Containers
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CSBC presses ahead with leasing plans, starts construction of four 2,800 teu ships
Taiwan’s CSBC Corp has moved ahead with its plans to enter the leasing business, first mooted last September.The island’s top…
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Ningbo lockdown measures tightened
State media in China is insisting that volumes at the world’s largest port have not dropped, even as lockdown measures…
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What you missed while we’ve been away
Since the last Daily Splash, our free newsletter, was published on December 20 there has been no let up in…
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SM Line buys into HMM
With the government revealing it is keen to offload its stake in flagship carrier HMM, a smaller Korean boxline has…
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New service links Argentina with Asia
TecPlata, International Container Terminal Services, Inc’s (ICTSI) business unit operating at the Port of La Plata, Argentina, and the Port…
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SCFI breaks through 5,000 points for the first time
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI), a bellwether of the box spot markets, broke through the 5,000 mark for the…
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Ningbo struggles with another Covid-19 outbreak
The city of Ningbo, home to the world’s largest port, reported 10 Covid-19 cases over the weekend at a clothing…
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FMC investigates Wan Hai over detention charges
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is investigating Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines for possible violations of 46 U.S.C. § 41102(c) with…
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Port of Los Angeles plans fees for empty containers
The Port of Los Angeles plans to begin charging a fee to ocean carriers that allow empty containers to linger…
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2021 review: The Year of the Green Dot
It’s been the year of the green dot for me covering shipping in 2021. Scanning MarineTraffic (other vessel tracking service…
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Sinotrans books further Yangzijiang boxship pair
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has won two new orders for 2,400 teu container vessels from Sinotrans, adding to a pair of sister…
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Euroseas extends pair of feeder boxship charters
Nasdaq-listed Greek boxship owner Euroseas has sealed new charter extension for two of its 16 boxships. 2001-built 2,556 teu Evridiki…
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Ship takes out berth in Taiwan
Machinery failure is thought to have been the reason behind a sizeable containership prang at the port of Taichung yesterday.…
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TS Lines adds to its 7,000 teu series
TS Lines of Taiwan has placed an order for a further pair of 7,000 teu containerships at Shanghai Waigaoqiao, according…
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Maersk to buy LF Logistics for $3.6bn
A.P. Moller – Maersk has secured one of its target to spend some of the billions it has earned during…
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Log-In Logistica board approves MSC takeover bid
The board of directors of Brazilian regional container shipping operator Log-In Logistica has given its approval to the acquisition of…
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MSC makes $6.4bn bid for Bolloré’s African logistics business
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has made a $6.4bn bid to buy out Bolloré Group’s African logistics business, a notable departure…
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US transportation and agriculture secretaries urge end to reduced and poor service for US agricultural commodities
US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack have sent a letter to 12 of the…
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Liners hammer home their advantage, seeking hugely inflated long-term contacts
Containerlines are on track to hammer home their advantage next year with long term contracts expected to be sealed with…
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Spending on ships hitting highs not seen since the global financial crisis
The amount of money spent on ships – both newbuilds and secondhand – could be the largest recorded since the…
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