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Friday, September 9, 2016
Writing on the Wall: A Timeline of Hanjin’s Collapse
News

Writing on the Wall: A Timeline of Hanjin’s Collapse

By Alex Lennane (The Loadstar) – Perhaps what is most striking about this timeline is that news of Hanjin’s financial troubles publicly surfaced in

September 9, 2016
Total Views: 73

Thursday, September 8, 2016
hanjin-ships-in-port
Finance

Airlines Will Miss The Boat If Hanjin Ships Discharge Cargo

Alex Lennane (TheLoadstar) The air freight industry appears to have missed a boost to business from the collapse of container line Hanjin, after

September 8, 2016
Total Views: 33

Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Hanjin Shipping's container terminal is seen at the Busan New Port in Busan
Ports

Shippers Demand Terminals Free Hanjin Boxes

By Gavin van Marle (TheLoadstar) Shipper organizations have called for terminals to begin releasing Hanjin containers detained by terminal

September 6, 2016
Total Views: 90

Monday, September 5, 2016
Port of Calais Migrant "Jungle"
News

French Truck Drivers Blockade Port Of Calais To Protest Migrant Crisis

  By Gavin van Marle (TheLoadstar) Cross-Channel operations between Dover and Calais were set to descend into chaos today as French truck

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 43

Thursday, September 1, 2016
Hanjin Philadelphia at the Port of Oakland
Finance

Hanjin Captains Ordered To Slow Steam Or Drift To Avoid Arrest

By Mike Wackett (TheLoadstar) Captains on bankrupt Hanjin Shipping vessels have been ordered to slow steam or stop altogether to avoid the risk of being served

September 1, 2016
Total Views: 100

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Alliance Partners Abandon Ship as Hanjin Applies for Court Receivership
News

Alliance Partners Abandon Ship as Hanjin Applies for Court Receivership

By Gavin van Marle, (The Loadstar) – The largest bankruptcy ever to take place in container shipping now appears inevitable after the board of Hanjin

August 31, 2016
Total Views: 82

Thursday, August 25, 2016
containership-with-tug-assist
Defense

Federal Maritime Commission Throws Another Hurdle At The Containership Ocean Alliance

By Mike Wacket (TheLoadstar) It might not be easy for one of the new mega east-west vessel-sharing alliances to appease the regulators. The

August 25, 2016
Total Views: 55

Hanjin Submits Last-Ditch Bid to Avoid Bankruptcy
News

Hanjin Submits Last-Ditch Bid to Avoid Bankruptcy

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Hanjin Shipping today submitted a “financial improvement plan” to its creditor banks in a final attempt to avoid

August 25, 2016
Total Views: 40

Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Mega-containership grounded off Southampton
Grounding Incidents

Mega-containership grounded off Southampton

(TheLoadstar) One of the world’s largest boxships is being inspected for any damages following a brief grounding incident in the UK yesterday. The

August 23, 2016
Total Views: 80

Will UASC provide some balance as Hapag-Lloyd walks a tightrope?
Shipping News

Will UASC provide some balance as Hapag-Lloyd walks a tightrope?

By Alessandro Pasetti (TheLoadstar) The interim results of Hapag-Lloyd were uninspiring, to say the least. Not only is the world’s

August 23, 2016
Total Views: 68

Friday, August 19, 2016
Profits Soar For Port Operator
Ports

Profits Soar For Port Operator

By Mike Wackett (TheLoadstar) DP World has reported robust first-half results from its global portfolio of container terminals, saying despite the challenging

August 19, 2016
Total Views: 156

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Shanghai Express port of hamburg hapag lloyd
Ports

Will ULCV Spike Prompt Hamburg To Dredge The Elbe? Probably Not

  By Mike Wackett (TheLoadstar) The number of ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) of 14,000-19,000 teu calling at the port of

August 17, 2016
Total Views: 55

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Containers and ships sit idle at the Port of Long Beach in this file photo
Shipping News

Carriers Face $5 Billion Annual Loss, Warns Drewry

By Mike Wackett (TheLoadStar) Container lines are enduring a “severe revenue contraction”, said Drewry, after the first six-month turnover figures reported

August 16, 2016
Total Views: 87

Saturday, August 13, 2016
maersk ship
Shipping News

Maersk Posts $114m Half-Year Loss, Despite Market Volume

By Mike Wackett (TheLoadstar) Maersk Line plunged $151m into the red in the second quarter dragging down its half-year results to a net loss of $114m,

August 13, 2016
Total Views: 25

Friday, August 5, 2016
Eugen Maersk ship
News

Upgrades to Famous Maersk E-Class to Boost Capacity by 1,300 Containers

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Maersk Line is upgrading its eight E-class 15,550 teu vessels to load a further 1,300 teu. Raising the accommodation

August 5, 2016
Total Views: 392

Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Does Sinking Shipping Market Mean End for Ultra-Large Newbuild Orders?
Shipping News

Does Sinking Shipping Market Mean End for Ultra-Large Newbuild Orders?

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) — As ocean carriers reel from a disastrous first half this year, they seem to have lost lost their appetite for ordering

August 3, 2016
Total Views: 43

Thursday, July 28, 2016
mol comfort disaster
News

ClassNK Calls for Upgraded Steel Plate Tolerance in Mega-Ship Construction

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Japanese classification society ClassNK is claiming a “world-first” breakthrough finding in the required crack

July 28, 2016
Total Views: 987

Friday, July 15, 2016
Panama Canal Retakes Market Share from Suez
Shipping News

Panama Canal Retakes Market Share from Suez

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Following the inauguration of the Panama Canal’s new lock system at the end of last month, the waterway is already

July 15, 2016
Total Views: 81

Tuesday, July 5, 2016
shipping containers stacked
Shipping News

Shippers Slam Forwarders and Carriers ‘Exploiting’ VGM Rule to Add Fees

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Shipper representatives have claimed that some freight forwarders and carriers have looked to use the recently

July 5, 2016
Total Views: 58

Sunday, July 3, 2016
container tracking device
News

Container Tracking Device Use Soars

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) Declining asset costs and a variety of external factors are driving the container shipping industry into increasing use of

July 3, 2016
Total Views: 144