Containers
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Log-In Logistica books boxship pair at Zhoushan Changhong
Brazil’s Log-In Logistica Intermodal has placed an order at China’s Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard for the construction of two 3,158…
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Biden meets with California port leaders to address bottlenecks, announces expansion of 24/7 operations
On Wednesday, President Biden met with the heads of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – Gene Seroka…
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Misplaced Christmas empty shelf paranoia sweeps across the press
There appears to be a massive disconnect between frenzied tabloid headlines in the Western mainstream media about empty shelf paranoia…
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OECD tracks how much container shipping’s sky-high freight rates are contributing to global inflation
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is now tracking how much container shipping is factoring into global inflation.…
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Maersk suspends five officers as American cadet rape investigation intensifies
Maersk is taking action as a rape case involving a cadet from US Merchant Marine Academy serving her year at…
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Are container freight rates just circling or preparing to land?
Three reasons underpin why freight rates will not fall below pre-pandemic levels but three more that suggest they will not…
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Adani bans handling all boxes from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan
Adani Ports, India’s largest port operator, has said its terminals will stop handling all containers to and from Iran, Pakistan…
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Daehan Shipbuilding enters boxship segment with Pan Ocean order
South Korea’s Daehan Shipbuilding has sealed a deal with compatriot owner Pan Ocean for up to four 1,000 teu vessels,…
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Cosco to debut its Transpacific BCO Express Line this month
Cosco Shipping will launch later this week its newly branded Transpacific BCO Express Line, initiating two speedy loops connecting China…
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Shipping still waiting for its blastoff moment
Bart van Steveninck has been lapping up a new Netflix series, Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space, while lamenting how far…
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MSC teams up with Chinese research institute to promote shipping decarbonisation
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) and the China Waterborne Transport Research Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly promote…
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Liners now on track for combined $150bn in earnings with 2022 poised to create further records
Shipping consultants Drewry have revised their full year forecasts for the combined liner community, now suggesting the world’s containerlines are…
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Hapag-Lloyd ship cleared to go as investigators focus on pipeline operator in California spill inquiry
Investigations into last weekend’s pipeline spill off Orange County in California continue with one suspect allowed to carry on its…
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Ikea called out for its role in shipping emissions
Climate activists are demanding Dutch-based homeware giant Ikea to transition to zero-emissions cargo shipping vessels by 2030. Members and climate…
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Abu Dhabi Ports buys ships for growing feeder subsidiary
A little over a year after Abu Dhabi Ports revealed its strategy to facilitate growing trade demands within the Gulf…
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US Coast Guard boards Hapag-Lloyd ship in growing pipeline spill investigation
The US Coast Guard (USCG) dispatched a team to Oakland yesterday to examine Hapag-Lloyd’s 4,843 teu as investigations ramp up…
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ZIM debuts digital freight forwarding business
Israeli carrier ZIM has debuted a new division, Ship4wd, a digital freight forwarding platform. Ship4wd will target US and Canadian…
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KKR starts Ocean Yield takeover as Aker accepts the deal
US investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has launched an $830m takeover of Norwegian shipowner Ocean Yield after a majority…
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TS Lines makes transpacific return
Rapidly expanding TS Lines from Taiwan has become the latest intra-Asia operator to venture forth on the booming transpacific trade.…
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Matson fills in gap for NZ exporters
Looking to fill a gap in the market, US carrier Matson has started a direct shuttle service between Shanghai and…
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