Container Shipping

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

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
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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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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: 2348

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: 60

Friday, February 17, 2012
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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: 72

Tuesday, February 7, 2012
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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: 1403

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: 458

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: 68

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
Total Views: 42

Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Press Releases

New Era for NOL – Singapore-based shipping and logistics giant christens two 10,000 TEU ships

With a splash of champagne on steel, NOL Group welcomed the future of global trade here today.  The Singapore-based shipping and logistics giant christened

December 6, 2011
Total Views: 58

Wednesday, November 23, 2011
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Euroseas CEO: Container Market is Seeing “A Significant Correction”

Aristides Pittas, Chairman and CEO of Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA), an owner and operator of drybulk carriers and container vessels, commented on the

November 23, 2011
Total Views: 103

Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Maersk Cuts Forecast, Warns of Industrywide Overcapacity
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Maersk Cuts Forecast, Warns of Industrywide Overcapacity

COPENHAGEN—A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S cut its full-year forecast, warning of industrywide overcapacity for the next couple of years, as the company’s

November 9, 2011
Total Views: 34

Saturday, October 29, 2011
CSCL In $750 Million Buying Spree

CSCL In $750 Million Buying Spree

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)–China Shipping Container Lines Ltd. (2866.HK) said Friday it entered in deals worth US$754.2 million to buy eight new container

October 29, 2011
Total Views: 27

Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Horizon Lines Slashes Trans-Pacific Service
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Horizon Lines Slashes Trans-Pacific Service

Horizon Lines today said it plans on slashing its trans-Pacific container service, Five Star Express (FSX), between the U.S. West Coast, Guam and China

October 25, 2011
Total Views: 65

Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Maersk Line Opts For Price War On Asia-Europe Routes [REPORT]
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Maersk Line Opts For Price War On Asia-Europe Routes [REPORT]

COPENHAGEN (Dow Jones)–The world’s largest container shipping company Maersk Line is stepping up the price competition on Asia-Europe routes in an

October 5, 2011
Total Views: 34

Friday, September 30, 2011
World Shippping Council Adds New Board Members
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World Shippping Council Adds New Board Members

The World Shipping Council (WSC) added some new members to its Board of Directors at a membership meeting held in Seoul last week. WSC says its members have

September 30, 2011
Total Views: 35

Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Matson Throws In The Towel On China Service
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Matson Throws In The Towel On China Service

Citing sustained high fuel prices, downward rate pressure and overcapacity in the Transpacific trade, Matson announced today that it is discontinuing in late

August 10, 2011
Total Views: 124