Containers
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MSC dismisses ‘baseless’ lawsuit filed in the US
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world’s largest containerline, has hit out at the “baseless complaint” made by an American decor…
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Safety warning as old containers are pressed back into service
TT Club, an insurance company, has warned on the risks of more and more old containers being pressed back into…
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ZIM adds to its 7,000 teu charter spree
Israeli carrier ZIM has penned a deal with a shipping player affiliated with Idan Ofer’s Kenon Holdings to charter three…
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CMA CGM revamps online spot pricing system
CMA CGM, the world’s third largest liner, has revamped its online spot pricing system. The digital overhaul of CMA CGM’s…
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Euroseas lands lucrative charter deal
Greek boxship owner Euroseas will more than double its money with a new charter deal for its 2004-built . The…
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Lines hit with collusion charges in South Korea
In a landmark ruling that will be watched carefully by other jurisdictions around the world, South Korean authorities today slapped…
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SIPG to spin off shortsea container shipping unit
Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) intends to spin off and list its shortsea container shipping subsidiary Jin Jiang Shipping. The…
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Wan Hai’s buying spree continues into 2022
Taiwanese container shipping major Wan Hai Lines has sealed its first purchase of the year, tabling just under $47m for…
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Tufton flips boxship for sizeable profit and adds another bulker
Tufton Oceanic Assets has landed a considerable profit from its latest containership sale and struck a deal to acquire another…
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Omicron cases detected in Shenzhen and Beijing
In China, the number of Covid-19 cases across the county reached the highest since March 2020 on Monday, as the…
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MPC secures prized 2023 box delivery slots
Hamburg-based MPC Capital has found a rare yard in South Korea able to offer boxship slots in just over a…
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Yang Ming board approves fleet expansion plans
Yang Ming, the world’s ninth largest container shipping company, is spending some of the bumper profits it made last year.…
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Eastern Pacific sells 2003-built panamax boxship to Hapag-Lloyd for $55m
Idan Ofer’s Singapore-based shipowning outfit Eastern Pacific Shipping has sold its 2003-built panamax boxship to Hapag-Lloyd for an eye-watering price…
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Maersk ups profit guidance again after bumper quarter
A.P. Moller-Maersk has once again upgraded its full-year guidance on better than expected fourth quarter earnings, backed by record freight…
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Madrid Bridge to head to Charleston to discharge damaged containers
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has provided an update on the box loss accident onboard chartered vessel a week ago in…
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Maritime tech in 2022
Kicking off our maritime tech forecast Manish Singh, CEO of Ocean Technologies Group, neatly sums up likely developments in 2022.…
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How ‘obsolete’ ship types roared back during the pandemic
Ship types previously deemed obsolete or outdated have roared back to become highly prized items during the pandemic. Writing in…
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Maersk ups the green ante, brings net zero targets forward to 2040
Maersk has once again upped the ante among shipping industry participants, bringing its green goals forward by a decade. In…
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Maersk provides a snapshot of growing port congestion around the world
Maersk has provided clients with a global congestion update with shippers warned they must brace for another tough year of…
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Tribini Capital exits shipowning with sale of boxships to Maersk
Alphaliner is reporting the 2,754 teu sister ships MCC Ningbo and MCC Chittagong have been sold to Maersk, marking the…
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