Containers
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MSC appoints Soren Toft as new CEO
MSC has announced that Soren Toft will join the company as the new chief executive officer of its containers and…
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Euroseas acquires four boxships from Synergy
Aristides Pittas led Euroseas has entered into agreements with Synergy Holdings to acquire four 4,253 teu containerships for around $40m.…
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SPDB Financial Leasing takes over two CMA CGM ships
China’s SPDB Financial Leasing, the leasing unit of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, has completed an operating lease deal for two…
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Seaspan approaches 1m teu capacity with acquisition of six boxships
Canadian containership operator Seaspan Corporation has announced the acquisition of a fleet of six containerships for a total price of…
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ITF’s Merk renews block exemption debate
At the annual conference of the Confetra logistics association held this week in Rome, Olaf Merk, project manager for ports…
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French prime minister opens CEVA’s new Marseille headquarters
CEVA Logistics has moved to Marseille, the home of new parent CMA CGM. The logistics firm’s new global headquarters were…
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CDB Leasing takes over two boxships from ICBC Leasing
CDB Leasing, the financial leasing unit of China Development Bank, has entered into agreements with two single vessel companies of…
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MOL moves ahead with bow wind-shields for larger boxships
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has ramped up its bow wind-shield designs for larger boxships. Together with Samsung Heavy Industries, MOL…
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Transpacific volumes set for first annual decline since 2009
Alphaliner is warning the eastbound transpacific container trade will register its first negative year in a decade. The container analysts…
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Cosco’s new Diamond Line set to engage in intra-Europe box business
Cosco is moving all its intra-Europe box business to a new brand called Diamond Line. Alphaliner reports that Cosco Shipping…
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Søren Toft departs from Maersk
A.P. Møller – Maersk has announced the departure of chief operating officer and board member Søren Toft, who has decided…
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Digitalisation, globalisation and monopolisation: lines create trinity
Dutch lawyer August J. Braakman writes for Splash on how the liner trades are changing. During the past decade the…
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German boxship set for ‘climate-neutral’ synthetic natural gas trials
MAN Energy Solutions and German shipowner Wessels Marine have announced a technical showcase whereby the 2017-retrofitted , a 1,036 teu…
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Fuel transition charges flood in
Containerlines are following Hapag-Lloyd’s lead in bringing in low sulphur fuel surcharges for spot cargoes to go alongside already communicated…
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ONE stands out with unique scrubber approach
Japan’s Ocean Network Express (ONE) will be the only major container carrier to operate no scrubbers come the start of…
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Maersk calls on battery makers for help
Maersk has put out a call to battery makers around the world, suggesting this could be one of the other…
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CargoSmart details landmark trade finance step
Hong Kong may well have given shipping a glimpse of the future of payments with news from OOCL’s tech company…
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Performance Shipping appoints Andreas Michalopoulos as deputy CEO
Having earlier this week announced his daughter, Semiramis Paliou, as deputy CEO and future successor at Diana Shipping, Symeon Palios…
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Hapag-Lloyd adds new spot sulphur cap charge
German containerline Hapag-Lloyd has added an extra layer of costs for clients with the sulphur cap just two months away.…
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Splash Extra: Conservative mindset seen as a barrier to innovation
Shipping’s conservative mindset – especially among its largest players – is a barrier to innovation, the lead story on the…
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