Container Shipping

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

Sunday, February 17, 2013
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News

Emma Maersk Departs Egyptian Port Under Tow [IMAGES]

With initial repairs complete, the giant container ship Emma Maersk is now under tow from Port Said.  She is on her way to a European port where the ship

February 17, 2013
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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News

Global Container Shippers View Significant Growth Opportunity in Turkey

By Evrim Ergin ISTANBUL, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Top global shipping lines are looking to expand operations in Turkey to some of its fast-growing private

February 13, 2013
Total Views: 140

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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Finance

Danaos Reports 2012 Financials, German Containership Owner Shoots Par

Danaos Corporation, a Athens-based containership owner announced their 2012 year end financial results today. It was a challenging year for the global

February 12, 2013
Total Views: 99

Friday, February 8, 2013
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News

Maersk Line’s Chief Commercial Officer Lucas Vos to Resign

Maersk Line’s Chief Commercial Officer Lucas Vos announced his intentions to resign today from the Copenhagen-based shipping giant. “Lucas Vos has

February 8, 2013
Total Views: 125

Thursday, February 7, 2013
Ship Photo of The Day – Triple-E Mega Blocks

Ship Photo of The Day – Triple-E Mega Blocks

Here is a good shot of cargo hold 4 & 3 of one of Maersk’s new Triple-E containerships currently under construction at DSME shipyard in South Korea.

February 7, 2013
Total Views: 348

Tuesday, February 5, 2013
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Interesting

Maersk Line: Emma Maersk Out for Months

Maersk Line’s Palle Laursen, Head of Ship Management for the Danish liner company, provides us with this latest update on the Emma Maersk, which suffered

February 5, 2013
Total Views: 298

Monday, February 4, 2013
CMA CGM Marco Polo Completes Maiden Voyage

CMA CGM Marco Polo Completes Maiden Voyage

French shipping group, CMA CGM, on Monday confirmed that on January 24, the CMA CGM Marco Polo arrived in Ningbo, China, marking the last stop in her maiden

February 4, 2013
Total Views: 97

Saturday, February 2, 2013
Emma Maersk Takes on Water Near Suez Canal, But is NOT in Danger of Sinking
Interesting

Emma Maersk Takes on Water Near Suez Canal, But is NOT in Danger of Sinking

UPDATE: Emma Maersk out for months, Maersk Line says. Original: The mighty Emma Maersk, once the world’s largest containership by TEU capacity, was

February 2, 2013
Total Views: 365

Friday, February 1, 2013
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Multimedia

Maersk Group CEO on Chinese Imports – Most Dynamic Trade Development in the World [INTERVIEW]

In an interview with CNN, Maersk Group CEO Nils Anderson discusses the ever-changing, and difficult world of global shipping and the newly evolving Chinese

February 1, 2013
Total Views: 44

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News

Suez Canal Seen Kept Open by Egyptian Army as Ship Agent Suspends Service

(Bloomberg) — Egypt’s army is maintaining shipping services through the Suez Canal, which handles about 8 percent of world trade, amid unrest

February 1, 2013
Total Views: 96

Strolling the Bridge of the Ebba Maersk, Underway on a 397-Meter Container Ship [VIDEO]
Blog

Strolling the Bridge of the Ebba Maersk, Underway on a 397-Meter Container Ship [VIDEO]

– By Jonathan Wichmann Making a 170,794 ton container ship behave like a trained poodle is what Hans Peter Hansen does. He’s a harbour pilot and

February 1, 2013
Total Views: 83

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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News

Ex-President of Sea Star Line Guilty of Price Fixing and Conspiracy

WASHINGTON – Frank Peake, the former president of Sea Star Line LLC, was found guilty on Tuesday by a federal jury in Puerto Rico of participating in a

January 30, 2013
Total Views: 37

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Seaspan May Order 15 More Containerships from Hyundai Heavy
News

Seaspan May Order 15 More Containerships from Hyundai Heavy

(Bloomberg) — Seaspan Corp, a ship-leasing unit of Tiger Group Investments, may order as many as 15 more container ships over the next year to benefit

January 29, 2013
Total Views: 145

Monday, January 28, 2013
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Maersk Line Hits CO2 Target Ahead of Schedule

Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company by teu capacity, has reached its own 2020 target of reducing its fleet-wide CO2 emissions by

January 28, 2013
Total Views: 74

Friday, January 25, 2013
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Finance

CMA CGM Frees up $533 Million in Cash, Sells Stake in Terminal Link

PARIS–CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping company, Friday said it sold a 49% stake in its port operator Terminal Link to China

January 25, 2013
Total Views: 43

Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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News

Shippers Tell Different Story on Chinese Exports, Laden With Skepticism

SHANGHAI–Many in the shipping industry see a sluggish year ahead for Chinese exports, a cornerstone of the world’s No. 2 economy, despite other

January 23, 2013
Total Views: 41

seaspan containerships
Shipbuilding

Seaspan Orders Four Fuel Efficient, 10,000 TEU Containerships

New York-listed Seaspan Corporation (NYSE: SSW) announced Wednesday that it has signed contracts for the construction of four fuel efficient 10,000 TEU

January 23, 2013
Total Views: 118

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Finance

CSAV Emerges from the Darkness as Highest Returning Container Shipper

Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) — Chile’s richest family has turned the world’s worst-performing container shipper into a champion by shedding rented

January 23, 2013
Total Views: 156

Friday, January 18, 2013
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News

OOCL Christens Pair of 13k TEU Containerships, Eight More on the Way

Orient Overseas Container Lines announced today the christening of two 13,208-TEU container ships, the M/V OOCL Brussels and the M/V NYK Helios, at a ceremony

January 18, 2013
Total Views: 66

Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Seaspan Goes Big with Supersize Order of 14,000 TEU Containerships
Engineering News

Seaspan Goes Big with Supersize Order of 14,000 TEU Containerships

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) announced today the signing of a newbuild contract with Vancouver-based Seaspan Corp. for five 14,000 TEU containerships,

January 16, 2013
Total Views: 77