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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
PIL Sentenced to Pay $2.2 Million for Environmental Crimes

PIL Sentenced to Pay $2.2 Million for Environmental Crimes

A federal judge in Washington, D.C. this week sentenced the Singapore-based container shipping company, Pacific International Lines (PIL), to pay $2.2 million

February 26, 2013
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Monday, February 25, 2013
Emma Maersk Reaches Fincantieri Repair Yard in Palermo
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Emma Maersk Reaches Fincantieri Repair Yard in Palermo

The disabled Emma Maersk has been successfully delivered to a Fincantieri yard in Palermo, Sicily, where she will undergo repairs to fix a broken stern

February 25, 2013
Total Views: 94

Friday, February 22, 2013
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Maersk Tops Profit Hopes On Container Shipping Recovery

By Ritsuko Ando and Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Feb 22 (Reuters) – A.P. Moeller-Maersk beat annual profit forecasts and predicted its container shipping

February 22, 2013
Total Views: 31

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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News

Diana Containerships Reports Increased Revenues, Acquires 4,024 TEU Panamax

Athens-based shipowner Diana Containerships reported their Q4 earnings today along with news of their acquisition of the M/V Hanjin Malta, a 4,024 TEU Panamax

February 19, 2013
Total Views: 4

Monday, February 18, 2013
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Finance

CMA CGM Wins Support from Banks, Bonds Outpace Peers

CMA CGM SA’s bonds rallied seven times faster than peers in the past week after the third-biggest container line won support from banks to loosen debt

February 18, 2013
Total Views: 39

Sunday, February 17, 2013
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News

Emma Maersk Departs Egyptian Port Under Tow [IMAGES]

With initial repairs complete, the giant container ship Emma Maersk is now under tow from Port Said.  She is on her way to a European port where the ship

February 17, 2013
Total Views: 188

Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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News

Global Container Shippers View Significant Growth Opportunity in Turkey

By Evrim Ergin ISTANBUL, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Top global shipping lines are looking to expand operations in Turkey to some of its fast-growing private

February 13, 2013
Total Views: 76

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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Finance

Danaos Reports 2012 Financials, German Containership Owner Shoots Par

Danaos Corporation, a Athens-based containership owner announced their 2012 year end financial results today. It was a challenging year for the global

February 12, 2013
Total Views: 34

Friday, February 8, 2013
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News

Maersk Line’s Chief Commercial Officer Lucas Vos to Resign

Maersk Line’s Chief Commercial Officer Lucas Vos announced his intentions to resign today from the Copenhagen-based shipping giant. “Lucas Vos has

February 8, 2013
Total Views: 51

Thursday, February 7, 2013
Ship Photo of The Day – Triple-E Mega Blocks

Ship Photo of The Day – Triple-E Mega Blocks

Here is a good shot of cargo hold 4 & 3 of one of Maersk’s new Triple-E containerships currently under construction at DSME shipyard in South Korea.

February 7, 2013
Total Views: 192

Tuesday, February 5, 2013
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Interesting

Maersk Line: Emma Maersk Out for Months

Maersk Line’s Palle Laursen, Head of Ship Management for the Danish liner company, provides us with this latest update on the Emma Maersk, which suffered

February 5, 2013
Total Views: 180

Monday, February 4, 2013
CMA CGM Marco Polo Completes Maiden Voyage

CMA CGM Marco Polo Completes Maiden Voyage

French shipping group, CMA CGM, on Monday confirmed that on January 24, the CMA CGM Marco Polo arrived in Ningbo, China, marking the last stop in her maiden

February 4, 2013
Total Views: 28

Saturday, February 2, 2013
Emma Maersk Takes on Water Near Suez Canal, But is NOT in Danger of Sinking
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Emma Maersk Takes on Water Near Suez Canal, But is NOT in Danger of Sinking

UPDATE: Emma Maersk out for months, Maersk Line says. Original: The mighty Emma Maersk, once the world’s largest containership by TEU capacity, was

February 2, 2013
Total Views: 253

Friday, February 1, 2013
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Multimedia

Maersk Group CEO on Chinese Imports – Most Dynamic Trade Development in the World [INTERVIEW]

In an interview with CNN, Maersk Group CEO Nils Anderson discusses the ever-changing, and difficult world of global shipping and the newly evolving Chinese

February 1, 2013
Total Views: 7

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News

Suez Canal Seen Kept Open by Egyptian Army as Ship Agent Suspends Service

(Bloomberg) — Egypt’s army is maintaining shipping services through the Suez Canal, which handles about 8 percent of world trade, amid unrest

February 1, 2013
Total Views: 31

Strolling the Bridge of the Ebba Maersk, Underway on a 397-Meter Container Ship [VIDEO]
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Strolling the Bridge of the Ebba Maersk, Underway on a 397-Meter Container Ship [VIDEO]

– By Jonathan Wichmann Making a 170,794 ton container ship behave like a trained poodle is what Hans Peter Hansen does. He’s a harbour pilot and

February 1, 2013
Total Views: 35

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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News

Ex-President of Sea Star Line Guilty of Price Fixing and Conspiracy

WASHINGTON – Frank Peake, the former president of Sea Star Line LLC, was found guilty on Tuesday by a federal jury in Puerto Rico of participating in a

January 30, 2013
Total Views: 10

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Seaspan May Order 15 More Containerships from Hyundai Heavy
News

Seaspan May Order 15 More Containerships from Hyundai Heavy

(Bloomberg) — Seaspan Corp, a ship-leasing unit of Tiger Group Investments, may order as many as 15 more container ships over the next year to benefit

January 29, 2013
Total Views: 73

Monday, January 28, 2013
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Maersk Line Hits CO2 Target Ahead of Schedule

Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company by teu capacity, has reached its own 2020 target of reducing its fleet-wide CO2 emissions by

January 28, 2013
Total Views: 13

Friday, January 25, 2013
cma cgm
Finance

CMA CGM Frees up $533 Million in Cash, Sells Stake in Terminal Link

PARIS–CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping company, Friday said it sold a 49% stake in its port operator Terminal Link to China

January 25, 2013
Total Views: 9
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