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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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Maersk deploys EEE vessel from Rotterdam to Shanghai in world’s largest maritime biofuel pilot
A group of Dutch multinationals – FrieslandCampina, Heineken, Philips, DSM, Shell and Unilever – all members of the Dutch Sustainable…
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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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