Containers
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Maersk confirms order for up to ten feeder boxships at Jiangnan Shipyard
Danish shipping line Maersk has officially signed shipbuilding contracts for the construction of up to ten 2,200 teu containerships at…
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Cosco develops record-breaking 25,000 teu ship design
A Cosco ship design subsidiary has completed designs for a record-breaking 25,000 teu ship. Shanghai Ship and Shipping Research Institute…
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Major boxship fire occurs every 60 days
Insurer TT Club is pushing for greater scrutiny of dangerous goods carriage onboard boxships, warning that there is now a…
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Weekly Broker: Buying for a rebound
The buying appetite in the bulker sale and purchase market shows no sign of abating with a raft of concluded…
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ITF fires back in European block exemption debate
Liners face a fight to see their block exemption regulation (BER) extended by the European Commission (EC) next year, with…
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Cosco enters Europe – Canada trades
Cosco, the world’s third’s largest containerline, continues to extend its global reach. The Chinese giant will enter the North Europe…
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Singamas Container Holdings disposes of five container manufacturing units
SS Teo’s Singamas Container Holdings has announced that it has entered into a framework agreement with a potential purchaser for…
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World Shipping Council renews block exemption campaign
With liners feeling the pressure lobby group World Shipping Council yesterday submitted additional information to the European Commission which is…
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Johs Thode Reederei close to quitting shipowning
Johs Thode Reederei is is nearing a shipowning exit with brokers reporting that the oufit is netting close to $16m…
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Nissen Kaiun contracts four boxships at Shikoku Shipyard
Nissen Kaiun has turned its attention away from offloading bulkers to ordering boxships. The giant Japanese owner has ordered four…
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Global Ship Lease signs new boxship charter with Hapag-Lloyd
Global Ship Lease has agreed a new three-year charter with Hapag-Lloyd for 2015-built, 9,115 teu boxship . The previous charter…
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Weekly Broker: Bulker bargain hunt grows
With the industry increasingly comfortable that the worst is over for dry bulk, especially sub-cape size, there has been a…
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MSC and CMA CGM join forces Down Under
Two of the world’s largest liners are joining forces to offer a unique Europe – Oceania service. MSC and CMA…
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ONE too many?
When the three Japanese carriers announced to the world that their containerlines will be united under one brand, the world…
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Tanto Intim Line takes H Schepers boxship
Indonesia’s leading domestic container outfit, Tanto Intim Line, has added its third sub-panamax boxship, sources tell Splash. The family owned…
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Seoul to promote more liner mergers
The South Korean government has set out to promote more mergers among its hard-pressed liner companies. The country, which saw…
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Megamax interest cools
In an ongoing poll carried on this site, 61% of readers believe the ordering frenzy for ultra large container vessels…
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Discharging of boxes on burnt Yantian Express will take another five weeks
German containerline Hapag-Lloyd has advised clients that it will take until the middle of April to offload all the boxes…
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K Line braces for dire results, initiates sweeping reforms
K Line has once again been forced to make changes to financial forecasts, warning today that its net loss for…
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Weekly Broker: Panamaxes lead the revival
As sub-cape ship sizes claw back earnings on the dry bulk side owners have been more willing this week to…
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