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Maersk steps down from ICS board citing lobby group’s lack of green ambition
In a slap to its position as the authoritative, unified voice on all matters shipping, the International Chamber of Shipping…
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Rising covid cases in China spark further lockdowns
For the first time in nearly a month, Splash returns to the thorny topic of China and covid lockdowns today. …
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Benchmark report on demurrage and detention: top 5 most expensive ports in the world all in the US
Demurrage and detention (D&D) charges imposed on US shippers by containerlines continue to be the highest in the world and…
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PIL taps Yangzijiang for LNG-fuelled boxship quartet
Singapore’s Pacific International Lines (PIL) has placed an order at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding in China for the construction of four 8,000…
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Boxport congestion spreads across the globe again
Boxport congestion is growing across multiple continents. Clarkson’s containership port congestion index shows that as of last Thursday 36.2% of…
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CMA CGM looks to set up biomethane production in France
French liner CMA CGM and fellow energy group Engie are advancing their cooperation in renewable gas fuels for shipping with…
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MPC Container Ships orders methanol-powered boxship duo for Norwegian charter
Oslo-listed boxship owner MPC Container Ships has contracted two dual-fuel methanol-powered 1,300 teu newbuilds at Chinese-based shipyard Taizhou Sanfu Ship…
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HHLA and Eurogate put cooperation talks on hold
Germany’s top terminal operators Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) and Bremen-based rival Eurogate have suspended negotiations on future cooperation, a…
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CMA CGM bows to Paris’s call for help, cuts import rates by $500
CMA CGM has bowed to pressure from the French government, announcing a rate cut yesterday. France’s finance minister, Bruno Le…
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Barely one in three of the world’s top shipping firms have made 2050 net zero commitments
Only 33 out of 94 (35%) of the world’s major shipping companies have committed to being net zero by 2050…
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PIL appoints Lars Kastrup as CEO
Pacific International Lines (PIL), Singapore’s largest containerline, has promoted Lars Kastrup to the position of CEO. Kastrup was brought onboard…
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Congressmen introduce American Port Access Privileges Act to support exporters
Three California congressmen this week introduced the American Port Access Privileges Act to put US exporters “at the front of…
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Safeen Feeders takes its largest ship to date
AD Ports Group’s shipping line, Safeen Feeders, has been linked to its biggest ship to date. Multiple sources report that…
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French government urges cash-rich CMA CGM to help out as nation battles economic woes
Is the Macron, Saadé bromance on the rocks? Sensational, multi-billion euro record profits for CMA CGM are clashing with blanket…
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Switzerland, the world’s top commodity trading hub, debates its overall maritime carbon footprint
The government of Switzerland is formulating its international shipping strategy for the coming decades, including the adoption of a tonnage…
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New boxship entrant orders up to eight feeders at Huangpu Wenchong
CA Shipping, a newly formed joint venture between CSSC Shipping’s Fortune Container Carriers and ASL Navigation, has placed an order…
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Russian forwarders set up liner services to Asia
Russian forwarders have launched their own liner services linking their domestic ports to China and India as most global liners,…
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Splash Extra: Boxships, charters, and what happens as the sector unwinds
With many analysts suggesting container shipping’s incredible, record-breaking run has passed its peak, it’s not just shippers who are looking…
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Competition authorities fail to see the high levels of concentration among liners: Global Shippers Forum
Current measures of competitiveness in the global liner shipping market are incomplete and therefore inaccurate and fail to take full…
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UNCTAD reports on how the war in Ukraine is hiking shipping costs worldwide
In a new report the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has detailed how the war in the…
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