Container Shipping

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

Wednesday, January 22, 2014
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Shipping News

CSAV and Hapag-Lloyd Agree to Merger Deal

Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA, controlled by Chile’s billionaire Luksic family, signed an agreement with Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd AG to combine operations

January 22, 2014
Total Views: 97

Monday, January 20, 2014
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Interesting

HHI Cuts Steel on Next World’s Largest Containership

South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, has cut steel on the first of five 19,000 TEU containerships for China

January 20, 2014
Total Views: 92

Friday, January 17, 2014
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Finance

CSAV: No Agreements Yet With Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AG, Germany’s biggest container shipper, is negotiating an all-share transaction to acquire Chile’s Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA, according

January 17, 2014
Total Views: 98

Thursday, January 16, 2014
Israel Corp To Lose Control Of Zim Shipping In Debt Deal
News

Israel Corp To Lose Control Of Zim Shipping In Debt Deal

The Israel Corp holding company is set to lose control of shipping company Zim under the terms of a bailout agreement being negotiated with Zim's creditors,

January 16, 2014
Total Views: 94

Tuesday, January 14, 2014
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Box Carriers Tie Up on Asia-Indian Liner Service

APL, Maersk and OOCL on Tuesday announced a new cooperation on three existing Far East to Indian Subcontinent services beginning in February

January 14, 2014
Total Views: 35

Sunday, January 12, 2014
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Hapag-Lloyd to Reach Deal to Buy CSAV in January – REPORT

German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd is nearing a deal to buy Chilean shipper Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV), a German newspaper

January 12, 2014
Total Views: 27

Wednesday, January 8, 2014
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Interesting

Maersk Line to Bring SeaLand Back

Maersk Line announced today the revival of the SeaLand brand with formation of a new US-headquartered, intra-Americas container shipping firm of the same name.

January 8, 2014
Total Views: 291

Monday, December 30, 2013
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Owner: 1.5 Meter Crack Discovered in Hull of MSC Monterey Containership

Some new details have emerged today about the condition of the MSC Monterey containership which suffered a crack in its hull while underway in adverse

December 30, 2013
Total Views: 146

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Incidents

MSC Monterey Suffers Crack Off Canada – UPDATE

Update 2: 1.5 Meter Crack Discovered in Hull of MSC Monterey Update: The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre reports that the MSC Monterey is currently at anchor

December 30, 2013
Total Views: 162

Thursday, December 26, 2013
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News

Hapag-Lloyd Chairman Says Hamburg Süd Should Join Merger Talks

The chairman of German shipping group Hapag-Lloyd said rival Hamburg Süd should join merger talks between Hapag-Lloyd and Chile's Vapores

December 26, 2013
Total Views: 24

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News

Libya’s Misrata Port Hits Record For Container Unloading In 2013

Container unloading at Libya's Misrata port has hit record levels this year and the major shipping gateway is expanding, a local official said, in a rare

December 26, 2013
Total Views: 50

Saturday, December 21, 2013
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Incidents

Cable Penetrations Almost Did In The EMMA MAERSK

The EMMA MAERSK suffered a flooding incident in February as it was getting ready to transit the Suez Canal. As reported earlier, water entered the vessel

December 21, 2013
Total Views: 1557

Thursday, December 19, 2013
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News

Intermodal link Could See Pakistan’s Ports Handling 5% of China’s cargo

By Gavin van Marle Container throughput in Pakistan could rise dramatically if China succeeds in its ambition to build a new deepwater port in the country

December 19, 2013
Total Views: 83

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Finance

Hanjin Shipping Supported by $3.3 Billion Asset Sale

SEOUL, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Korean Air Lines Co Ltd plans to raise 3.5 trillion won ($3.33 billion) over two years by selling assets such as shares in

December 19, 2013
Total Views: 35

Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Diana Containerships Sells 18-Year Old Panamax for Demolition, and at a Loss [ANALYSIS]
News

Diana Containerships Sells 18-Year Old Panamax for Demolition, and at a Loss [ANALYSIS]

Diana Containerships Inc. (DCIX) took everybody by surprise, announcing the sale of its 18-year old Panamax containership “Spinel“ (Ex “APL

December 18, 2013
Total Views: 121

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News

Navios Acquires 10 Ships from HSH Norbank Debtors, Additional Ships Possible

Navios Europe Inc. announced today they have acquired ten vessels from debtors of HSH Nordbank AG including five product tankers and five Panamax and

December 18, 2013
Total Views: 60

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News

TUI AG Not Giving Up Right To IPO Hapag-Lloyd Stake

The chief executive of TUI AG , a shareholder in German shipper Hapag-Lloyd , said he viewed as positive the talks between the shipper and Chilean rival

December 18, 2013
Total Views: 44

Tuesday, December 17, 2013
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News

DSME To Build Six Containerships for Zodiac Maritime

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) announced today the winning of a newbuild order for six, 10,000 TEU containerships

December 17, 2013
Total Views: 215

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News

China Navigation to Acquire Pacifica Shipping

The China Navigation Company (CNCo), the deep sea shipping arm of the multinational Swire Group, has announced today the signing of a conditional sale and

December 17, 2013
Total Views: 70

Monday, December 16, 2013
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News

Evergreen Sells Container Assets to Boost a Sagging Bottom Line

Taiwan’s largest container shipping company, Evergreen, has joined the growing group of carriers selling assets to turn around a year of loss-making

December 16, 2013
Total Views: 206