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MSC pays emissions fine in California
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has been forced to pay $630,625 in penalties to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for…
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ONE details sulphur cap bunker surcharge plans
Ocean Network Express (ONE), the new Japanese liner, has revealed how it intends to get clients to pay for its…
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CMA CGM berths with Freightos
Shippers securing guaranteed space on boxships via online booking systems looks to be a key battleground as 2019 hoves into…
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Maersk sets out to become carbon neutral by 2050
Maersk has set out to become carbon neutral by 2050. To achieve this goal, it has said carbon neutral vessels…
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Air of caution clouds earlier bullish transpacific predictions
Some caution has been thrown on predictions made by the freight platform, New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX), carried on Splash…
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1,600 teu boxship changes hands for new low benchmark price of $3.6m
Prices for elderly smaller boxships are plummeting. Brokers Braemar ACM report that the , a 1,679 teu 18-year-old Korean-built gearless…
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Transpacific peak season set to spill over into 2019
The peak season on the transpacific shows no sign of ending with the volume surge set to carry on past…
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World trade reaches a new record high
World trade experienced a slight upswing in recent months and reached a new high in November, according to data from…
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MSC details new bunker recovery charge
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has become the latest line to explain how it intends to get customers to pay for…
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Navios Containers adds boxship quartet
Angeliki Frangou’s Navios Maritime Containers continues to grow its fleet at a rapid pace, splashing out $128.6m for the acquisition…
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MPC Container Ships takes scrubber options to support new charters
German containership owner MPC Container Ships has exercised options to equip an additional five vessels with scrubbers, having agreed charters…
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UNCTAD urged to review liner alliances
One of the best-known authorities on liner shipping regulation today calls for an international body to look into the power…
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Stopford predicts short sea box shipping renaissance
The world’s most famous shipping analyst today predicts a big revival for short sea container shipping. Speaking in Brussels at…
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HMM aims for 7% market share on main east-west container tradelanes by 2021
In a remarkably bullish two-page press release issued today South Korean flagship HMM has claimed it will have a 7%…
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Weekly Broker: What constitutes a bargain?
What constitutes a bargain in today’s volatile dry bulk market? Unsurprisingly brokers and ship operators have hugely divergent points of…
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Xeneta launches monthly box shipping index
Xeneta, the Norwegian ocean freight rate benchmarking platform, has launched today a new shipping index. The monthly snapshot of regional…
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European liners have better operating margins than Asian rivals
European liners appear far more adept at their business than their Asian peers, according to analysis from Alphaliner. Average operating…
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New Turkish line debuts first service
Turkey’s newest container carrier has debuted its first service. Istanbul-based Akkon Lines is linking Turkey with Libya on its first…
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Matson inks sale and leaseback deal for 12-year-old boxship
US container line Matson has entered into a sale and leaseback agreement for its 2006-built 2,890 teu containership . Under…
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Container Corporation of India finds a partner for new coastal shipping venture
After much haggling state-run rail operator Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) has picked Vishwa Samudra Coastal Lines to launch new…
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