Containers
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Weekly Broker: Big ships face big problems
Entering the second quarter of the year, the large size shipping sectors in both bulkers and tankers remain in the…
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Seattle readies for megamaxes
The ports of Seattle and Tacoma have given the green light to a $500m scheme to upgrade and lease Terminal…
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Dong-A Tanker seeks court protection
In the biggest Korean shipping collapse since Hanjin Shipping folded, Dong-A Tanker yesterday sought court receivership in Seoul. Founded in…
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Claus Hemmingsen to leave Maersk
Once tipped for the top post, Claus Hemmingsen will step down as vice CEO at A.P. Møller – Mærsk at…
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IMO 2020 is nothing new
Shippers and carriers faced off earlier this decade over high fuel prices, recalls Lars Jensen from SeaIntelligence Consulting. At the…
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MOL boss warns of rough seas ahead
In a more sombre address than normal the head of Japan’s largest shipping line has warned the new financial year…
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Cosco taps PetroChina for low sulphur fuel
The world’s third largest container shipping line has fixed a deal to get a sizeable chunk of its fleet fixed…
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Consortia BERexit?
Rotterdam-based advocate August Braakman, a specialist in maritime antitrust law, gives his verdict in the heated Block Exemption Regulation debate.…
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Flexport debuts box sharing app
Flexport, the American digital freight forwarder, has sought to fix one of container shipping’s great inefficiencies. The company has launched…
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Containerships CEO resigns
Finnish boxship operator Containerships, part of CMA CGM Group, has announced that the company’s chief executive officer Kari-Pekka Laaksonen has…
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Weekly Broker: Q1 closes without a cape sold
Sub-cape sales are filtering in on S&P sale registers, and yet Q1 is set to fade out without a single…
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Maersk’s Skou set to join Nokia board
Soren Skou is set to join the board of Nokia. The board of the Finnish mobile technology giant has nominated…
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HMM appoints new boss
South Korean flagship carrier HMM has appointed a new leader from outside the organisation. Jae-hoon Bae, who previously worked with…
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ITF calls for constructive dialogue with World Shipping Council
The International Transport Forum has responded to attacks made earlier this week by liner lobby group, the World Shipping Council.…
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Hapag-Lloyd completes discharging of damaged containers on Yantian Express
German containerline Hapag-Lloyd has completed the discharging of all containers in the fire impacted areas onboard Yantian Express, the company…
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Evergreen supersizes its L-class ships
Evergreen is supersizing its series of so-called L-class boxships. According to Alphaliner, the Taiwanese carrier currently operates a fleet of…
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World Shipping Council slams ITF’s Merk as block exemption debate gets bitter
The debate over whether or not the European Commission should extend container shipping’s block exemption regulation (BER) next year has…
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CMA CGM confirms order at CSSC for ten boxships
French line CMA CGM has signed two strategic agreements with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), in the presence of French…
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Main shipping sectors move in the same direction less than 10% of the time
Research carried by brokers Clarkson shows the main shipping segments move in the same direction less than 10% of the…
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Koreans pile in for feeder newbuilds
The age profile of the sub-3,000 teu containership fleet has been among the oldest in shipping, but it is finally…
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