Container Shipping

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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
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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: 39

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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: 111

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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: 145

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: 63

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: 57

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: 179

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
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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: 49

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

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
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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: 30

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: 262

Friday, December 14, 2012

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: 158

Monday, December 10, 2012
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: 106

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: 87

Thursday, December 6, 2012

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: 116

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: 133

Monday, December 3, 2012
Interesting

CMA CGM’s Marco Polo Transits the Suez [IMAGES/VIDEO]

The world’s largest containership, CMA CGM’s M/V Marco Polo transited the Suez Canal over the weekend while on her maiden voyage from the Far East

December 3, 2012
Total Views: 104

News

Oaktree Capital and Rickmers Partner to Build at Least 8 New Eco-Container Ships

Not to be outdone by their friends in Hong Kong, Los Angeles-based investment management firm, Oaktree Capital, and the Rickmers Group have joined forces

December 3, 2012
Total Views: 136

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: 80