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Thursday, August 14, 2014
Panama Says a $5.3 Billion Canal Expansion May Not Be Big Enough
News

Panama Says a $5.3 Billion Canal Expansion May Not Be Big Enough

A century after the U.S. steamship Ancon first sailed through the Panama Canal, a $5.3 billion expansion delayed by bickering contractors and angry workers is

August 14, 2014
Total Views: 72

Wednesday, August 13, 2014
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News

Scorpio’s Giant Boxships ‘To Earn $50,000 Daily’

Scorpio Group has probably lined up a bareboat rate of about $50,000 daily for the long-term charter of about 15 years’ duration of three, 19,200 TEU box

August 13, 2014
Total Views: 23

Friday, August 8, 2014
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News

K-Line’s Containerships Return to Black While Dry Bulk Continues to Drag Along

Japanese shipping firm K-Line reports today the company has dug themselves out of a loss-making situation over the past quarter in their containership business

August 8, 2014
Total Views: 13

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News

Throttle Back and We’ll Make it Worth Your While

The massive container ships passing through the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of Southern California will be paid a bonus of $2,500 per trip to slow

August 8, 2014
Total Views: 9

Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Time-Lapse: Offloading the Panama Canal’s Massive New Gates
Blog

Time-Lapse: Offloading the Panama Canal’s Massive New Gates

Here's a time-lapse video just released by the Panama Canal Authority showing the offloading of the second shipment of gates for the Panama Canal's new third

August 5, 2014
Total Views: 17

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News

Charter Rates Under Pressure as More Mega-Boxships Arrive on Major Trade Lanes

By Mike Wackett There were 27 newbuild containerships delivered in July – the highest monthly number since June 2013 and bringing the total so far this year

August 5, 2014
Total Views: 11

Monday, August 4, 2014
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Shipping News

Panama and Building Consortium Reach Deal to Complete Expanded Panama Canal

The Panama Canal Authority and the consortium hired to build the third set of locks for the Panama Canal have finalized a deal for the completion of the

August 4, 2014
Total Views: 38

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News

Matz Maersk Makes First European Calls

Matz Maersk, the ninth 18,270 TEU containership built for the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group made its maiden voyage port call to Bremerhaven on 27 July and

August 4, 2014
Total Views: 70

Tuesday, July 29, 2014
cma cgm centaurus tow
Finance

CMA CGM Continues to Underpin Global Ship Lease Performance

By Mike Wackett, UK-based containership owner Global Ship Lease (GSL) has revealed it has contracted revenue of $900m in long-term charters on 15 of its fleet

July 29, 2014
Total Views: 30

Friday, July 25, 2014
Hamburg Süd to Acquire CCNI in $160 Million Deal
Shipping News

Hamburg Süd to Acquire CCNI in $160 Million Deal

German container shipper Hamburg Süd announced today it has reached an agreement with Compañía Chilena de Navegación Interoceánica S.A. (CCNI) to acquire

July 25, 2014
Total Views: 45

Wednesday, July 23, 2014
First Gates Delivered to Expanded Panama Canal Lock Complex – PHOTOS
Shipping News

First Gates Delivered to Expanded Panama Canal Lock Complex – PHOTOS

The first of new lock gates for the expanded Panama Canal have been transferred to the lock complex on the Atlantic side, marking another milestone in the $5

July 23, 2014
Total Views: 46

Tuesday, July 22, 2014
apm terminals portsmouth virginia
News

Maersk’s APM Terminals to Sell Container Terminal in Virginia

Port operator APM Terminals, a unit of Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk, said it would sell a big U.S. container terminal to infrastructure investor Alinda Capital

July 22, 2014
Total Views: 58

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News

Bandar Abbas Receives First Foreign Containership After Sanctions Lifted

The Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization reports that a containership owned by Thailand Taiwan-headquartered Wan Hai Lines has called on the port of Shahid

July 22, 2014
Total Views: 109

Monday, July 21, 2014
The MSC Flaminia containership on fire in the mid-Atlantic in 2012.
News

MSC Flaminia Returns to Service After Deadly Fire

After an explosion and subsequent fire broke out in 2012 on board the containership MSC Flaminia, one that killed three crew-members and heavily damaged the

July 21, 2014
Total Views: 424

Friday, July 18, 2014
Asia-Europe Container Freight Rates Fall
News

Asia-Europe Container Freight Rates Fall

Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe fell by 5.5 percent to $1,230 per 20-foot container (TEU) in the week

July 18, 2014
Total Views: 16

Thursday, July 17, 2014
Engine to Power World’s First Dual-Fuel Containership Delivered to Shipyard
Shipping News

Engine to Power World’s First Dual-Fuel Containership Delivered to Shipyard

The gas engine that will soon power the TOTE's new Marlin-class containerships have been delivered to General Dynamics’ NASSCO’s shipyard in San Diego, CA,

July 17, 2014
Total Views: 157

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Shipping News

MSC and Maersk Boost Asia-Europe Capacity as More ULCVs are Launched

By Mike Wackett, With the usual aversion to publicity relating to its fleet, Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world’s second-biggest ocean carrier,

July 17, 2014
Total Views: 26

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Finance

Zim Completes $3.4 Billion Restructuring

Israel's biggest shipping firm Zim said it completed a more than $3 billion debt restructuring that will allow the company to capitalise on the recovery in

July 17, 2014
Total Views: 179

Wednesday, July 16, 2014
oocl containership golden gate bridge sunset
News

Trans-Pacific Container Shipping Group Aims For Rise in Rates

Container shipping companies were urged to raise Asia-U.S. freight rates by at least $600 per 40-foot container (FEU) with effect from Aug. 1, their

July 16, 2014
Total Views: 16

Friday, July 11, 2014
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Incidents

CSAV Boxship Loses Containers in Typhoon [IMAGES]

The following images were sent to us from an anonymous source showing containers allegedly hanging off the side of the containership CSAV Traiguen as a result

July 11, 2014
Total Views: 40
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