Container Shipping

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


Monday, March 18, 2013
“K” Line Orders Five 14,000 TEU Containerships
Shipbuilding

“K” Line Orders Five 14,000 TEU Containerships

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd, more commonly known as “K” Line, said Monday that it has placed an order for five eco-friendly Ultra Large Container

March 18, 2013
Total Views: 119

MSC Flaminia Sets Sail for Romanian Repair Yard
Interesting

MSC Flaminia Sets Sail for Romanian Repair Yard

The burned out MSC Flaminia has left the Jade-Weser Port in Wilhelmshaven, Germany and is sailing under its own power to a repair yard in Romania where it will

March 18, 2013
Total Views: 92

Friday, March 15, 2013
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News

Maersk Line Shares are Lifted as Container Shippers Dare to Sneak Rates Higher

(Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest container line, rose the most in 10 days in Copenhagen trading after freight

March 15, 2013
Total Views: 63

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – Towing the World’s Largest Containership
Interesting

Ship Photos of The Day – Towing the World’s Largest Containership

At 396-meters long and weighing in at a 250,000 tonnes, you’d think that having to do an emergency tow of the world’s largest containership would

March 13, 2013
Total Views: 241

Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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Maersk And Rivals Seen Failing In Bid To Hike Shipping Rates

COPENHAGEN, March 12 (Reuters) – The world’s biggest container shipping company Maersk Line and its rivals are expected to fail in an attempt on

March 12, 2013
Total Views: 151

Monday, March 11, 2013
maersk line panama canal container shipping
Interesting

Maersk Line Ships Will No Longer Transit Panama Canal

(Bloomberg) — Maersk Line, the world’s biggest container shipping company, will stop plying through the Panama Canal to move goods from Asia to the

March 11, 2013
Total Views: 741

Friday, March 8, 2013
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News

Hapag-Lloyd Co-Owner Eyes Merger Of Equals With Hamburg Süd

FRANKFURT, March 8 (Reuters) – Hapag-Lloyd co-owner Klaus-Michael Kuehne wants the container shipping group’s prospective merger partner

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 143

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News

Container Shippers May See Boost in 2013 as European Customers Fill More Asia-Bound Boxes

(Bloomberg) — Europe-to-Asia freight rates will defy a decline in the other direction this year as exports heading east grow faster than imports, helping

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 45

Wednesday, March 6, 2013
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Multimedia

Maersk Line CEO Provides Keynote Speech at TPM 2013 [VIDEO]

Maersk Line’s CEO Soren Skou kicks off TPM 2013 with the keynote speech. Watch it

March 6, 2013
Total Views: 26

Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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Maersk Line Beefing Up Singapore-Flagged Fleet

By Kyunghee Park March 6 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s biggest container-shipping company, plans to add more vessels

March 5, 2013
Total Views: 384

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
Total Views: 97

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

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: 128

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: 79

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: 29

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: 77

Sunday, February 17, 2013
Emma Maersk container ship egypt
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: 280

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: 128

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: 77

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: 110

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: 316