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Oldendorff signs up for more Vietnam transhipment work
German dry bulk owner Oldendorff has signed an integrated coal transport and transhipment agreement with Nghi Son 2 Power, a…
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115-year-old German yard files for bankruptcy
German shipyard Nordseewerke has filed for bankruptcy. Based in the northern German city of Emden, the ailing yard has been…
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Hamburg takes 500,000 teu of business away from rival Bremerhaven
The port of Hamburg is celebrating a big win over local rival Bremerhaven with news container grouping THE Alliance is…
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Marenave changes name after quitting shipping
Marenave Schiffahrts has become MARNA Beteiligungen and has officially quit the shipping business. The former shipping trust completed its fleet…
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Offen sells another cape
Claus-Peter Offen has reduced its exposure to the capesize segment with its latest sale. The Hamburg-based shipowner has reportedly let…
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Hapag-Lloyd debuts digital quotation tool
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd has launched a new digital quotation tool. Quick Quotes allows shippers to simplify and speed up their quotation…
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Asiatic Lloyd takes in two more boxships
Singapore-based Asiatic Lloyd has taken delivery of two 4,250 teu boxships from German owner Reederei Schepers, according to Alphaliner. One…
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Zeaborn gets rid of famous German shipping brands ER Schiffahrt and Rickmers Shipmanagement
One of Germany’s chief shipping consolidators, Bremen-based Zeaborn Group is combining its shipmanagement activities under the new brand Zeaborn Ship…
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Under pressure Hapag-Lloyd ‘critically reviewing the economic viability’ of its ship systems
Germany’s top boxline Hapag-Lloyd is awash in red ink and is conducting a massive fleet-wide review of its operations to…
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Arkon forms boxship chartering firm
A new German boxship chartering firm has been launched. Arkon Shipping has joined forces with five German owners to create…
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Hanseaticsoft: Cloud clears way for shipmanagers
Hamburg-based shipmanagement software provider Hanseaticsoft is well on track for expansion with its cloud-based software. Following a significant investment by…
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Europe
Boxship resumes work after five years of layup
After five years of lying idle, a Chinese-built boxship has been refurbished and is trading again. Alphaliner is reporting the…
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Bernhard Schulte orders SOV at Ulstein for GE wind farm work
Germany’s Bernhard Schulte has ordered a service operation vessel from Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft, to be used or maintenance work…
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Schoeller sells Bengal Tiger Line
One of the most famous names in the Asian feeder boxship market has changed hands. Schoeller Holdings has become the…
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FuelSave: The fuel consumption – emissions puzzle
Germany’s FuelSave is looking to offer what it believes is a game-changing solution to the fuel consumption and emission puzzle…
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Containers
MPC Container Ships acquires its 69th boxship
Fast growing German feeder boxship operator MPC Container Ships has announced the acquisition of a 2012-built 1,740 teu geared containership.…
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Harren & Partner acquires Blue Giant OCV
Germany’s Harren & Partner has acquired 2008-built offshore construction vessel from UK-based operator OIG Group for an undisclosed price. The…
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‘Hapag-Lloyd would rather take over CMA CGM than vice versa’: Klaus-Michael Kühne
CMA CGM has made overtures to German rival Hapag-Lloyd, but the merger talk was flatly rejected. In comments reported by…
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CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd merger speculation dismissed
A Reuters report claiming France’s CMA CGM has been in touch with its Hamburg counterpart Hapag-Lloyd over a possible merger…
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Change of management at Harper Petersen
There’s a change of top management at Hamburg-based brokers Harper Petersen. Simon Aust is stepping down as managing director to…
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