Container Ships News


NRF Pushes Hanjin Concerns with Commerce Department

Sep 20, 2016

The National Retail Federation and the Hardwood Federation has led a coalition of 120 organizations representing retailers, manufacturers, agribusinesses and other sectors affected by the Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy in sending a letter to Commerce…

Abu Dhabi Ports Continues Double-Digit Growth

Sep 20, 2016

Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of the ports and Khalifa Industrial Zone in the Emirate, has seen a successful first half of 2016. The company has experienced continuous growth as the UAE’s maritime trade hub with major growth across general and bulk cargo…

MacAndrews, OPDR Upgrade Their Fleet

Sep 20, 2016

(Press Release) In the course of substantially enlarging their pallet wide fleet, UK-based MacAndrews & Company Ltd and German OPDR is expecting a delivery of 4000 new 40ft pallet wide high cube containers. Acquired and provided by CMA CGM,…

CMA CGM Enters New African Development Phase

Sep 20, 2016

Rodolphe Saadé, CMA CGM Vice Chairman, will inaugurate a unique training course tailored for its future African executives, on Tuesday September 20th. With the launch of this new African development phase, CMA CGM will advance the skillset…

DP World London Gateway Adds New Shipping Service

Sep 20, 2016

DP World London Gateway Port has announced a new shipping service to Australia, the Mediterranean and other key markets. CMA-CGM’s NEMO (North European Mediterranean Oceania) and Hapag Lloyd’s EAX (Europe, Australia Express) combined service…

Xeneta: Shipper Community Reels from Hanjin Impact

Sep 19, 2016

Xeneta’s global community of shippers is reeling from the impact of the demise of Hanjin Shipping, the world’s seventh largest containership operator. Xeneta crowd-sources shipping rate data from more than 600 major international businesses…

GPA Marks Record August Box Volumes

Sep 19, 2016

At the Georgia Ports Authority board meeting Monday, Executive Director Griff Lynch reported the GPA achieved an August record of 330,846 twenty-foot equivalent container units, a robust increase of 5 percent compared to August 2015. 'August…

Freight Rates in Europe-ECSA Trade Continue Declines

Sep 19, 2016

Container volumes from North Europe and the Mediterranean to the East Coast of South America have now fallen in 26 of the previous 28 months, with the latest statistics from Datamar showing that shipments fell by 8% year-on-year in July.It…

Hanjin Says US-bound Ship is Being Held 'Hostage'

Sep 15, 2016

A lawyer for Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd , the failed South Korean container carrier, said on Thursday a U.S.-bound vessel was held 'hostage' by disputes over payments, adding to the struggles in getting $14 billion of cargo off its ships stranded at sea…

Long Beach Exports Up, Overall Volumes Down

Sep 15, 2016

Port of Long Beach container throughput lagging behind record-setting 2015 August exports surged 14.8 percent through the Port of Long Beach compared to the same month in 2015, but lower imports drove overall volumes down, the port reported…

Teixeira joins INTTRA as President, Europe, Middle East & Africa

Sep 15, 2016

INTTRA, the world's ocean shipping electronic marketplace, today announced that Philly Teixeira has joined INTTRA to serve in the newly created role of President, EMEA.   Based in Copenhagen, Ms. Teixeira is responsible for INTTRA's EMEA financial…

Matson Closes $200 Mln Debt Private Placement

Sep 14, 2016

Matson, Inc. announced the issuance of $200 million in privately placed 15-year final maturity senior unsecured notes pursuant to a previously announced commitment letter on July 18, 2016. The notes will have a weighted average life of approximately 8…

Seaspan CEO: Hanjin Fallout Is Like Lehman for Shipping

Sep 14, 2016

Seaspan Corp  chairman and ceo Gerry Wang has described the bankruptcy of South Korea’s biggest container line Hanjin Shipping Co as the industry’s equivalent of the Lehman Brothers collapse that triggered the global financial crisis, reports Bloomberg…

Terminal Operators Face 'Perfect Storm'

Sep 13, 2016

Global container terminal operators are changing gear – and strategies – as the nature of their market environment changes markedly due to slowing growth, bigger ships and larger liner alliances. Drewry’s latest Global Container Terminal…

SC Ports Posts Record August Container Volume

Sep 12, 2016

South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) reported its strongest August container volumes on record.  SCPA handled 180,153 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in August, a year-over-year increase of 5.6 percent. Previously, SCPA’s strongest August on record was 170…

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