Container Shipping

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

Tuesday, January 15, 2013
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News

Maersk Line: Asia-Europe Container Shipping Unprofitable at Current Rates

Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest container line, said the industry needs to raise prices by as much as

January 15, 2013
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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News

2013 May Spawn a New Breed of “Zombie” Shipping Companies

Earnings for ships that haul liquefied gases, cars and oil products are most likely to recover this year amid a continued glut of merchant vessels that may

January 2, 2013
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Investors Optimistic on Rising Freight Rates, Maersk Shares Rally

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest container line, rose the most in six weeks in Copenhagen trading on bets a deal on the U.S. budget

January 2, 2013
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
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Less Profit in Sight as Maersk Overcapacity Hits Growth

By Scott Hamilton European container-shipping operators such as A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S may benefit little from higher volumes next year as carrier lines

December 18, 2012
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Hapag-Lloyd Confirms Merger Talks with Hamburg Süd

Julie Cruz TUI AG rose in Frankfurt after its shipping unit Hapag-Lloyd said it is discussing a possible merger with Hamburg Sud. TUI shares advanced as much

December 18, 2012
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Finance

CMA CGM to Present IPO on Paris Stock Exchange

By Ivana Sekularac ZEEBRUGGE, Belgium – CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container group, plans to list shares on the Paris Stock Exchange to get

December 18, 2012
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Friday, December 14, 2012
Ship Photos of The Day – CMA CGM Marco Polo in Hamburg

Ship Photos of The Day – CMA CGM Marco Polo in Hamburg

On December 12, 2012, aka 121212, the world’s largest containership by teu capacity, CMA CGM Marco Polo, called on the port of Hamburg, marking the

December 14, 2012
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Close Call: M/V Ocean Victory Nearly Grounds Along Dutch Coast
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Close Call: M/V Ocean Victory Nearly Grounds Along Dutch Coast

Scary moments again off the coast of the Netherlands- this time on Sunday night, when the 170-meter M/V Ocean Victory cargo ship lost propulsion and was

December 10, 2012
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Sunday, December 9, 2012
CMA CGM Marco Polo Invades European Ports
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CMA CGM Marco Polo Invades European Ports

The CMA CGM Marco Polo, now the world’s largest containership, arrived in Southampton on Sunday loaded with containers from China, officially marking

December 9, 2012
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
LA-LB Strike a Reaction to 1950’s Technology

LA-LB Strike a Reaction to 1950’s Technology

By Marc Levinson (Bloomberg) — Striking clerks at the nation’s largest port complex, in Southern California, agreed to return to work on Dec. 5,

December 6, 2012
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
TOTE Orders World’s First LNG-Powered Containerships
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TOTE Orders World’s First LNG-Powered Containerships

General Dynamics NASSCO announced today the signing of a historic a contract with TOTE, Inc. calling for the design and construction of up to five 3,100 TEU

December 4, 2012
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Monday, December 3, 2012
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Interesting

CMA CGM’s Marco Polo Transits the Suez [IMAGES/VIDEO]

The world’s largest containership, CMA CGM’s M/V Marco Polo transited the Suez Canal over the weekend while on her maiden voyage from the Far East

December 3, 2012
Total Views: 115

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News

Oaktree Capital and Rickmers Partner to Build at Least 8 New Eco-Container Ships

Not to be outdone by their friends in Hong Kong, Los Angeles-based investment management firm, Oaktree Capital, and the Rickmers Group have joined forces

December 3, 2012
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Finance

Private Equity Firms Set Sights on Eco-Ships and the Distressed Shipping Market

(Bloomberg) — Carlyle Group LP and Tiger Group Investments’ ship fund is in talks about financing new vessels with five container lines as higher

December 3, 2012
Total Views: 86

Thursday, November 29, 2012
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News

Zim Shipping Wants to Split, Israeli Government Stands in the Way

(Bloomberg) — Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. said the Israeli government’s reluctance to allow the container line to be split is frustrating

November 29, 2012
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Thinking Outside and Beyond the Box: Let’s Reinvent the Shipping Container
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Thinking Outside and Beyond the Box: Let’s Reinvent the Shipping Container

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/32515225[/vimeo] – By Tom Stitt Is it time for Marc Levinson to publish a sequel to The Box, his classic story of how the

November 27, 2012
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Friday, November 23, 2012
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News

Maersk’s Plan is “More Sensational than Substantial,” NOL is Prime Pick for Market Recovery

0727 GMT 21 November [Dow Jones] STOCK CALL: A.P. Moller-Maersk‘s plan to move away from the shipping segment to focus investment in other businesses,

November 23, 2012
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Containership Runs Aground to Avoid Small Fishing Boat

Containership Runs Aground to Avoid Small Fishing Boat

A 278-meter containership had to be refloated Wednesday from a sandy bank near Prince Rupert Harbour, BC after running aground as it maneuvered around a small

November 21, 2012
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
CSCL to Sell One Fifth of Total Container Capacity

CSCL to Sell One Fifth of Total Container Capacity

HONG KONG–China Shipping Container Lines Co. (2866.HK), or CSCL, plans to sell a fifth of its shipping containers for US$358.6 million to raise cash and

November 20, 2012
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Monday, November 19, 2012
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News

Utilization Rates are “Not Super” Yet Maersk Line Hopes to Raise Trans-Pacific Rates in 2013

(Bloomberg) — Maersk Line, the world’s biggest operator of container ships, expects rates to rise on trans-Pacific routes next month because of an

November 19, 2012
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