Containers
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Yara and Kongsberg to build autonomous and zero emissions feeder boxship
Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara International and compatriot maritime technology firm Kongsberg have formed a partnership to build an autonomous and…
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Meratus Line buys its biggest boxships to date
Meratus Line, an Indonesian domestic carrier, has bought its largest boxships to date. The line bought a pair of 2,474…
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Uber boss unveils freight initiative
The supply chain industry is digesting news that Uber, the giant ride-hailing phenomenon, will shortly debut a trucking business. The…
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KAMCO to take control of 20 Korean ships
South Korea’s debt clearing house Korea Asset Management Corp (KAMCO) will take control of 20 ships worth KRW390bn ($344m) owned…
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FMC clears up confusion about its rejection of Japanese containerline merger
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued an update in its decision of last Tuesday to reject the so-called…
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Dramatic Jebel Ali crane collapse caught on video
Splash has obtained an exclusive video of the remarkable moment a brand new giant gantry crane tumbled onto the quayside…
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Cnan Med takes newbuild containership from Mandarin Shipping
Cnan Med, the Algerian national shipping company, is adding a third ship to be deployed on its Mediterranean suite of…
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Containership sinks off Fiji
Containership sank at Fiji’s Suva Harbour during loading operations on Saturday. According to the local maritime safety authority, the vessel…
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Shanghai Maritime Court arrests hit-and-run boxship
Shanghai Maritime Court has detained containership over its involvement in a hit-and-run accident. On April 5, Kiribati-flagged general cargo ship…
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CMA CGM teams up with Hong Kong booking platform
French shipping line CMA CGM has signed an agreement with Hong Kong-based freight booking platform AgreeFreight, under which, it has…
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Maersk rings the changes at Hamburg Süd
Ahead of Maersk Line’s anticipated closing of its $4bn deal to take over Hamburg Süd, due by the fourth quarter…
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Yang Ming resumes stock trading, restructuring plan under way
Under pressure Taiwanese liner Yang Ming resumed stock trading today following its decision to suspend trading on April 20 to…
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Woods steps up to CEO at FSL Trust
Struggling FSL Trust has confirmed Roger Woods steps up from COO to take the vacant CEO role at the Singapore…
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FMC throws a spanner in Japanese box merger plans
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) yesterday threw a curveball on the planned mega Japanese container shipping merger. The FMC has…
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China box congestion spreads
Congestion at Chinese boxports is spreading causing serious headaches for shippers. Moreover, authorities across China are telling Splash there’s little…
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Maersk Line’s strategy is to grow ‘in line’ with main competitors
As Maersk Line finally came out with details on its record breaking new boxship today, a senior official at the…
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MSC Daniela unlikely to return to service for months
It is likely to be months before the fire-struck returns to service, locals on the ground in Sri Lanka tell…
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Matthew Cox promoted to chairman of Matson
Pacific shipping specialist Matson has appointed president and CEO Matthew Cox as its new chairman, succeeding Walter Dods who has…
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Diana Containerships fixes panamax to Hapag-Lloyd
Diana Containerships has entered into a time charter with Hapag-Lloyd for 3,430 teu panamax container vessel . The 2010-built vessel…
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Navios moves for controlling stake of FSL Trust
Fresh from snapping up the Rickmers Maritime fleet of 13 container vessels via Navios Maritime Partners, Greek owner Navios has…
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