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DAL/Essberger outsources commercial management
Deutsche Afrika-Linien / John T. Essberger Group (DAL/JTE-Group) has appointed two Hamburg companies to commercially handle its containerships and bulk…
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Europe
SMM survey highlights supplier optimism
Hamburg Messe, organisers of SMM, the world’s largest shipping exhibition, has revealed the results of its biennial survey, which paints…
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Europe
Rotterdam and Hamburg discuss issuing identical green shipping regulations
In a revolutionary move to clean up the industry two of Europe’s largest port cities could start issuing identical green…
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Europe
Klaus-Michael Kühne battles CSAV’s Luksic family for control of Hapag-Lloyd
One of Hamburg’s richest men, Klaus-Michael Kühne, appears once again to be fighting for control of his local shipping line.…
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Europe
Ulrich Ulrichs takes the helm at BBC Chartering
BBC Chartering has announced that Ulrich Ulrichs has now taken over as CEO of the company from Svend Andersen. Ulrichs…
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Europe
Eight crew from German ship taken hostage off Cameroon
Pirates have kidnapped eight crew members of a German-owned ship in a raid on the vessel off the coast of…
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Europe
Hapag-Lloyd to fine shippers $15,000 per box for any misdeclared hazardous cargoes
With misdeclared hazardous cargoes sparking many dangerous fires on boxships around the world, Germany’s top liner has taken severe action…
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Europe
Drunk master runs ship aground twice at Riga
General cargo ship ran aground twice while it was leaving port of Riga in Latvia on Friday. According to local…
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Europe
Zeamarine scores largest ever contract
German heavylift and breakbulk specialist Zeamarine has been awarded its largest ever contract by Schenker Australia for the BHP South…
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Americas
CSL and Oldendorff join Trident Alliance
Canadian owner CSL Group and German owner Oldendorff have become the latest members joining the Trident Alliance, a network of…
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Europe
Dredging finally underway along the Elbe
After much debate between lobbyists and environmental groups dredging has finally got underway this week along the river Elbe linking…
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Europe
Gianluigi Aponte bets on ONE and Hapag-Lloyd merger
At the first annual meeting of the newly born Italian shipowner association, Assarmatori, the executive chairman of Mediterranean Shipping Company…
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Europe
Chemikalien Seetransport cleans out Expedo fleet with deal for LR1 quartet
Hamburg-based shipowner Chemikalien Seetransport (CST) has acquired four LR1 tankers from Expedo Ship Management, according to broking sources. Both Advanced…
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Europe
Ove Meyer steps back from operational management of Zeaborn
German owner/operator Zeaborn has announced that its co-founder, Ove Meyer, has resigned as managing director from all operating Zeaborn and…
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Europe
Germany accedes to Hong Kong Convention
Germany has become the latest nation to accede to the IMO’s treaty for the safe and environmentally-sound recycling of ships…
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Maritime CEO
Oceanis: Ship finance goes digital
Oceanis, a Hamburg-based start-up, is looking to reshape ship financing through digitisation. Having worked in both shipping and finance for…
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Europe
Hapag-Lloyd tests ship painting robots
Hapag-Lloyd has been testing ship painting by robots on nine of its ships. In shipyards in Hamburg, Marseilles and most…
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Europe
Oldendorff takes another post-panamax
German shipping mammoth Oldendorff has added its third post-panamax bulker this year. Thomas Schulte is selling its only vessel in…
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Greater China
Ed Buttery takes Lauritzen handies
Lauritzen Bulkers has sold the box-shaped handysize sister vessels Emma Bulker and Louise Bulker. The nine-year-old, 31,900 dwt ships –…
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Europe
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd hit clients with highest war risk surcharges to date
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are the latest liners to bring in war risk surcharges for cargoes heading in and out of…
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