of this month vary by as much as…
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Weekly Broker: Buyers’ banquet
The 50th week of 2019 has proven a surprising buying banquet for shipowners with a huge volume of ships changing…
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ONE signs up to the New York Shipping Exchange
Japan’s Ocean Network Express (ONE) has become the latest carrier to sign up to the online booking platform, the New…
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