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CMA CGM launches takeover offer for CEVA Logistics
CMA CGM’s planned takeover of CEVA Logistics has moved a step closer today after the French line announced a public…
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Maersk in landmark Ganges shipment
India is easing its cabotage rules to help develop connections across the giant country and with its neighbours. Today Denmark’s…
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Hapag-Lloyd touts new steel floor boxes as the future of containers
Hapag-Lloyd has created a new steel floor container, which it claims can carry heavier cargoes than existing wood-floored boxes. “The…
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MSC eyes significant expansion in Italy
Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is significantly expanding its business in Italy with a brand new logistics and intermodal company…
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European Commission okays CMA CGM’s bid for CEVA Logistics
The European Commission has approved the proposed takeover of CEVA Logistics by French liner CMA CGM. The commission concluded that…
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Data is the new container: DP World
Container shipping is suffering severe inefficiencies thanks to its poor operational visibility and failure to make use of all the…
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Peak container
“Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.” I thought I’d just drop that line of Wittgenstein in here…
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MSC Zoe box spill larger than first reported
The number of containers that fell overboard from the giant boxship on January 2 has been revised upwards to at…
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Praestensgaard appointed NYSHEX chairman
Jesper Praestensgaard has been appointed chairman of the New York Shipping Exchange (NSHEX) in a series of changes to the…
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Meet Captain Peter, Maersk’s new virtual assistant
At this year’s Fruit Logistica in Berlin, Maersk is introducing Captain Peter, a virtual assistant on the company’s Remote Container…
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North European feeder operators face uncertain future
Independent short sea carriers and common feeder operators in Northern Europe are being elbowed out of the sector by mainline…
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Hapag-Lloyd pioneers dual-fuel retrofit
German containerline Hapag-Lloyd has announced plans to retrofit its 15,000 teu ship to operate using LNG. The engine system will…
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Collapsed crane removed from Evergreen boxship
A crane that collapsed on an Evergreen boxship at the port of Vancouver has now been removed and the vessel…
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Reefer ships branded an endangered species
Analysts at Dynamar expect conventional reefer ships to become an “endangered species” in a new report. An ageing fleet, new…
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Hamburg’s Team Lines ceases operations
The fiercely competitive world of feeder box shipping has claimed another victim. Hamburg-based Team Lines will cease operating from February…
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Blaze on 9,200 teu APL ship continues for fourth day
A fire on the 9,200 teu off Vietnam has yet to be contained four days after it erupted. The ship…
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Milaha starts first direct Europe boxship calls
Qatari line Milaha has announced plans to start its first direct container service to Europe, the last move in a…
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Maersk makes its own Brexit
With the UK’s exit from the EU due in less than two months, Maersk, Europe’s largest shipping line, is making…
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TS Lines planning fleet expansion
Taiwanese shipping line TS Lines is looking to expand its self-owned fleet to support the expansion of its shipping network.…
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Mandarins arrive in Singapore ahead of Lunar New Year thanks to landmark blockchain shipment
Ahead of next week’s Chinese New Year, Singapore’s Pacific International Lines (PIL) has used an electronic Bill of Lading (e-BL)…
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