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By Rob Willmington
Tonnage providers Danaos, Eastern Pacific Shipping, Seaspan and container line operator MSC have each contracted containership newbuildings in the past week. These orders bring the number of boxships ordered since January to more than 150 vessels, with a combined capacity of some 1.8m teu
Week in Newbuildings Containers
Drug traffickers are diversifying maritime targets, but not slowing trade
The magnificent seven: Top global terminal operators pull away from the rest
Seaspan pens newbuilding contracts for 27 containerships
Regulator demands dangerous goods compliance boost after Yang Ming boxship blast
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Containers: Generation [bo]X — tales for an accelerated cycle
By James Baker
The container shipping sector entered the year on a downcycle. It looks likely to end the year in the black, as the old nemesis of congestion comes back to haunt
Mid-Year outlook Containers Political Risk and Trade
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Drug traffickers are diversifying maritime targets, but not slowing trade
Stunted recycling volumes boosted by FPSO and Marad ro-ro scrap sales
Week in charts: Ukraine callers buck advice | Palau flag opens investigation | Maersk’s bunker consumption hits six-year high
The magnificent seven: Top global terminal operators pull away from the rest
The week in newbuildings: Orders for 44 containerships confirmed
Regulator demands dangerous goods compliance boost after Yang Ming boxship blast
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Stunted recycling volumes boosted by FPSO and Marad ro-ro scrap sales
By Rob Willmington
Sale of 1970s-built, former VLCC and one of the world’s fastest cargoships ever built gives a boost to recycling volumes after reaching their lowest level in 34 years in July
Containers Ship Recycling
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The week in newbuildings: Orders for 44 containerships confirmed
By Rob Willmington
Tonnage providers Danaos, Eastern Pacific Shipping, Seaspan and container line operator MSC have each contracted containership newbuildings in the past week. These orders bring the number of boxships ordered since January to more than 150 vessels, with a combined capacity of some 1.8m teu
Week in Newbuildings Containers
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Interviews
Chamber of Shipping set for dialogue with new UK government
By David Osler
‘It is not for government to fix everything and indeed the industry is not after that. We like flexibility and are very keen to get on with it,’ says chief executive Rhett Hatcher
Containers Political Risk and Trade
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Analysis
Japan Club brings down combined ratio in face of sliding yen
By David Osler
Figures for outflux of tonnage now confirmed
Containers Insurance
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Analysis
US imports smash past 2.5m teu
By Tomer Raanan
Import volumes across the US in July surpassed both 2021 and 2022 levels for the first time this year, reaching their highest levels since May 2022
Containers United States
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Analysis
Year-to-date stock gains for bulk commodity shipping are evaporating
By Greg Miller
Losses for shipping equities piled up again on Monday. Container shipping shares are holding up much better than shares of bulk commodity shipping owners amid the global sell-off
Containers Dry Bulk
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How Red Sea crisis breathed new life into boxship leasing business
By Greg Miller
No one knows how long the Red Sea crisis will last, but container liner behaviour in the charter market implies liner executives now believe it will be a long-term event. The beneficiaries: companies that lease containerships to liners
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Shipping shares fall sharply amid widespread Wall Street sell-off
By Greg Miller
The decline over the past few days in US-listed shipping equities is just the latest since a peak was reached by many listed owners in May, several of whom have seen much of this year’s gains wiped out
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By Richard Meade and Bridget Diakun
Antwerp and Rotterdam may have succeeded in reducing cocaine seizures so far this year, but the enhanced enforcement within Europe’s dominant drug hubs have only shifted the problem to smaller ports across the rest of Europe
Containers Piracy and Security
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By Joshua Minchin
The latest Drewry Global Container Terminal Operators Annual Review revealed a growing gap between the biggest players in the container terminal market and those trying to break into the top seven
Containers Ports and Logistics
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By Cichen Shen
Explosive materials reportedly include t-butyl peroxybenzoate and lithium batteries. Investigations are ongoing to determine the exact cause of the incident
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By Richard Meade and Bridget Diakun
Antwerp and Rotterdam may have succeeded in reducing cocaine seizures so far this year, but the enhanced enforcement within Europe’s dominant drug hubs have only shifted the problem to smaller ports across the rest of Europe
Containers Piracy and Security
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By Rob Willmington
Sale of 1970s-built, former VLCC and one of the world’s fastest cargoships ever built gives a boost to recycling volumes after reaching their lowest level in 34 years in July
Containers Ship Recycling
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By Lloyd’s List
Many vessels heading for Odesa are sailing the pre-war shipping lane on the approach to Ukrainian waters, Palau flag registry investigates Russia’s LNG carriers and Maersk’s total bunker bill reached $1.85bn in the second quarter of 2024, 28% higher year on year
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By Joshua Minchin
The latest Drewry Global Container Terminal Operators Annual Review revealed a growing gap between the biggest players in the container terminal market and those trying to break into the top seven
Containers Ports and Logistics
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Analysis
By Rob Willmington
Tonnage providers Danaos, Eastern Pacific Shipping, Seaspan and container line operator MSC have each contracted containership newbuildings in the past week. These orders bring the number of boxships ordered since January to more than 150 vessels, with a combined capacity of some 1.8m teu
Week in Newbuildings Containers
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By Cichen Shen
Explosive materials reportedly include t-butyl peroxybenzoate and lithium batteries. Investigations are ongoing to determine the exact cause of the incident
Casualty Containers
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