Containers
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Evergreen in for eight Samsung 12,000 teu ships
Splash can reveal that Evergreen has put pen to paper for eight 12,000 teu boxships at Samsung Heavy Industries in…
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Gold Star Line: More sophisticated vessels needed on intra-Asia trades
Hong Kong-based Gold Star Line turns 60 this year and has its eyes set on more sophisticated vessels. In his…
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Weekly Broker: Greeks step up to fill gap left by the Chinese
The Chinese have been the most aggressive buyers of bulkers so far this year with the holiday season fast approaching…
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CMA CGM introduces novel way to transport liquids by container
Describing it as an ideal alternative to breakbulk for the transportation of liquids and optimally preserving the product’s properties, France’s…
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NTSB releases its full report on El Faro tragedy
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Wednesday released its full final report on the October 1, 2015 sinking…
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Agility in blockchain collaboration with Maersk and IBM
Agility has become the first freight forwarder to collaborate on Maersk and IBM’s blockchain program to manage and track container…
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MPC Container Ships closes in on more feeders
MPC Container Ships, the fast growing feeder specialist set up by Germany’s MPC Capital, is building up further funds for…
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Disabled MOL Prestige a few days away from port under tow
Previously adrift containership is anticipated to arrive under tow at an as-yet-undisclosed North American port around Saturday February 10, weather…
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Cosco Pakistan head gunned down in Karachi
A senior official from Cosco Shipping Line Pakistan was shot dead in his car in Karachi yesterday. According to local…
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Seaspan buys feeder boxship pair, charters to Maersk Line
Canadian tonnage provider Seaspan Corporation has acquired a pair of 2006-built geared 2,500 teu containerships and sent the on time charter…
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Arne Blystad: Songa Container fleet now in double figures
The year 2017 marked a new high for the S&P sector in shipping with smart money betting on a rebound…
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Boston Consulting report tells carriers to digitise or die
The container shipping industry must join the digital revolution or face being sidelined, a new report from Boston Consulting Group…
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China Shipping legend Li Kelin passes away
Li Kelin, former chairman of China Shipping Group, passed away in Shanghai yesterday at the age of 76. Li was…
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Costamare and Peter Döhle join forces to create mammoth boxship chartering vehicle
Costamare and Peter Döhle have completed the merger of their containership chartering businesses, creating a European rival to the likes…
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NileDutch to use algorithms to streamline empty container flows
NileDutch, the West Africa boxline specialist, believes it has taken a big step forward to resolve one of the one…
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Hapag-Lloyd extends panamax charter with Diana Containerships
German line Hapag-Lloyd has extended its current time charter with Greek owner Diana Containerships for 2010-built panamax containership . …
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MOL boxship suffers engine fire off Canada, two crew injured
Containership , owned by Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, suffered a fire in its engine room, causing the ship to lose…
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ONE starts taking bookings
Ocean Network Express (ONE), the joint container shipping venture of the three Japanese carriers Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Mitsui…
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Weekly Broker: Feeder boxship bargains roar back into contention
In the past week, dry bulk sales continue to dominate S&P activity, with buyers interest still focusing on the panamax…
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CMA CGM takes another feeder boxship
French liner giant CMA CGM has bought the 1,118 teu from Germany’s Carsten Rehder for a price Alphaliner reports as…
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