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Friday, August 16, 2013
MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller
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SPOTD: Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Arrives in Rotterdam

Amid throngs of shoreside and seagoing spectators, the world’s largest containership, MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, arrived today in Rotterdam on her

August 16, 2013
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News

Maersk Climbs to 18-Month High on Elevated Shipping Forecast

Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S climbed to an 18-month high after the company raised the earnings forecast for its container line, which

August 16, 2013
Total Views: 5

Drunk Chinese Dude Passes Out in Shipping Container Bound for America
News

Drunk Chinese Dude Passes Out in Shipping Container Bound for America

After a night of drinking in Qingdao, China, Jiang Wu mistook a shipping container as his hotel room. It’s a classic mistake that no doubt happens to

August 16, 2013
Total Views: 21

Wednesday, August 14, 2013
ClassNK Releases Preliminary Insight Into Crack-Up of MOL Comfort
Engineering News

ClassNK Releases Preliminary Insight Into Crack-Up of MOL Comfort

Japanese classification society ClassNK released the following statement today regarding the forensic investigation into what may have caused the initial

August 14, 2013
Total Views: 26

Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Seaspan Adds Five 14,000 TEU Newbuilds After Inking Charter Contracts

Seaspan Adds Five 14,000 TEU Newbuilds After Inking Charter Contracts

Seaspan orders five additional fuel-efficient 14,000 TEU containerships after signing long-term, fixed rate time charter contracts with Yang Ming Marine

August 13, 2013
Total Views: 62

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News

Diana Containerships to Acquire Pair of Post-Panamax Vessels

Diana Containerships Inc. (Nasdaq:DCIX) has signed two Memoranda of Agreement to purchase from an unaffiliated third party two Post-Panamax container vessels,

August 13, 2013
Total Views: 6

Monday, August 12, 2013
Mitsui O.S.K. Line: Hull Reinforcements Completed on MOL Comfort Sister Vessels
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Mitsui O.S.K. Line: Hull Reinforcements Completed on MOL Comfort Sister Vessels

Mitsui O.S.K. Line announced Monday that it has completed measures to reinforce the hulls of three of MOL Comfort's sister vessels after having conducted an

August 12, 2013
Total Views: 34

Friday, August 9, 2013
oocl containership
News

Market Imbalance Upsets OOCL Stability as Box Carrier Sails Into the Red

By Gavin van Marle In a sign of just how weak the container shipping market has become this year, the parent company of Hong Kong-based box carrier OOCL

August 9, 2013
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china cosco
News

COSCO to Scrap 13 Ships as Part of Fleet Restructuring Plan

In an exchange filing today, China COSCO announced their plans to scrap 13 ships, consisting of 4 container vessels totaling 11,207 TEU and 9 bulk carriers of

August 9, 2013
Total Views: 5

Wednesday, August 7, 2013
hapag-lloyd
News

Hapag-Lloyd Turns to Quarterly Profit on Cost Cuts, Cheaper Fuel

Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) — Hapag-Lloyd AG cut costs amid falling fuel prices to deliver a profit in the second-quarter as Europe’s fourth-largest

August 7, 2013
Total Views: 3

Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Hanjin Hamburg Containership Strikes Female Fin Whale

Hanjin Hamburg Containership Strikes Female Fin Whale

The Port Of Rotterdam reports that the 102455 DWT containership Hanjin Hamburg struck a Fin whale in the Bay of Biscay on Friday. The adult female was

August 6, 2013
Total Views: 26

Monday, August 5, 2013
Liner Reliability Improves, But Figures Mask Reality for Shippers
Blog

Liner Reliability Improves, But Figures Mask Reality for Shippers

Container lines’ schedule reliability across the global shipping trades decreased slightly in May, according to the latest analysis from liner

August 5, 2013
Total Views: 7

Friday, August 2, 2013
train freight cargo transportation container
News

Containership Owners to See Competition from Deutsche Bahn’s China-Europe Train

Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) — German rail operator Deutsche Bahn AG started another direct train link on the China to Europe trade route, extending its reach into

August 2, 2013
Total Views: 8

Thursday, August 1, 2013
Boxes Pile Up As Asia-Europe Carriers Are Caught Unawares by Mini-Peak
Blog

Boxes Pile Up As Asia-Europe Carriers Are Caught Unawares by Mini-Peak

While there are few signs of a peak season developing on the Asia-Europe westbound trade as overall volumes remain flat, there appears to be something of a

August 1, 2013
Total Views: 3

Wednesday, July 31, 2013
oocl containership
Uncategorized

Black August for Shippers as Asia-Europe Capacity Cuts Set to Support Price Hikes

Shippers and forwarders in the Asia-Europe trade currently experiencing tight space constraints need to prepare themselves for further cuts in capacity in

July 31, 2013
Total Views: 6

china cosco headquarters
News

China COSCO Seen Selling Property Assets To Avoid Delisting

By Yimou Lee HONG KONG, July 31 (Reuters) – China’s largest bulk shipper, China COSCO Holdings Co Ltd , may sell some of its $1.6 billion in

July 31, 2013
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Bigger Ships Mean $13 Billion in Port Spending
Ports

Bigger Ships Mean $13 Billion in Port Spending

Europe’s busiest container terminals are seeing their margins put under pressure as they expand to cater to the world’s largest box ships at a time

July 30, 2013
Total Views: 11

MÆRSK MC-KINNEY MØLLER
Multimedia

Mærsk McKinney-Møller’s Maiden Port Call to Busan [TIMELAPSE VIDEO]

2nd Officer Yaroslav Karetnikov of the Mærsk McKinney-Møller created a timelapse video of his ship’s maiden port call to Busan, South Korea. Watch it

July 30, 2013
Total Views: 47

cma cgm marco polo
Finance

Container Shipping | Investing Capital For Suboptimal Returns

Containership owners such as Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Seaspan, SinOceanic, Costamare, Ignazio Messina, Capital Shipmanagement, CIMC and others are all moving

July 30, 2013
Total Views: 12

Monday, July 29, 2013
Seaspan Places $550 Million Order for More Containerships
Finance

Seaspan Places $550 Million Order for More Containerships

In Seaspan’s latest financial earnings report, CEO Gerry Wang broke the news about having placed a $550 million order for an undisclosed number of new

July 29, 2013
Total Views: 33
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