The Loadstar

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Escalating fuel prices are posing a renewed risk to carrier profitability, adding to the twin threats of new

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Where contracts allow, ocean carriers are starting to postpone deliveries of new ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs)

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The containership charter market has entered 2018 in a much healthier state than it was a year ago, but shipowners

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – K Line, MOL and NYK are banking their future group profitability on the success of the Ocean Network Express (ONE)

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – There will be a 5.6% growth in container fleet capacity this year, according to scheduled newbuild deliveries of 1.49m

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The Ocean Alliance is facing a profound network shake-up as its members prepare to welcome a large tranche of

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The ‘jumbo-isation’ of containerships is back in fashion, with MSC and CMA CGM reportedly planning to upgrade 21

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – London Gateway is to lose one of its much-prized Asia-Europe services next year after THE Alliance partners unveiled

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The number of containerships in hot or cold lay-up has fallen to 114, from 136 in the past two weeks. According to

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – A new draft standard general agency agreement, covering a comprehensive list of functions contracted between

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Maersk is to reflag its recently acquired Hamburg Süd containerships away from the German registry, despite its

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – A 23% increase in containers lifted allowed Cosco to steal the top spot from Maersk Line in the third quarter. The

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ships that do not comply with the forthcoming 0.5% sulphur cap on fuel oil could be considered “unseaworthy”,

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – In the clearest sign yet that the lingering effects of the 2009 global financial crisis on the shipping industry

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Less than a week after Taiwanese container line Yang Ming reported its first net profit in 10 quarters, media today

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Shipowners must take decisions on their fuel strategy in the light of new International Maritime Organization (IMO)

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Nine 22,000 teu vessels on order for CMA CGM and 11 22,000 teu ships for MSC could end up with capacity of 23,500

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Maersk Line reported a net profit of $220m in the third quarter, compared with a loss of $122m in Q3 16, but there

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Financial investors in North American ports and operating terminals may face difficult choices in the next few years,

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The liner divisions of Japanese shipping groups K Line, MOL and NYK all posted positive contributions in the second