Container Shipping

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

Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Maersk Wins as Biggest Shipping Alliance to Boost Profit
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Maersk Wins as Biggest Shipping Alliance to Boost Profit

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S and its two main rivals may have their best chance yet to boost profit, say European shipping investors and banks. The key: joining

July 3, 2013
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CIMC Places Order for Seven 8,800 TEU Containerships

China International Marine Containers Group (2039:HK) announced today they have signed a USD $595.00 million newbuild contract with Dalian Shipbuilding (DSIC)

July 3, 2013
Total Views: 109

Tuesday, July 2, 2013
It’s Not Time to Panic About UK Port Capacity – Although There Will be Losers
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It’s Not Time to Panic About UK Port Capacity – Although There Will be Losers

Fears that the UK is heading towards an era of sustained overcapacity in its major container ports may have been overcooked, according to a leading industry

July 2, 2013
Total Views: 55

Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller sea trials
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Mærsk McKinney-Møller Sea Trials Video

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering chartered a helicopter to fly around their latest creation, the 18,000 TEU Mærsk McKinney-Møller, as she went

July 2, 2013
Total Views: 58

The Rise of a Sustainability Leader: Maersk’s Journey to the Triple-E
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The Rise of a Sustainability Leader: Maersk’s Journey to the Triple-E

At four-hundred metres long, 59 metres wide and 73 metres high, the Triple-E series of containerships will be the world’s largest, and one of the most

July 2, 2013
Total Views: 180

Monday, July 1, 2013
Europe’s Exporters Must Take Fair Share of Freight Rates, say Container Lines
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Europe’s Exporters Must Take Fair Share of Freight Rates, say Container Lines

European exporters targeting markets in China and elsewhere in Asia have been warned that the era of cheap container shipping freight rates on the backhaul

July 1, 2013
Total Views: 42

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Maersk Advances as China Container Rates Jump

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S rose in Copenhagen trading on speculation that freight rate increases will succeed in restoring profits on the shipping

July 1, 2013
Total Views: 27

Friday, June 28, 2013
Will New Container Technology Cut Handling Costs?
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Will New Container Technology Cut Handling Costs?

The development of a new type of 20ft container technology has taken a step further with the completion of a trial shipment of the so-called Tworty

June 28, 2013
Total Views: 48

Wednesday, June 26, 2013
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MOL Comfort Towing Commences, Sister Ships Inspected [UPDATE 2]

A tug has commenced towing of the forward section of the MOL Comfort towards the Arabian Gulf.

June 26, 2013
Total Views: 159

Thursday, June 20, 2013
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German Shipping Companies Plan Alliances

Half of Germany's maritime shipping companies plan to enter alliances with peers or deepen existing pacts in the next few months to counter overcapacity and

June 20, 2013
Total Views: 45

MOL Comfort – Is Container Weight the Issue? [OP/ED]
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MOL Comfort – Is Container Weight the Issue? [OP/ED]

How on earth does a 5 year old 90,000 ton containership, built by one of Japan’s finest shipyards and operated by a tip-top liner company, come to be

June 20, 2013
Total Views: 376

Eugen maersk containership
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Eugen Maersk Containership Reports Cargo Fire

In an emailed statement this morning, Maersk Line confirms that one of their largest containerships, the 397 meter, 11,000 TEU Eugen Maersk caught fire on 18

June 20, 2013
Total Views: 201

MOL Comfort Breaks In Two Off Yemen, Salvage Firm Contracted [UPDATE 6]
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MOL Comfort Breaks In Two Off Yemen, Salvage Firm Contracted [UPDATE 6]

The MRCC in Mumbai has just tweeted saying that the sections are still afloat and are being monitored.

June 20, 2013
Total Views: 2118

Wednesday, June 19, 2013
MOL Comfort an “Incident of Great Concern” – IACS Chairman
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MOL Comfort an “Incident of Great Concern” – IACS Chairman

“We can’t prejudge, and we’re not directly involved,”commented Tom Boardley, Marine Director at Lloyd’s Register and Chairman of

June 19, 2013
Total Views: 95

Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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World’s Largest Container Shippers Plan Monster Alliance

The world's three biggest container shipping companies, including Maersk Line, have agreed to share vessels in a bid to minimize losses caused by over capacity

June 18, 2013
Total Views: 64

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Record Number of Box Ships to be Delivered in 2013, Yet Orderbooks are Thinning

The ratio of container TEU capacity on-order compared to the trading fleet dropped below 20% in June, reports Braemar Seascope. The broker advises that, as the

June 18, 2013
Total Views: 33

Monday, June 17, 2013
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Incidents

No Answers, Only Questions Surround MOL Comfort Incident

UPDATE: New information has revealed that the ship did not sink, rather it broke in two with both sides still afloat. The loss of the MOL Comfort (formerly

June 17, 2013
Total Views: 200

Friday, June 14, 2013
Maersk Line Names World’s Largest Ship  – Mærsk McKinney-Møller
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Maersk Line Names World’s Largest Ship – Mærsk McKinney-Møller

Ane Maersk Mc-Kinney Uggla, chairman of the Moller Foundation, had the honour of naming Maersk Line's first Triple-E containership during a naming ceremony

June 14, 2013
Total Views: 334

Thursday, June 13, 2013
Maersk To Pay $100 Million Less For New Triple-E’s

Maersk To Pay $100 Million Less For New Triple-E’s

A.P. Moller-Maersk will pay about $100 million less than predicted for 20 mega-size container vessels ordered from Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine

June 13, 2013
Total Views: 101

Monday, June 10, 2013
Maersk Triple-E – MV Mærsk McKinney-Møller Sea Trials [PHOTOS]
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Maersk Triple-E – MV Mærsk McKinney-Møller Sea Trials [PHOTOS]

First photos showing the Maersk Triple-E

June 10, 2013
Total Views: 149