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Maersk looks at Egypt for green fuel supplies
In the presence of the Egyptian prime minister, a memorandum of understanding was signed on Monday between Maersk and Egyptian…
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BRS boss reignites the slow steaming debate
François Cadiou, the chairman of French brokerage BRS, has reignited the slow steaming debate, arguing in his company’s just published…
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Shanghai goes into lockdown
On Sunday China announced Shanghai would enter a staggered lockdown, starting today, marking the biggest city-wide lockdown in the People’s…
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Wan Hai returns to Samsung Heavy for five more boxships
Taiwanese containerline Wan Hai has placed a new order at South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries for five containerships worth between…
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New Jersey tire importer lodges $1m suit against Evergreen
An American tire importer is the latest shipper to take container lines to the regulators. New Jersey-based Foreign Tire Sales…
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Maersk provides details on latest box spill incident
Maersk has provided further details of a box spill that occurred on a chartered-in boxship in the North Pacific on…
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Global Shipping Business Network debuts in Europe
Hong Kong-incorporated technology consortium Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) has announced expansion into Europe by piloting its blockchain-based logistics platform,…
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European and American terminals brace for whiplash effect from latest China Covid outages
Terminals in Europe and North America have been told to brace for another whiplash effect from delayed shipments out of…
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Ocean Network Express unveils $20bn investment scheme
Jeremy Nixon, CEO of Japan’s Ocean Network Express (ONE), gave reporters an idea of what it will cost to stay…
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Maersk-chartered ship spills boxes in the North Pacific
A Maersk-chartered ship lost an unspecified number of containers during stormy conditions on a Pacific voyage to the US on…
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Star Capital offloads 6% stake in MPC Container Ships for close to $80m
The largest shareholder in the Oslo-listed boxship owner, MPC Container Ships, has sold 27.5m shares for a total of NOK687.5m…
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The Ever Given grounding one year on
On this day one year ago, a giant vessel approached the Suez Canal in windswept conditions, sand whipping up across…
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Electrolux selects CMA CGM’s LNG offering
Marseille-headquartered CMA CGM is celebrating today the signing of a significant 40,000 teu shipping deal with Electrolux, the Swedish multinational…
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Foroohari pays $40m for its largest ship to date
Germany’s BF Shipmanagement – also known as Reederei Foroohari – has bought its largest ship to date. Alphaliner reports the…
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Canadian Pacific Railway work stoppage ends with agreement to enter into binding arbitration
Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) – Train and Engine Negotiating Committee have agreed to enter…
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Northwest Seaport Alliance partners with USDA to help restore shipping service to US-grown agricultural commodities
The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) – which manages the marine cargo operations of the ports of Seattle and Tacoma on…
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Chinese port congestion worsens
Shenzhen might have got through the worst of another Covid lockdown, but the ripple effects of China’s battle with omicron…
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Cosco develops all-electric feeder vessels
Cosco’s intra-Asia containerline subsidiary Shanghai Pan-Asia Shipping will operate a novel pair of feeders on the Yangtze soon. Shanghai Pan-Asia…
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Euroseas in for feeder boxship trio at Hyundai Mipo
Greek boxship owner Euroseas has penned a new contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for the construction of three 1,800 teu…
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Export service is new added focus of FMC ocean carrier audit program
The US Federal Maritime Commission’s vessel-operating common carrier (VOCC) audit program is expanding its scope to now evaluate how shipping…
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