The Loadstar

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Maersk Line is set to begin physically inspecting container contents as part of its efforts to stem the

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – A “reduced appetite” for ordering ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) and carriers instead aspiring to become

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – MSC is set to receive some 330,000 teu of newbuild tonnage this year and will close the gap on its 2M partner, Maersk

By Janny Kok in Rotterdam (The Loadstar) – Local authorities and residents in The Netherlands remain to be put at ease by Mediterranean Shipping

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The penultimate reading from the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) for 2018 saw continued erosion of spot

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The 2M alliance is to phase in six more ultra large container vessels (ULCVs) into its 10 Asia-Europe service strings

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – THE Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express(ONE) and Yang Ming have published details of a rationalised

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The number of exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) being installed on containerships is gathering pace, according to

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Maersk Line is launching what it claims is an alternative to cargo insurance in response to the rising number

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Maersk has had its credit rating cut by ratings agency Moody’s to one grade above junk, with the agency concerned

By Gavin van Marle – DP World has completed its acquisition of European feeder and shortsea shipping line Unifeeder after this week securing clearance

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association, is finalising a cyber security clause for charter party

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The Ocean Network Express (ONE) management “underestimated the initial launch resource requirement” in April,

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – In the last 30 days, 23 container vessels have been sold for scrap – nearly half the number sent to breakers’

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Hapag-Lloyd has belatedly joined the rush to install scrubber technology on its container vessels, ahead of the IMO 2020

By Sam Whelan, Asia correspondent (The Loadstar) – The IMO’s 0.5% sulphur cap, to be imposed in January 2020, could be a “blessing in disguise” for

By Alex Lennane (The Loadstar) – Shipping lines from each of the alliances have formed an association in a bid to develop “digitalisation,

By Gavin van Marle in Panama (The Loadstar) – Following a strong year in terms of growth in vessel transits, the Panama Canal Authority is once more

By Alex Lennane (The Loadstar) – Protectionist trade policies are continuing to spook the global maritime sector, although a newly released report

By Alex Lennane (The Loadstar) – Tuesday’s announcement that five shipping lines and four terminal operators are to form a consortium to develop a