Container Shipping

gCaptain’s full coverage of the global container shipping industry.


Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Report: Initial Response to MV Rena Grounding Flawed, But Overall Effective
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Report: Initial Response to MV Rena Grounding Flawed, But Overall Effective

New Zealand's maritime safety authority, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ), has been put under the microscope for their response to the October 2011 MV Rena

December 4, 2013
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G6 Box Carriers Expand Operations to Head Off P3 Threat to East-West Trades

The members of the G6– a merger of the New World and Grand Alliances – have announced plans to go head-to-head with the P3 network by expanding

December 4, 2013
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CSAV Surges on Reported Merger Talks with Hapag-Lloyd

CSAV Surges on Reported Merger Talks with Hapag-Lloyd

Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA surged the most in more than a year after Die Welt newspaper reported that Latin America’s largest container shipper is

December 4, 2013
Total Views: 33

Friday, November 29, 2013
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News

European Commission Collusion Probe Puts Focus on 14 Container Lines

By Gavin van Marle The 14 container lines subject to the latest EC anti-trust investigation are Maersk, CMA CGM, MSC, China Shipping, Cosco, Evergreen,

November 29, 2013
Total Views: 81

Tuesday, November 26, 2013
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Samsung Heavy Wins Order for Five Containerships

Samsung Heavy Industries has won a KRW 447.6 billion ($421.53 million) order for five containerships from an unnamed Asian shipowner according to a regulatory

November 26, 2013
Total Views: 14

Monday, November 25, 2013
Crowley Orders World’s First LNG-Powered ConRo Vessels
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Crowley Orders World’s First LNG-Powered ConRo Vessels

Crowley Maritime Corporation on Monday announced that it has placed groundbreaking order for a pair of LNG-powered combination container-Ro/Ro, becoming the

November 25, 2013
Total Views: 185

Press Releases

MOL SHIP MANAGEMENT Increases Broadband on 100 Vessels

MOL SHIP MANAGEMENT increases FleetBroadband usage to 6-gigabyte data plan for 100

November 25, 2013
Total Views: 114

Friday, November 22, 2013
EU Regulators Target 14 Shipping Companies in Antitrust Probe
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EU Regulators Target 14 Shipping Companies in Antitrust Probe

EU regulators will investigate whether 14 of the world's major container shipping companies, including world No. 1 A.P. Moller-Maersk and No. 2 MSC, have been

November 22, 2013
Total Views: 34

Thursday, November 21, 2013
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Transpacific Container Shippers Plan Freight Rate Rise

Container shipping lines have agreed to raise Asia-U.S. freight rates in two stages in an effort to halt current losses. "The central truth in this market is

November 21, 2013
Total Views: 28

Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Star Wars Imperial Walkers Modeled After Containership Cranes, Plus Timelapse Video
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Star Wars Imperial Walkers Modeled After Containership Cranes, Plus Timelapse Video

The legendary Singapore-based ABS surveyor Sean "Danger" McKay Holt draws similarities to the design of the Imperial AT-AT Walkers from Star Wars' Empire

November 20, 2013
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Monday, November 18, 2013
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Despite ‘Vessel Network Efficiencies’, Fuel Price Still the Unknown Factor for Carriers

By Mike Wackett The success of Maersk Line in cutting its unit cost by a massive $390 per 40ft unit in the third quarter was the silver bullet that

November 18, 2013
Total Views: 52

Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Maersk CEO: Shipping Industry Must Learn to Live With Overcapacity
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Maersk CEO: Shipping Industry Must Learn to Live With Overcapacity

By Niklas Magnusson Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest container line, said the shipping industry must

November 13, 2013
Total Views: 28

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Maersk Line Profit Rises as Cost Cuts Counter Rate Decline

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S’s container- shipping line, the world’s largest, reported an 11 percent increase in third-quarter profit after cost cuts

November 13, 2013
Total Views: 30

Tuesday, November 12, 2013
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Hapag-Lloyd’s Profit Falls on ‘Disappointing’ Freight Rates

Hapag-Lloyd AG said third-quarter profit plunged almost 64 percent as Europe’s fourth-largest container-shipping line confronted low busy-season prices

November 12, 2013
Total Views: 12

Monday, November 11, 2013
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News

Evergreen’s Alphaliner Rebuttal

By Gavin van Marle Taiwanese shipping line Evergreen has denied that its fleet modernisation programme will significantly affect the overall supply can demand

November 11, 2013
Total Views: 41

Wednesday, November 6, 2013
WATCH: World’s Largest Ship Arrives in Antwerp
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WATCH: World’s Largest Ship Arrives in Antwerp

On Saturday October 19th, the fourth Maersk Triple-E Class vessel MV Mary Maersk arrived at the Deurganckdock in the Port of Antwerp in

November 6, 2013
Total Views: 49

Monday, November 4, 2013
hyundai tenacity containership
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Leasing Giant New Ships and Containers Remains a Healthy Business Amid a Dismal Sector

By Gavin van Marle, There have been few sectors of the liner shipping business that have done well over the past few years, but businesses leasing both

November 4, 2013
Total Views: 148

Friday, November 1, 2013
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Engineering News

ClassNK Issues Preliminary Findings Around MOL Comfort Casualty

After the containership MOL Comfort cracked in half, partially sank, and then caught fire this past summer in spectacular fashion, Japanese classification

November 1, 2013
Total Views: 106

Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Marie Mærsk dsme triple-e containership
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Ship Photo of the Day: Marie Maersk Prepares to Depart DSME

gCaptain contributor Vladimir Tonic sent us this image today of Maersk Triple-E containership number four, the Marie Maersk which has since departed the

October 23, 2013
Total Views: 103

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Westports Shares Fall Toward IPO Price As Vessel-Sharing Alliance Looms

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Shares in Westports Holdings Bhd, Malaysia’s busiest port operator, fell towards to their IPO price of 2.50

October 23, 2013
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