Containers
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Hapag-Lloyd becomes latest line to have a change of heart on scrubbers
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd has become the latest shipping company to have a rethink and hedge its bets when it comes to…
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How will the container industry recover $60bn in higher fuel costs?
Industry consultant Neil Dekker reckons a healthy dose of transparency will be vital for liners starting next year. The way…
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Hapag-Lloyd unveils Strategy 2023
German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd has unveiled a new mid-term strategy which sees big cost cuts coming at the same…
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Weekly Broker: Bulker slide, tankers glide
Bulker prices are falling while tanker values are jumping. As the year closes are we closing in a moment where…
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Splash columnist launches Belt, Road book
Years of research travelling through Asia Pacific have paid off for Splash columnist Andre Wheeler with the launch this week…
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Liner rivals gain ground as Maersk retreats
The world’s largest container shipping company looks content to let rivals increase their market share while it holds back from…
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MSC boxship suffers fuel tank gash
The fuel tank of a 4,360 teu MSC boxship was badly ruptured yesterday morning as the vessel manouvered and hit…
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Increasing box rates will be necessary
Carriers and shippers are heading for a contentious 2019, according to Lars Jensen from SeaIntelligence Consulting. A traditional, simplistic, economic…
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Costamare acquires remaining interest in five boxships
Greek owner Costamare has announced the acquisition of 60% equity interest in five 2016-built 14,000 teu containerships from York Capital.…
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Liners branded hyenas as alliance debate spreads across Europe
European politicians, port operators and dockworkers are lining up in support of a report issued at the start of this…
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Eastern Pacific snaps up NYK boxship
Idan Ofer’s Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping has snapped up 2008-built 6,661 teu boxship from Japan’s NYK Line. Eastern Pacific revealed…
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MTT Shipping orders up to six feeder boxships at Zhoushan Changhong
Malaysian containership operator MTT Shipping has entered into shipbuilding contracts with China’s Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard for the construction of…
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MSC’s CIO makes the case for carrier digital harmonisation
Container shipping is playing catch-up with other industries such as aviation and banking when it comes to having a common…
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2019 predictions and beyond
As is customary at this time of the year the editor tells me to stick my neck on the line…
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Global Ship Lease completes merger with Poseidon
London-based containership owner Global Ship Lease has announced the completion of a previously announced stock-for-stock merger with Greek owner George…
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World’s largest liners launch new container shipping association
A.P. Moller – Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and Ocean Network Express plan to establish a container shipping association, which…
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HMM losses increase as line vows to spend more on big boxships
South Korean flagship HMM continues to lose money in a massive way, and responds by saying it will spend more…
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Weekly Broker: Owners unfazed by dry bulk freight rate collapse
The final quarter is proving to be the busiest three-month period of the year for secondhand transactions, and the buying…
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MPC opts for up to 55 scrubbers, citing charterer demands
Fast growing feeder boxship operator MPC Container Ships has entered into agreements for the acquisition of five scrubbers which are…
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MOL boss admits ONE’s first year has been ‘shocking’
The CEO and president of Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has branded his new co-owned containerline’s financial results “shocking” and vowed…
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