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Monday, December 3, 2012
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Finance

Private Equity Firms Set Sights on Eco-Ships and the Distressed Shipping Market

(Bloomberg) — Carlyle Group LP and Tiger Group Investments’ ship fund is in talks about financing new vessels with five container lines as higher

December 3, 2012
Total Views: 63

Thursday, November 29, 2012
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News

Zim Shipping Wants to Split, Israeli Government Stands in the Way

(Bloomberg) — Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. said the Israeli government’s reluctance to allow the container line to be split is frustrating

November 29, 2012
Total Views: 36

Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Thinking Outside and Beyond the Box: Let’s Reinvent the Shipping Container
Interesting

Thinking Outside and Beyond the Box: Let’s Reinvent the Shipping Container

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/32515225[/vimeo] – By Tom Stitt Is it time for Marc Levinson to publish a sequel to The Box, his classic story of how the

November 27, 2012
Total Views: 35

Friday, November 23, 2012
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News

Maersk’s Plan is “More Sensational than Substantial,” NOL is Prime Pick for Market Recovery

0727 GMT 21 November [Dow Jones] STOCK CALL: A.P. Moller-Maersk‘s plan to move away from the shipping segment to focus investment in other businesses,

November 23, 2012
Total Views: 18

Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Containership Runs Aground to Avoid Small Fishing Boat

Containership Runs Aground to Avoid Small Fishing Boat

A 278-meter containership had to be refloated Wednesday from a sandy bank near Prince Rupert Harbour, BC after running aground as it maneuvered around a small

November 21, 2012
Total Views: 23

Tuesday, November 20, 2012
CSCL to Sell One Fifth of Total Container Capacity

CSCL to Sell One Fifth of Total Container Capacity

HONG KONG–China Shipping Container Lines Co. (2866.HK), or CSCL, plans to sell a fifth of its shipping containers for US$358.6 million to raise cash and

November 20, 2012
Total Views: 34

Monday, November 19, 2012
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News

Utilization Rates are “Not Super” Yet Maersk Line Hopes to Raise Trans-Pacific Rates in 2013

(Bloomberg) — Maersk Line, the world’s biggest operator of container ships, expects rates to rise on trans-Pacific routes next month because of an

November 19, 2012
Total Views: 14

Friday, November 16, 2012
CMA CGM Marco Polo: Master and Chief Engineer On What It’s Like to Command the World’s Largest Containership

CMA CGM Marco Polo: Master and Chief Engineer On What It’s Like to Command the World’s Largest Containership

At 396 meters and the capacity to hold an astonishing 16,020 TEUs, the CMA CGM Marco Polo is now officially the world’s largest containership. The

November 16, 2012
Total Views: 173

Monday, November 12, 2012
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News

Maersk CEO: China’s Evolution into a Consumer Economy Will be “Very, Very Positive for Us”

(Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest container shipping line, is betting that China will evolve into a consumer

November 12, 2012
Total Views: 32

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Engineering News

CMA CGM’s Marco Polo is Now the World’s Largest Containership

The Emma Maersk and her E-class of sister containerships have had their day in the sun, but there’s now an even bigger kid on the block named Marco Polo

November 12, 2012
Total Views: 1270

Friday, November 9, 2012
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News

Efficient Operations is the Name of the Game for Maersk Line

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S (AMKBY, MAERSK-A.KO, MAERSK-B.KO) on Friday warned global demand for seaborne containers will grow more slowly than the group forecast

November 9, 2012
Total Views: 69

Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Diana Containerships Buys NOL Panamax for $30 Million

Diana Containerships Buys NOL Panamax for $30 Million

Diana Containerships Inc. (NASDAQ: DCIX), a global shipping company specializing in owning and operating containerships, announced Tuesday that it has signed a

November 6, 2012
Total Views: 17

Monday, November 5, 2012
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Finance

Container Rate Increases Have Worked for Danaos, CEO John Costas Comments

With a fleet of 64 containerships aggregating 363,049 TEUs, Athens-based Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC) ranks among the largest containership charter owners

November 5, 2012
Total Views: 50

Friday, November 2, 2012
Containerships Rerouted Away From Storm-Battered Northeast

Containerships Rerouted Away From Storm-Battered Northeast

Sandy-related troubles at the Port of New York and New Jersey are forcing carriers to divert their ships to other ports, disrupting the supply flow for

November 2, 2012
Total Views: 16

Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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News

Merchant Ships Anchor Offshore as the East Coast’s Biggest Port Recovers

The Port of New York and New Jersey is one of the busiest ports in the world and thus a major commercial artery for global commerce. In 2011, the

October 31, 2012
Total Views: 115

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Finance

CSAV Earns First Quarterly Profit Since 2010

Chilean shipper Compania Sud Americana de Vapores SA (VAPORES.SN) posted a quarterly profit for the first time in two years. The company reported a net

October 31, 2012
Total Views: 32

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News

China Shipping Container Lines Squeaks Out a Respectable Profit While Competitors Eat Losses

(Bloomberg) — China Shipping Container Lines Co., the nation’s second cargo-box carrier, rose the most in more than four months in Hong Kong

October 31, 2012
Total Views: 81

Sunday, October 28, 2012
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News

MOL Container Ship Says Screw Hurricane Sandy and Puts the Throttle Down [UPDATE 2]

While every other ship off the east coast of the United States steaming eastward trying to get the hell out of the way of Hurricane Sandy, the MOL Paramount,

October 28, 2012
Total Views: 110

Friday, October 26, 2012
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Lifesaving Incidents

Rena Owners Fined

Daina Shipping, owner of the stricken M/V Rena containership, was fined $300,000 today in a Tauranga District Court after pleading guilty to a charge under the

October 26, 2012
Total Views: 53

Thursday, October 25, 2012
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Finance

Neptune Orient Lines Earns First Quarterly Profit Since 2010

SINGAPORE–Container shipper Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. (NO3.SG) Thursday said it swung to a net profit in the third quarter mainly because of cost

October 25, 2012
Total Views: 30
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