Containers
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HMM completes its first blockchain pilot voyage
South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has become the latest containerline to highlight its foray into blockchain. The company revealed…
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Box market enjoys a warm summer but big problems are hitting the water
An improving demand outlook has helped the charter market but the torrent of ultra large tonnage will keep a cap…
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US authorities continue investigation into collusion among Box Club members
Almost six months after US authorities raided a Box Club meeting in San Francisco there is no indication of how…
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Cosco Shipping seals charter deal with PIL
Cosco Shipping has announced that it has entered into a time charter agreement with Singapore’s Pacific International Lines (PIL) involving…
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And then there were three: Musical chairs and containerships
This column contains speculation. I hope that it is speculation based on the principle that, to a certain extent, the…
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NSB forms Indonesian shipmanagement venture
A new powerful shipmanagement joint venture in Southeast Asia has been established. Temasline, an Indonesian containerline, is partnering with Germany’s…
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‘The implications of an interoperable data sharing platform are immense’
Deanna MacDonald, CEO of Blockchain Labs for Open Collaboration, gives Splash readers a glimpse of a new white paper she…
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Cosco argues OOCL bid is not overpriced
The $6.3bn Cosco Shipping has bid to take over Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and the assets of its parent…
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Australian portal claims world-first in launching live container pricing
Mizzenit.com, a global marketplace for freight forwarders to book containerised spot market space, has this week launched live pricing with…
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HMM confirms orders for up to 10 VLCCs and two boxships
A year to the day since compatriot Hanjin Shipping went at its expense, South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) announced…
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Liner landscape radically changed but still vulnerable one year on from Hanjin’s collapse
Today marks the one-year anniversary since South Korea’s flagship carrier Hanjin Shipping sought court protection, sparking global supply chain chaos…
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Shippers up in arms as boxes are rolled over and GRIs rain in on the transpacific
With peak season on the transpacific container trade enjoying volumes not seen for many years, shippers are getting anxious about…
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Rampant Southeast Asian boxport expansion questioned
Boxport rivalry in Southeast Asia could be set to get a whole lot more intense with recent news from Kuala…
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MPC Container Ships adds six more vessels
MPC Container Ships has announced the acquisition of six vessels taking its fleet to 20 vessels in total. MPC has…
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Post-Hanjin reality, one year on
Does anyone still remember the excitement of Maersk’s EEE (18,340 teu) coming into service in 2015? Any passion still left…
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Samskip acquisition of Nor Lines given the green light
Rotterdam-headquartered transport and logistics firm Samskip has been cleared by the Norwegian Competition Authority to proceed with its acquisition of…
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Samra Midas merges SM Line, Korea Shipping Corporation and Woobang Engineering & Construction
The parent of new Korean container carrier SM Line will bolster the liner’s financials by folding two other companies into…
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Last payouts made at defunct Rickmers Maritime Trust
Rickmers Maritime Trust has been wound up with the last payments made to unsecured creditors, leaving many investors out of…
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Simatech Shipping snaps up panamax boxship from Dauelsberg Herm
UAE-based boxship operator Simatech Shipping has acquired 2004-built panamax containership from German owner Dauelsberg Herm. Broking sources revealed that Simatech…
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MOL joins blockchain consortium
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced it has will participate in a Japanese consortium to developing a trade data…
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