Container Shipping

Container shipping rates and congestion reports – carrier alliance moves, blank sailings, schedule reliability, and TEU volumes on major trade lanes.

Thursday, September 5, 2013
New Video Allegedly Shows Attack on COSCO Asia Containership in Suez Canal
Interesting

New Video Allegedly Shows Attack on COSCO Asia Containership in Suez Canal

A new video has surfaced on youtube showing, allegedly, the recent attack on the COSCO Asia containership in the Suez

September 5, 2013
Total Views: 253

Wednesday, September 4, 2013
maersk kampala fire
News

Maersk Kampala Fire is Out

Maersk Line reports this morning that the fire on board the Maersk Kampala has finally been put out by the onboard fire-fighting teams with support from

September 4, 2013
Total Views: 50

maersk
News

Maersk Advances as Goldman Praises Cost Cuts

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest container line, rose the most in more than two weeks in Copenhagen

September 4, 2013
Total Views: 36

Tuesday, September 3, 2013
hyundai mipo dockyard
News

Hyundai Mipo Shares Rise on $103 Million Containership Newbuild Order

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard announced today they have been awarded a 113,200,000,000 KRW (USD $103 million) newbuild order for new containerships from an undisclosed

September 3, 2013
Total Views: 31

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Interesting

Facing Dead Whale Or Lost Cargo, Maersk Line Turns To Social Media

By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Who would have thought a container shipping firm could rally as many Facebook “likes” as a

September 3, 2013
Total Views: 103

Sunday, September 1, 2013
maersk kampala fire
Incidents

Maersk Kampala Crew Continues to Battle Blaze, Six Containers Still on Fire

It’s been three days since a fire broke out on board the containership Maersk Kampala just south of the Suez Canal and the crew on board has yet to

September 1, 2013
Total Views: 60

Friday, August 30, 2013
ClassNK: Release of MOL Comfort Investigation Report Pushed Back

ClassNK: Release of MOL Comfort Investigation Report Pushed Back

International classification society ClassNK said Friday that they will be delaying the release of the findings from the ClassNK Casualty Investigation

August 30, 2013
Total Views: 96

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News

COSCO Chairman Confident Of Returning To Profit In 2013

HONG KONG, Aug 30 (Reuters) – China’s largest bulk shipper, China COSCO Holdings Co Ltd , is confident of turning a profit for the full year of

August 30, 2013
Total Views: 20

Thursday, August 29, 2013
Hyundai Heavy to Build 18,000 TEU Containerships for UASC

Hyundai Heavy to Build 18,000 TEU Containerships for UASC

United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) on Thursday confirmed a 10-vessel order with South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries, which includes five 18,000 TEU

August 29, 2013
Total Views: 105

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News

Creditors Give Zim Shipping Relief As Industry Stays Depressed

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Debt-laden Israeli shipping company Zim said it has received support from its creditors as it continues to

August 29, 2013
Total Views: 35

maersk kampala
News

Maersk Kampala Containership on Fire Near the Suez [UPDATE]

Update: 30 August Maersk Lines’s containership, Maersk Kampala is still on fire this morning according to a statement on Maersk Line’s website. The

August 29, 2013
Total Views: 189

DSME
News

Daewoo Shipbuilding Wins $421.5 Million Order for New Containerships

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) announced today they have won an order for three containerships rumored to be 18,000

August 29, 2013
Total Views: 104

Wednesday, August 28, 2013
UASC SCHUAIBA, containership
News

Hyundai Heavy Set For $1.4 Billion Containership Order

DUBAI/SEOUL, Aug 28 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries is close to winning an order worth about $1.4 billion to build 10 huge

August 28, 2013
Total Views: 46

Friday, August 23, 2013
MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller
Multimedia

MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Arrives in the Port of Gdansk, Aerial View

A close-up of the bow of the ship shows a particular feature of the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller’s design. The naval architects extended the beam of the

August 23, 2013
Total Views: 147

Sunday, August 18, 2013
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News

Maersk CEO: U.S. to be Key Driver of Growth, Emerging Market Warnings Misplaced

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s biggest shipping line, said concern that emerging markets are losing their

August 18, 2013
Total Views: 88

Friday, August 16, 2013
MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller
Multimedia

SPOTD: Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Arrives in Rotterdam

Amid throngs of shoreside and seagoing spectators, the world’s largest containership, MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, arrived today in Rotterdam on her

August 16, 2013
Total Views: 141

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News

Maersk Climbs to 18-Month High on Elevated Shipping Forecast

Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S climbed to an 18-month high after the company raised the earnings forecast for its container line, which

August 16, 2013
Total Views: 78

Drunk Chinese Dude Passes Out in Shipping Container Bound for America
News

Drunk Chinese Dude Passes Out in Shipping Container Bound for America

After a night of drinking in Qingdao, China, Jiang Wu mistook a shipping container as his hotel room. It’s a classic mistake that no doubt happens to

August 16, 2013
Total Views: 71

Wednesday, August 14, 2013
ClassNK Releases Preliminary Insight Into Crack-Up of MOL Comfort
Engineering News

ClassNK Releases Preliminary Insight Into Crack-Up of MOL Comfort

Japanese classification society ClassNK released the following statement today regarding the forensic investigation into what may have caused the initial

August 14, 2013
Total Views: 87

Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Seaspan Adds Five 14,000 TEU Newbuilds After Inking Charter Contracts

Seaspan Adds Five 14,000 TEU Newbuilds After Inking Charter Contracts

Seaspan orders five additional fuel-efficient 14,000 TEU containerships after signing long-term, fixed rate time charter contracts with Yang Ming Marine

August 13, 2013
Total Views: 123