December 8, 2020
China’s exports jumped in November by the most since early 2018, pushing its trade surplus to a monthly record high and underlining how global demand...
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Containers
December 4, 2020
Container freight rates across the world’s busiest ocean trade route have soared to a 10-year high, adding to strains on major shipping lanes as Western...
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December 3, 2020
A loss of containers overboard the ONE Apus earlier this week could be the largest container loss since 2013. ONE released a situation report that...
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December 3, 2020
Soren Toft on Wednesday started his role as chief executive of Swiss headquartered container group MSC’s shipping and logistics business almost a year after he...
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December 2, 2020
Euroseas announced the extension of the charter of its container vessels M/V “EM Astoria” and new time charter contracts for its container vessels M/V “Evridiki...
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November 30, 2020
Container shipping rates from China to Southeast Asia are surging due to a shortage of transportation space in the Asian region, the result of an...
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November 27, 2020
Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos is being targeted by shipping groups to support some 400,000 seafarers stuck on merchant vessels because of port and border...
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November 25, 2020
Shipping carriers seeking to capitalize on the most lucrative trade routes are returning empty cargo containers to Asia, contributing to freight rates that have soared...
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November 23, 2020
According to broker reports, MSC has acquired boxship Amanda D (1,730 TEU / 2000) from Peter Dohle Schiffahrts for an undisclosed price. (more…)
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November 23, 2020
Container shipping group CMA CGM said shipping activity remained strong in the final quarter of 2020 after a rebound from initial coronavirus-related disruption boosted the...
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November 19, 2020
Global container shipping rates have surged to records on a spike in restocking demand in the United States and Europe, container scarcity at export hubs,...
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November 18, 2020
Zodiac Maritime is reported to have placed an order for six containerships with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). (more…)
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November 17, 2020
Navios Partners, an international owner and operator of dry cargo vessels, announced that it has submitted a proposal to the board of directors of Navios...
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November 13, 2020
Container shipping group CMA CGM will expand its use of liquified natural gas (LNG) to 26 vessels, it said on Thursday, as part of efforts...
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November 10, 2020
The humble shipping container has a new status in the Covid-19 pandemic: hot commodity. (more…)
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