Container Shipping

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

Monday, May 7, 2012
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News

A Crazy Roller Coaster Ride…Importers and Exporters May See Doubled Freight Rates by 2015

-By Can Fidan, MTS Logistics As we all know, the current situation in the shipping world is that there is a large lack of demand against the current overall

May 7, 2012
Total Views: 51

Friday, May 4, 2012
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News

Ship Photo of the Day: Hapag-Lloyd Bumps Up Freight Rates

FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)–German shipping group Hapag-Lloyd said Friday it has increased freight rates for all cargo and container types between Europe and

May 4, 2012
Total Views: 27

Thursday, May 3, 2012
Costamare Optimistic on Containership Market, Newbuilds and Aquisitions to Continue
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Costamare Optimistic on Containership Market, Newbuilds and Aquisitions to Continue

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)– Greek shipping company Costamare Inc. (CMRE) will probably continue to grow through new builds and acquisitions and it remains

May 3, 2012
Total Views: 31

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
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G6 Alliance Holds Back on Asia – North Europe Loop due to “Unfavorable Market Conditions”

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–The G6 alliance of container shipping firms, which includes Singapore-listed Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.’s (N03.SG) APL

May 2, 2012
Total Views: 31

Thursday, April 26, 2012
Costamare Sells “Gifted” and “Genius I” for Demolition, Buys 2 More Containerships
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Costamare Sells “Gifted” and “Genius I” for Demolition, Buys 2 More Containerships

Costamare Inc. (NYSE: CMRE), an Athens-based owner and charterer of containerships announced today that it has agreed to sell two 1984-built containerships,

April 26, 2012
Total Views: 55

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News

Maersk Containership Experiences Engine Troubles Off Portuguese Coast

If you’re in Bremerhaven, Germany and were expecting a container shipment from Port Said on board the Gerd Maersk, it’s going to be delayed…

April 26, 2012
Total Views: 61

Thursday, April 19, 2012
OOCL Orient Overseas Container Line
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Getting to the Black: Orient Overseas Ramps Up Freight Rates on Asia-Europe Trade

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)–Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (0316.HK) plans to further raise rates for container shipments on the North Europe to Asia

April 19, 2012
Total Views: 40

Monday, April 16, 2012
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller
News

Farewell to Mærsk McKinney-Møller 1913-2012

A long and active life has come to an end, and Denmark has lost one of the few truly international businessmen that this country has produced. For more than

April 16, 2012
Total Views: 119

Thursday, March 15, 2012
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Blog

Filling Shipping’s $1 Billion Hole – The Logistical Challenge of Empty Shipping Containers

Empty containers are expensive | Every year Maersk Line spends nearly USD $1 billion related to the shipping of more than 4 million empty dry and reefer

March 15, 2012
Total Views: 250

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News

Orient Overseas Plans to Raise Rates Between Asia and Australia

HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (0316.HK) plans to raise rates for container shipments between Asia and Australia from April 15,

March 15, 2012
Total Views: 55

Monday, March 12, 2012
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News

Orient Overseas CFO: Industry to “Head Back to Break-Even Level in 2012”

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)–Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (0316.HK) said Monday it expects trading conditions in 2012 to remain tough as high fuel costs

March 12, 2012
Total Views: 58

Tuesday, February 28, 2012
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Blog

Sleeping With Your Containers – The Greenest Way to Travel

– By Feray Yuksekbas Kavas, Sales Executive, MTS Logistics What if I told you that there is a great option to travel other than flying, for those of

February 28, 2012
Total Views: 2325

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Finance

A Full Year of Losses for Neptune Orient Lines [REPORT]

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. (N03.SG) on Wednesday reported a fourth consecutive quarter of losses and said it is

February 22, 2012
Total Views: 57

Friday, February 17, 2012
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News

Oversupply of Vessels on Asia-Europe Trade Forces Maersk Line to Make Adjustments

Oversupply of container vessels operating on the Asia – Europe trade lane has pushed Maersk Line’s container freight rates to unsustainably low

February 17, 2012
Total Views: 71

Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Chang Yung-fa
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Evergreen Shipping Founder Bequeaths Fortune to Charity

According to Forbes, the net worth of Evergreen’s Founder and Group Chairman, Chang Yung-fa, is in the range of $1.6 Billion, and he is listed number 782

February 7, 2012
Total Views: 1394

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
News

CMA CGM Announces a New Agreement with CSCL and UASC on the Asia – Middle East Line

As part of this agreement with CSCL and UASC, CMA CGM announces the reorganisation of its CIMEX 1 service on the Asia-Middle East market as from February 2nd

January 31, 2012
Total Views: 35

Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Overcapacity in Liner Industry Expected to Accelerate [REPORT]
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Overcapacity in Liner Industry Expected to Accelerate [REPORT]

Container shipping industry analyst Alphaliner said today that overcapacity in the liner industry will continue into 2012 as supply growth continues to

January 10, 2012
Total Views: 21

Saturday, January 7, 2012
Container Shipping Companies – The Ten Largest Visualized
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Container Shipping Companies – The Ten Largest Visualized

UDPATED: January 2012 The data visualization above represents the worlds 10 largest container shipping companies by TEU capacity. WORLD TEU CAPACITY:

January 7, 2012
Total Views: 447

Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Maersk Line Tops Fleet Capacity Growth in 2011 [REPORT]
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Maersk Line Tops Fleet Capacity Growth in 2011 [REPORT]

A.P. Moller – Maersk Group’s Maersk Line recorded the largest capacity growth by TEU’s in 2011 according to a report by liner industry data

January 3, 2012
Total Views: 65

Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Press Releases

CMA CGM and OOCL Team Up

CMA CGM is pleased to announce it will enter into partnership with OOCL on its ANZEX service deployed on the New Zealand to Far East Trade as from the

December 14, 2011
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