Containers
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Blanked sailings now ‘part of normal shipping business life’
Blanked sailings have become “part of normal shipping business life” on key east-west container tradelanes, suggests Alphaliner in its latest…
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Minerva Marine readies container entrance
Andreas Martinos-led Minerva Marine is tipped to be entering the container trades shortly. Analysts at Alphaliner suggest Martinos is behind…
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Evergreen buys into Rotterdam’s Euromax terminal
Taiwanese container giant Evergreen has bought a 20% stake in Rotterdam’s Euromax terminal for EUR72.5m ($109m), with analysts at Alphaliner…
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FMC expands its investigation into charges levied by MSC
Not for the first time in recent months, lawyers for Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) find themselves battling a case at…
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KMTC boxship catches fire off Malaysia
Malaysian firefighters have had a busy weekend trying to contain a blaze that erupted on a South Korean containership near…
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China beats Greece to become the world’s largest shipowning nation by gross tonnage
For the first time in the modern era, China can now boast the world’s largest merchant fleet in gross tonnage…
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Panama Canal congestion plateaus
Vessel tracking data shows the worst of the congestion at the Panama Canal has passed for the moment. Nevertheless, it…
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Shippers look for alternatives as Panama Canal delays lengthen
Shippers are now actively rearranging Asian shipments, moving back from the US east coast to the west coast, as the…
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MSC signs for 10 more LNG-fuelled boxships in China
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has returned to China’s Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard for more LNG dual-fuel containerships. The Swiss-based liner…
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CULines boss back at work, refutes financial difficulties
Having disappeared from view for more than a month Raymond Chen has returned to work at China United Lines (CULines). …
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Del Monte accused of squeezing competition
Network Shipping (NWS), the shipping arm of fruit giant Fresh Del Monte, stands accused of “unfair or unjust discriminatory practices”…
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Lawsuit against Port of New Orleans to block $1.8bn container terminal construction
The St. Bernard Parish District Attorney’s Office is suing the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) to block the construction…
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Growing Panama Canal congestion a rates ‘wild card’
Delays at the Panama Canal averaged about 15 to 19 days per vessel in the first week of August, with…
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Fifth Korean company linked with HMM takeover
A fifth Korean company has emerged as a suitor in the takeover of HMM, the country’s flagship carrier. State-backed creditors…
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Rodolphe Saadé readies launch of national newspaper
Shipowner tycoon turned media baron Rodolphe Saadé plans to launch a national Sunday newspaper later this year, according to local…
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MSC takes over Milan air cargo carrier
MSC has acquired the majority stake of AlisCargo Airlines, a Milan-based air freight carrier. The parties confirmed that the transaction…
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Port call count highlights differing hub adherence among sectors
Different shipping sectors have mixed hub concentration levels, new data from Clarksons Research shows. In terms of capacity, it is…
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Volatile conditions see Maersk raise profit expectations while warning of weaker H2
Maersk became the latest carrier to post solid Q2 results today with an EBITA of close to $3bn with plenty…
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Report card published on carrier and retailer shipping emissions
A report card released by the Ship It Zero campaign suggests carriers are better than retailers when it comes to…
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CMA CGM settles with US EPA over Clean Water Act violations
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled with French liner CMA CGM over claims of violations by four of…
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