Container Shipping

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


Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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News

Ex-President of Sea Star Line Guilty of Price Fixing and Conspiracy

WASHINGTON – Frank Peake, the former president of Sea Star Line LLC, was found guilty on Tuesday by a federal jury in Puerto Rico of participating in a

January 30, 2013
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Seaspan May Order 15 More Containerships from Hyundai Heavy
News

Seaspan May Order 15 More Containerships from Hyundai Heavy

(Bloomberg) — Seaspan Corp, a ship-leasing unit of Tiger Group Investments, may order as many as 15 more container ships over the next year to benefit

January 29, 2013
Total Views: 118

Monday, January 28, 2013
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Maersk Line Hits CO2 Target Ahead of Schedule

Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company by teu capacity, has reached its own 2020 target of reducing its fleet-wide CO2 emissions by

January 28, 2013
Total Views: 70

Friday, January 25, 2013
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Finance

CMA CGM Frees up $533 Million in Cash, Sells Stake in Terminal Link

PARIS–CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping company, Friday said it sold a 49% stake in its port operator Terminal Link to China

January 25, 2013
Total Views: 38

Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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News

Shippers Tell Different Story on Chinese Exports, Laden With Skepticism

SHANGHAI–Many in the shipping industry see a sluggish year ahead for Chinese exports, a cornerstone of the world’s No. 2 economy, despite other

January 23, 2013
Total Views: 35

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Shipbuilding

Seaspan Orders Four Fuel Efficient, 10,000 TEU Containerships

New York-listed Seaspan Corporation (NYSE: SSW) announced Wednesday that it has signed contracts for the construction of four fuel efficient 10,000 TEU

January 23, 2013
Total Views: 104

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Finance

CSAV Emerges from the Darkness as Highest Returning Container Shipper

Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) — Chile’s richest family has turned the world’s worst-performing container shipper into a champion by shedding rented

January 23, 2013
Total Views: 132

Friday, January 18, 2013
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News

OOCL Christens Pair of 13k TEU Containerships, Eight More on the Way

Orient Overseas Container Lines announced today the christening of two 13,208-TEU container ships, the M/V OOCL Brussels and the M/V NYK Helios, at a ceremony

January 18, 2013
Total Views: 58

Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Seaspan Goes Big with Supersize Order of 14,000 TEU Containerships
Engineering News

Seaspan Goes Big with Supersize Order of 14,000 TEU Containerships

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) announced today the signing of a newbuild contract with Vancouver-based Seaspan Corp. for five 14,000 TEU containerships,

January 16, 2013
Total Views: 52

Tuesday, January 15, 2013
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News

Maersk Line: Asia-Europe Container Shipping Unprofitable at Current Rates

Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest container line, said the industry needs to raise prices by as much as

January 15, 2013
Total Views: 172

Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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News

2013 May Spawn a New Breed of “Zombie” Shipping Companies

Earnings for ships that haul liquefied gases, cars and oil products are most likely to recover this year amid a continued glut of merchant vessels that may

January 2, 2013
Total Views: 39

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Uncategorized

Investors Optimistic on Rising Freight Rates, Maersk Shares Rally

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest container line, rose the most in six weeks in Copenhagen trading on bets a deal on the U.S. budget

January 2, 2013
Total Views: 47

Tuesday, December 18, 2012
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Less Profit in Sight as Maersk Overcapacity Hits Growth

By Scott Hamilton European container-shipping operators such as A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S may benefit little from higher volumes next year as carrier lines

December 18, 2012
Total Views: 45

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Hapag-Lloyd Confirms Merger Talks with Hamburg Süd

Julie Cruz TUI AG rose in Frankfurt after its shipping unit Hapag-Lloyd said it is discussing a possible merger with Hamburg Sud. TUI shares advanced as much

December 18, 2012
Total Views: 28

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Finance

CMA CGM to Present IPO on Paris Stock Exchange

By Ivana Sekularac ZEEBRUGGE, Belgium – CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container group, plans to list shares on the Paris Stock Exchange to get

December 18, 2012
Total Views: 253

Friday, December 14, 2012
Ship Photos of The Day – CMA CGM Marco Polo in Hamburg

Ship Photos of The Day – CMA CGM Marco Polo in Hamburg

On December 12, 2012, aka 121212, the world’s largest containership by teu capacity, CMA CGM Marco Polo, called on the port of Hamburg, marking the

December 14, 2012
Total Views: 150

Monday, December 10, 2012
Close Call: M/V Ocean Victory Nearly Grounds Along Dutch Coast
Grounding Incidents

Close Call: M/V Ocean Victory Nearly Grounds Along Dutch Coast

Scary moments again off the coast of the Netherlands- this time on Sunday night, when the 170-meter M/V Ocean Victory cargo ship lost propulsion and was

December 10, 2012
Total Views: 102

Sunday, December 9, 2012
CMA CGM Marco Polo Invades European Ports
Interesting

CMA CGM Marco Polo Invades European Ports

The CMA CGM Marco Polo, now the world’s largest containership, arrived in Southampton on Sunday loaded with containers from China, officially marking

December 9, 2012
Total Views: 77

Thursday, December 6, 2012
LA-LB Strike a Reaction to 1950’s Technology

LA-LB Strike a Reaction to 1950’s Technology

By Marc Levinson (Bloomberg) — Striking clerks at the nation’s largest port complex, in Southern California, agreed to return to work on Dec. 5,

December 6, 2012
Total Views: 109

Tuesday, December 4, 2012
TOTE Orders World’s First LNG-Powered Containerships
Interesting

TOTE Orders World’s First LNG-Powered Containerships

General Dynamics NASSCO announced today the signing of a historic a contract with TOTE, Inc. calling for the design and construction of up to five 3,100 TEU

December 4, 2012
Total Views: 116