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Monday, September 8, 2014
Limited Data, Extreme Rolling to Blame for Svendborg Maersk Cargo Loss -REPORT
Shipping News

Limited Data, Extreme Rolling to Blame for Svendborg Maersk Cargo Loss -REPORT

A lack of information contributing to the Master's decision-making and extreme rolling caused the loss of the 517 containers and damage to another 250 units

September 8, 2014
Total Views: 1404

Friday, September 5, 2014
Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV Merger to Win Conditional EU Approval -Sources

Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV Merger to Win Conditional EU Approval -Sources

Hapag-Lloyd and Compania SudAmericana de Vapores will win conditional European Union approval for their merger that will create the world's fourth-largest

September 5, 2014
Total Views: 21

Decision to Abandon Rena Wreckage Heads to Environment Court
Accidents

Decision to Abandon Rena Wreckage Heads to Environment Court

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council will not to make the decision to abandon the wreck of the MV Rena at Astrolabe

September 5, 2014
Total Views: 133

Wednesday, September 3, 2014
MOL Comfort Report Coming Soon -ClassNK
Incidents

MOL Comfort Report Coming Soon -ClassNK

Classification society ClassNK says the investigation report into the 2013 MOL Comfort casualty in the Indian Ocean will be released by the

September 3, 2014
Total Views: 48

COSCO Zhoushan
News

China Outlines Plan to Modernize Shipping Industry

China published a set of guidelines to support and develop its shipping industry on Wednesday, sending shares in shipping firms such as China COSCO and China

September 3, 2014
Total Views: 5

Tuesday, September 2, 2014
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News That CSAV Is The Least Profitable Boxline Overshadows Hapag-Lloyd Merger

The scale of the challenge facing Hapag-Lloyd’s management team overseeing the integration of CSAV has been underlined by new research from Alphaliner which

September 2, 2014
Total Views: 8

Friday, August 29, 2014
cosco
News

China COSCO Predicts Overall Loss in 2014, But Says Market Is Improving

China COSCO Holdings Co Ltd said on Friday that it would be tough to escape a loss in 2014, but said the shipping market's outlook was improving in the second

August 29, 2014
Total Views: 10

Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Australia Bans Containership Over Repeat Offenses
Shipping News

Australia Bans Containership Over Repeat Offenses

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has issued a order banning to the Liberian-flagged containership MV Vega Auriga from Australia's ports over repeated

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 52

skeena river prince rupert canada
News

Canadian Ports Win as Boxships Divert on U.S. Labor Concerns

Prince Rupert, a remote port luring tourists with the slogan “Where Canada’s Wilderness Begins,” may want to consider a new motto: “Asia’s Gateway to

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 11

Video: A Day In The Life Aboard Edith Maersk
Blog

Video: A Day In The Life Aboard Edith Maersk

Last week we saw “A Day In The Life One Year After MLC 2006“. Now here’s a video from Maersk Line showing a daily operations aboard the Edith

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 103

Saturday, August 23, 2014
Two Lorry Drivers Charged in UK Over Afghans Found in Shipping Container
News

Two Lorry Drivers Charged in UK Over Afghans Found in Shipping Container

Two lorry drivers were charged on Saturday by British police investigating the death of an Afghan man who was among 35 suspected stowaways found in a shipping

August 23, 2014
Total Views: 26

Friday, August 22, 2014
Monkeys Hitch A Ride To Rotterdam Aboard Maersk Ship
News

Monkeys Hitch A Ride To Rotterdam Aboard Maersk Ship

A group of monkeys found themselves taking an unexpected trip to Europe after boarding a Maersk ship in

August 22, 2014
Total Views: 166

polynesian shipping line
News

Polynesian Shipping Line Shareholders Cash Out

After 9 years, the shareholders of Polynesian Shipping Line (PSL) have sold their business to Neptune Pacific Line Ltd. “When looking at the trade today

August 22, 2014
Total Views: 61

Thursday, August 21, 2014
Eleonora Maersk
News

Food Goes Bad on Maersk Ships as Russia Imposes Ban

A "significant" amount of produce out at sea needs to be returned to its original senders after Russia imposed a ban on food imports from Western countries, a

August 21, 2014
Total Views: 21

Wednesday, August 20, 2014
matz maersk
News

Maersk Line Plans ‘2M’ Alliance With MSC

Maersk Line plans to launch its new vessel sharing service with MSC Mediterranean as early as January next year, and expects to notify customers of the network

August 20, 2014
Total Views: 74

Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Watch: Triple-E Leaves Port With World Record Load
Interesting

Watch: Triple-E Leaves Port With World Record Load

On July 21, 2014, the MV Mary Maersk departed Algeciras, Spain with a world record 17,603 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), the most TEU's ever loaded onto a

August 19, 2014
Total Views: 228

Port of Hamburg Adds Jobs As Volumes Surge
Ports

Port of Hamburg Adds Jobs As Volumes Surge

The port of Hamburg, Germany’s gateway to the Baltics and China, is adding jobs as a surge in sea freight boosted cargo handling to record levels in the

August 19, 2014
Total Views: 49

Maersk Raises 2014 Profit Forecast as Container Volume Grows
News

Maersk Raises 2014 Profit Forecast as Container Volume Grows

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S raised its full-year profit forecast after the company’s container-shipping line, the world’s largest, said earnings are rising

August 19, 2014
Total Views: 27

Monday, August 18, 2014
hyundai tenacity containership
News

Global Number of Container Ships Hits Peak – Drewry

The number of container ships transporting goods around the world has fallen in the first half of 2014 but the total capacity of the global fleet continues to

August 18, 2014
Total Views: 49

Friday, August 15, 2014
MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller
News

Asia-Europe Container Shipping Rates Fall Over 10 Percent

Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe fell by 10.7 percent to $1,198 per 20-foot container (TEU) this

August 15, 2014
Total Views: 22
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