The Loadstar

By Gavin van Marle There is absolutely no sign that the overcapacity in container shipping is going to improve any time soon, according to a leading industry

By Mike Wackett Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd’s financial performance in 2013 fell “well short” of expectations, with the ocean carrier reporting a €97.4m

By Mike Wackett Hong Kong-based OOIL saw its net profit slashed by 84% in 2013, compared with the previous year, to $47m as the influx of ultra-large

In the worst-kept secret in container shipping, the CKYH alliance of Cosco, K Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping is to team up with Taiwan’s Evergreen Line

By Mike Wackett, Greek containership owner Danaos Corporation has revealed more details of its agreement with restructured ocean carrier Zim, which saw the

Japan’s MOL has begun legal action against the shipbuilder of the ill-fated 8,100 teu MOL Comfort, which sank in July last

The diverse business models of Japanese shipping giants NYK, MOL and K Line pulled them through to profitability at the nine-month stage, ending December 31

With the UK buffeted by a succession of storms, it has been an ill wind that has blown London Gateway some good over the festive period with DP World’s

By Gavin van Marle Container throughput in Pakistan could rise dramatically if China succeeds in its ambition to build a new deepwater port in the country

Taiwan’s largest container shipping company, Evergreen, has joined the growing group of carriers selling assets to turn around a year of loss-making

By Mike Wackett The G6 Alliance’s plan to expand its scope on transpacific and transatlantic trade lanes is scheduled to be approved on January 16,

By Gavin van Marle in Dubai Ports in the Gulf region need to prepare for much larger vessel sizes as a result of the cascading effect taking place as

The members of the G6– a merger of the New World and Grand Alliances – have announced plans to go head-to-head with the P3 network by expanding

By Gavin van Marle The 14 container lines subject to the latest EC anti-trust investigation are Maersk, CMA CGM, MSC, China Shipping, Cosco, Evergreen,

By Mike Wackett The success of Maersk Line in cutting its unit cost by a massive $390 per 40ft unit in the third quarter was the silver bullet that

US Jones Act flag-carriers Horizon Lines and Matson are eyeing liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the fuel of the

By Gavin van Marle Taiwanese shipping line Evergreen has denied that its fleet modernisation programme will significantly affect the overall supply can demand

By Gavin van Marle, There have been few sectors of the liner shipping business that have done well over the past few years, but businesses leasing both

By Gavin van Marle, Apparently wary of igniting the wrath of skeptical shippers or prodding the regulatory bodies, the prospective partners in the P3 alliance

By Gavin van Marle Maersk Line may lose its crown as the world’s largest container shipping line within three years as a result of its attempts to limit