Container Shipping

Container shipping rates and congestion reports – carrier alliance moves, blank sailings, schedule reliability, and TEU volumes on major trade lanes.

Thursday, March 20, 2014
Seaspan Takes Delivery of First SAVER-Design Containership

Seaspan Takes Delivery of First SAVER-Design Containership

Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) announced Thursday that it accepted delivery of its first SAVER design containership, the 10,000 TEU Hanjin

March 20, 2014
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News

Transpacific Container Shippers to Raise Rates Earlier than Planned

After a challenging year for container shippers who continue to deal with the issue of too many ships and too few cargoes, the top names in the business have

March 20, 2014
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Thursday, March 13, 2014
RAW VIDEO: Resolve Raises and Removes MV Rena Accommodation Block
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RAW VIDEO: Resolve Raises and Removes MV Rena Accommodation Block

It's been more than two years since the MV Rena's superstructure has seen the light of day since slipping below surface at New Zealand's Astrolabe Reef in

March 13, 2014
Total Views: 326

Tuesday, March 11, 2014
News

Ship Finance International Acquires Two Post-Panamax Containerships

Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE: SFL) (“Ship Finance” or the “Company”) today announced the agreement to acquire two 5,800 teu

March 11, 2014
Total Views: 46

Monday, March 10, 2014
OOCL Orient Overseas Container Line
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OOCL Profits Swamped in the Wake of Bigger Ship’s Cascading Effect

By Mike Wackett Hong Kong-based OOIL saw its net profit slashed by 84% in 2013, compared with the previous year, to $47m as the influx of ultra-large

March 10, 2014
Total Views: 48

UASC SCHUAIBA, containership
News

UASC Exercises Final Newbuild Option with Hyundai Heavy

United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) announced over the weekend the exercising of their final option for a sixth 18,000 TEU containership from Hyundai Heavy

March 10, 2014
Total Views: 31

Monday, March 3, 2014
Ship Photo of The Day – How Many Triple-E’s Can Fit Into One Photograph?
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Ship Photo of The Day – How Many Triple-E’s Can Fit Into One Photograph?

How Many Triple-E's Can Fit Into One

March 3, 2014
Total Views: 44

Sunday, March 2, 2014
APM Terminals Pecém
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Hot Money Exiting Emerging Assets Is Buy Trigger for Maersk CEO

March 3 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, Denmark’s biggest company, is using a slump in emerging markets as an opportunity to invest, Chief

March 2, 2014
Total Views: 26

Thursday, February 27, 2014
Maersk Line 2013 Net Surges
Press Releases

Maersk Line 2013 Net Surges

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S’s container- shipping line, the world’s largest, reported a tripling in 2013 profit after spending reductions countered a decline

February 27, 2014
Total Views: 45

MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller
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Maersk Line Profit Drops as Rates to Ship Containers Fall to Historic Lows

Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Møller-Maersk A/S’s container- shipping line, the world’s largest, said fourth-quarter profit fell 6.6 percent as

February 27, 2014
Total Views: 85

Monday, February 24, 2014
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40-Foot Container Full of Cigarettes Washes Ashore on UK Beach

After the worst single incident involving a loss of containers from a Maersk Line vessel last week, one of those containers found itself washed up on a UK

February 24, 2014
Total Views: 158

Friday, February 21, 2014
U.K. Warns of Shipping Containers Lurking in English Channel
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U.K. Warns of Shipping Containers Lurking in English Channel

The U.K. Maritime and Coast Guard Agency is warning mariners to keep a close watch for shipping containers floating in the English Channel after hundreds of

February 21, 2014
Total Views: 233

Thursday, February 20, 2014
evergreen shipping container

CKYH Regroups With Evergreen to Fight the P3 and G6 – Will CSCL be Next to Link Up?

In the worst-kept secret in container shipping, the CKYH alliance of Cosco, K Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping is to team up with Taiwan’s Evergreen Line

February 20, 2014
Total Views: 152

neptune orient lines nol
News

Losses Narrow at Neptune Orient Lines

Singapore-based container shipper Neptune Orient Lines (NOL Group) reported negative net profits for their third consecutive year today with losses of US$76

February 20, 2014
Total Views: 62

Wednesday, February 19, 2014
svendborg maersk containership
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Maersk Ship Loses 520 Containers in Storm

The containership Svendborg Maersk faced particularly nasty weather last week as she sailed through the Bay of Biscay on her way to Colombo, Sri Lanka

February 19, 2014
Total Views: 451

Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Apollo-Rickmers JV Buys Six Used Containerships
Shipping News

Apollo-Rickmers JV Buys Six Used Containerships

A joint venture between Hamburg-based Rickmers Group and the private equity firm Apollo has purchased six used vessels from container shipper Hamburg Süd for

February 18, 2014
Total Views: 61

Monday, February 17, 2014
Maersk Containership Wreaks Havoc in Bremerhaven
Incidents

Maersk Containership Wreaks Havoc in Bremerhaven

The captain of the 8,700 teu containership Maersk Laberinto is likely feeling a bit humble today after a gust of wind allegedly caused his ship to lose

February 17, 2014
Total Views: 91

Friday, February 14, 2014
The Heartwarming Story Behind The Maersk Star
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The Heartwarming Story Behind The Maersk Star

In honor Valentine's Day today, Maersk Group has shared with us the heartwarming but little-known story behind the Maersk

February 14, 2014
Total Views: 1953

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Instead of Bulk Carriers, Food Importers Are Shifting to Container Ships

Food importers in Asia are switching from dry bulk cargo ships to container vessels, which normally carry goods such as toys and TVs, as they offer a way to

February 14, 2014
Total Views: 344

Thursday, February 13, 2014
hapag-lloyd
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CSAV Plans Capital Hikes For Hapag-Lloyd Tie-Up

Chilean shipping firm Compania Sud Americana de Vapores said on Thursday it is planning two capital increases for a total of up to $600 million to get the

February 13, 2014
Total Views: 26