Containers
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Burnt Yantian Express finally makes it to its Halifax destination
Four months after a severe blaze ripped through it the boxship has finally reached its Canadian destination, delivering some of…
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Global merchant fleet surpasses 2bn dwt for the first time
The global merchant fleet has surpassed the 2bn dwt mark for the first time, doubling in size in just 13…
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Court freezes assets of Antong Holdings
Antong Holdings, a major domestic container shipping and logistics company in China, has had some assets of the company and…
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HMM debuts new look
HMM, South Korea’s flagship carrier formerly known as Hyundai Merchant Marine, has unveiled a rebrand. The new logo is meant…
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Jens and Waller takes Vroon feedermax
German owner Jens and Waller Reederei has acquired a 2007-built feedermax boxship from Dutch owner Vroon. According to shipbroking sources,…
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A box management ecosystem to solve the empty container dilemma
We need to re-oriente our thinking towards container management, argues Nicholas Press from CEC Systems. Visibility is a high priority…
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Yang Ming dismisses latest merger call
Officials at Yang Ming, the world’s eighth largest containerline, have dismissed the latest call for the line to merge. Writing…
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Consortia block exemption regulation proves divisive among readers
A majority of Splash readers taking part in our latest online survey believe that liners should not continue to enjoy…
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Maersk rejigs inland services division
APM Terminals Inland Services will be integrated into Maersk Logistics & Services from August 1 in the next step of…
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Weekly Broker: Sales candidates proliferate
The sale and purchase market has experienced a good week for concluded volumes in both the bulker and tanker sectors.…
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Yang Ming sets up Indonesia unit
Taiwanese containerline Yang Ming has announced that it will form a new subsidiary with partners in Jakarta. The new unit…
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Temasek subsidiary revealed as PIL backer
It has emerged that funds linked to Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings have come to the rescue of the…
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Port of Rotterdam debuts Douglas Adams-inspired smart shipping experiment
The Port of Rotterdam issued a white paper today on smart shipping in which it revealed details of a new…
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Digital Container Shipping Association welcomes five more carriers
CMA CGM, Evergreen, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Yang Ming and ZIM have joined the new Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) as…
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Zhonggu Shipping eyes Shanghai IPO
Chinese domestic container logistics operator Zhonggu Shipping is looking to list its 70% owned subsidiary Zhonggu Logistics on the Shanghai…
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Technomar takes post-panamax boxship pair from Zeaborn
George Youroukos-owned Technomar Shipping has acquired two post-panamax containerships from German company Zeaborn. According to shipbroking sources, the two 2004…
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Speed reduction proposals favour old inefficient ships: Maersk
Maersk’s point man for crunch greenhouse gas (GHG) talks next week at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London has…
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PSA teams with Changi’s ground-handler to promote sea-air connectivity
Terminal operator PSA International and SATS, the chief ground-handler at Singapore Changi Airport, have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
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Is Singapore’s new megaport a strategic masterstroke?
Singapore has successfully built itself into a maritime powerhouse through exploiting its strategic location within the old trade routes. Innovation…
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Weekly Broker: Volatility keeps deals at bay
The extraordinary volatility within the dry bulk space continues to mute S&P deals. The spot market has seesawed in the…
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