Containers
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Navios Containers moves forward with 10,000 teu boxship deal
Angeliki Frangou’s Navios Maritime Containers continues to grow its fleet, exercising an option to acquire a 2011-built 10,000 teu containership…
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Middle East loop set to deploy 20,000 teu ships for the first time
Ports in the Middle East are set to receive 20,000 teu ships for the first time on a regular loop…
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Weekly Broker: Owners pin hopes on Year of the Pig
The year of the dog is fading out with barely a bark, with owners hoping the upcoming Chinese New Year…
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New Singapore owner emerges
Singapore has a new shipping line. Sea Lion Shipping last month launched a new Singapore – Pontianak feeder service, using…
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Oman Shipping Company readies bulk and box fleet diversification
Oman Shipping Company (OSC) is plotting a fleet diversification into dry bulk and containers. The Middle Eastern owner yesterday confirmed…
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CMA CGM tied to $1.1bn order for ten Chinese 15,000 teu newbuilds
No sooner had UK consultants Drewry called an end to the ultra large container vessel race than a rash of…
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WEC Lines fined for illegal scrapping
Dutch boxship operator WEC Lines has been fined by local prosecutors for selling an old containership for scrapping on the…
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CMA CGM bids adieu to the MacAndrews brand
France’s CMA CGM is folding the MacAndrews brand into its other intra-European subsidiary, Containerships, effective April 1. Acquired by CMA…
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Ocean Alliance members extend cooperation to 2027
The member companies of the Ocean Alliance – CMA CGM, Evergreen Line, Cosco and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), have…
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Maersk starts random box checks in latest bid to stamp out scourge of misdeclared cargoes
In a bid to stamp out misdeclared cargoes, Maersk has started carrying out random container checks in North America. This…
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Weekly Broker: Dry bulk sales hit traditional January slowdown
The pallid state of the dry bulk market has managed to scare off some buyers in the sale and purchase…
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Maersk warns on phishing scams
Maersk Line is being targeted by phishing hacks. The carrier revealed on January 8 that its Malaysian operations were hit…
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ADNOC acquires boxship from Celsius Shipping
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has purchased 2,800 teu sub-panamax teu containership from Danish owner Celsius Shipping. The vessel…
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Dole books reefer boxship pair at CSSC Chengxi
US food company Dole has signed shipbuilding contracts with CSSC Chengxi for two 2,500 teu boxships. The price for each…
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Ultra large container vessel battle is over: Drewry
Major lines have sated their appetite for ultra large container vessels, with UK consultants Drewry slashing its projected boxship order…
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Maersk Honam cut in two and will be shipped to Hyundai Heavy to be rebuilt
The 15,262 teu Maersk Honam is expected to be back in service in the second half of this year following…
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Samskip introduces pre-Brexit surcharge
Icelandic containerline Samskip has introduced a pre-Brexit surcharge as the company expects increasing demand for shipping services to the UK.…
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Two more tugs deployed to assist Yantian Express
The fire onboard Hapag-Lloyd’s 7,500 teu containership is still burning, and another two tugboats have been deployed to assist with…
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ZIM readies the end of paper bills of ladings
Israeli containerline continues to build its credentials in the world of blockchain moving ever closer to bidding farewell to the…
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Hapag-Lloyd details massive cargo damage on fire-ravaged Yantian Express
One week on, the fire that has raged on the 7,500 teu has finally been brought under control. The ship’s…
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