Containers
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Two more companies enter the Asia – Europe tradelane
Two more entrants into the highly profitable Asia – Europe box tradelane have been spotted by Alphaliner. Italian forwarding company…
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Euroseas buys and charters out 1,740 teu boxship from Lomar Shipping
Greek boxship owner Euroseas has agreed to acquire the 2006-built 1,740 teu , from UK owner Lomar Shipping for $25.5m.…
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Heineken zeros in on emissions-free shipping
Zero Emission Services (ZES) commenced yesterday with the Alphenaar, the first Dutch inland vessel to use interchangeable energy containers for…
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Boxship charter rates now stand 128% above previous 2005 peak
Containership charter rates now stand at more than double their previous peak 16 years ago. Charter rates for shipping’s hottest…
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FMC looks at accusations carriers are refusing chemical shipments
The list of complaints against global carriers continues to grow in the most extraordinary year in the history of containerisation.…
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ClarkSea Index enjoys its longest ever stretch of continuous month-on-month improvement
The ClarkSea Index has enjoyed its longest ever stretch of continuous month-on-month improvement, another sign of how this year’s bull-run…
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Ikea goes from flat-packed boxes to steel containers in bid to ease shipping crunch
The king of the flat-packed box has bought its own containers and become the latest major retailer to reveal it…
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Asian dry bulk owners take the lead in accepting containers on deck
Swire Bulk is among the confirmed first dry bulk owners to be actively moving containers on its dedicated fleet of…
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OOCL signs up for ten 16,000 teu boxships
Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has entered into shipbuilding contracts with two yards belonging to parent, Cosco, for…
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Star Bulk rules itself out of race to ship containers on bulkers
Petros Pappas-led Star Bulk has ruled itself out of the race to ship containers on bulk carriers. Container analysts at…
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Seaspan to order five more LNG-fuelled boxships for ZIM charter
Israeli carrier ZIM has exercised its option to enter into a long-term charter deal with Seaspan for five more 7,000…
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Capital Product Partners eyes more ships as it snaps up three LNG carriers in $600m deal
Capital Product Partners (CPLP) has purchased three 174,000 cu m X-DF LNG carriers from CGC Operating Corp. for $599.5m and…
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Asiatic Lloyd exercises options for more ammonia ready boxships
Singapore-based Asiatic Lloyd has exercised options for two 7,100 teu container ships at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) in China…
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Star Bulk’s ‘historic first’ shipment of 1,400 containers on a capesize
Both Braemar ACM and Alphaliner have identified Star Bulk of Greece as one of the first cape owners to receive…
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Climate activists call out Amazon’s ship pollution
Climate activists with the Ship It Zero coalition gathered near major American ports on Tuesday, as part of two separate…
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Cosco becomes first carrier to deploy a megamax on a regular transpacific loop
The 19,273 teu has shifted from Asia – Middle East routes to become the first megamax on a dedicated transpacific…
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Insurer gives warning as desperate shippers seek bulk carriers to move containers
Leading exporters are chartering bulk carriers to move containers, something the UK P&I Club has warned carries a raft of…
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CMA CGM swoops for four Italia Marittima ships
CMA CGM has swooped for four classic panamaxes owned by Evergreen-controlled Italia Marittima. Brokers report the French line has taken…
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US appoints port envoy to address supply chain disruptions
The White House and the US Department of Transportation have appointed a port envoy to the Biden-Harris Administration Supply Chain…
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StarOcean Marine takes 2021 order tally to 20
Fujian Southeast have won an order for two 1,140 teu gearless feeder units from StarOcean Marine, due for delivery in…
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