Containers
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MSC promises to find every spilled box in the North Sea
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has let it be known it intends to pay for the full costs of the clean-up…
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Kastrup takes the reins at APL
Lars Kastrup has succeeded Nicolas Sartini as CEO at APL, the Singapore containerline owned by France’s CMA CGM. Sartini, in…
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Fire erupts on Hapag-Lloyd boxship bound for Canada
In a shocking start to the year for marine casualties German boxline Hapag-Lloyd has reported its 7,510 teu ship suffered…
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Troops deployed as politicians warn of natural disaster from MSC Zoe box spill
Troops have been deployed by the Dutch Ministry of Defence to help in the cleanup operations in the wake of…
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K Line makes sweeping digital reforms
In his final new year’s address as president and CEO of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) Eizo Murakami has announced…
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Shippers brace as new sulphur cap surcharges kick in
This week sees the world’s top containerlines start new bunker surcharges with the 2020 global sulphur cap in mind. Box…
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IMO 2020 will lead to a ‘massification’ of volumes on all box trades: Alphaliner
The liner sector faces an “interesting” year ahead and ought to scrap more ships before a stronger case for a…
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Six crew kidnapped from MSC boxship off Benin
The 2,668 teu has been targeted by pirates off Benin with Ambrey Intelligence reporting six crew have been kidnapped. The…
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Dutch issue navigational warning as 270 boxes fall off MSC ship
Santa came twice this festive season to residents of the Dutch islands of Terschelling and Vlieland. Social media is abuzz…
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No dry January for reefer-focused Maersk Container Industry
Maersk Container Industry (MCI) has taken the decision to ditch manufacturing dry containers and will now fully focus on growing…
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Ship Finance International snaps up 19,400 teu boxship pair
John Fredriksen’s Ship Finance International has finished off 2018 with the acquisition of two containerships, its fourth deal in the…
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JR seals $37m winning bid for four ice-class feeders
Dutch outfit JR Shipping succeeded at auction, winning a bid to buy four ice-class feeder boxships. JR Shipping is paying…
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Evergreen confirms boxship quartet at Jiangnan Shipyard
Taiwanese shipping line Evergreen has signed shipbuilding contracts with CSSC-affiliated Jiangnan Shipyard for the construction of four 2,500 teu containerships.…
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MSC takes four ships and 49% share of Messina Group
Banca Carige and Messina Group announced they have reached a final agreement on the terms of the debt renegotiation which…
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Samskip behind autonomous, emissions free box shipping project
Scandinavian carrier Samskip is behind a new emissions free, autonomous box shipping project called Seashuttle, backed by funding from Norway.…
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Renjian boxship slams into another Renjian boxship in Nansha Port
Two containerships operated by Quanzhou Ansheng Shipping, a shipping unit of Renjian Group, were involved in an accident at Guangzhou’s…
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New Sino-German owner orders feeder series
A new Sino-German owner has ordered a series of feeder boxships in China. The Chinese national shipbuilding association is reporting…
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CMA CGM containership and cargo ship collide near Hong Kong
French containership operator CMA CGM’s 9,415 teu post panamax boxship collided with Chinese general cargo ship Yusheng366 near Hong Kong…
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Shippers demand end to European consortia block exemption
The Global Shippers Forum (GSF has called upon the European Commission to revoke and replace the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation…
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Shipping lobbyists unite in calling on Europe to extend liner block exemption regulation
Four trade associations representing the international liner shipping industry yesterday submitted comments to the European Commission supporting a controversial extension…
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