Container Ships News


Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV Merger Approved in Brazil

Nov 04, 2014

Hapag-Lloyd has received unconditional clearance under Brazilian merger regulations for the planned integration of the container shipping activities of Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) into Hapag-Lloyd. Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV signed a binding business combination agreement in April…

UK Road Haulage Market Offers Challenges

Nov 04, 2014

Hapag-Lloyd informs that the current situation of the UK Road Haulage market continues to face ongoing challenges as a result of increased cargo volumes through all UK ports and a general shortage of both vehicle, rail and driver availability…

“Intra-Mediterranean Container Trades” Update

Nov 03, 2014

Dynamar has published “INTRA-MEDITERRANEAN CONTAINER TRADES”, the latest report in its Container Trades and Markets series. Salient details and interesting findings of the new report are discussed here below.Intra-Mediterranean (2014) Container…

APM Terminals Organizes CSR Initiatives Under ‘I - Care’

Nov 01, 2014

APM Terminals Inland Services, South Asia continues to rollout its “I- Care” CSR master plan to help local communities in India improve their quality of life. Eye and Vision Care camps were established to help improve the lives of people located…

Danaos Corp. 3Q & 9M Results

Oct 30, 2014

Danaos Corporation, a leading international owner of containerships, today reported unaudited results for the period ended September 30, 2014. Highlights for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014:* Operating revenues of $139…

Software Upgrade for Ahrenkiel Steamship Fleet

Oct 27, 2014

Ahrenkiel Steamship has chosen to implement DNV GL’s ShipManager software on its entire fleet of 60 vessels.The implementation of ShipManager on the entire fleet of 60 vessels, including containerships and bulk carriers, is scheduled to start this year…

Decade Old India Shipping Summit Makes History

Oct 25, 2014

In ten years, India Shipping Summit held consistently in Mumbai, has sailed on a robust growth course despite the worldwide witnessing recessionary waves buffeting any endeavors to grow and gain. The reasons are not too far to see.  From…

Diana Extends Time Charter with A.P. Møller-Maersk

Oct 24, 2014

Diana Containerships Inc. (NASDAQ: DCIX)  has agreed to extend the present time charter contract with A.P. Møller-Maersk A/S, for its Panamax container vessel, the m/v Sagitta, for a period of minimum 10 months to maximum 12 months.  The gross charter rate is US$7…

DP World Receives 1st Scheduled Vessel at New Terminal

Oct 24, 2014

DP World has yesterday welcomed the first scheduled vessel to call at its new Container Terminal 3 in Jebel Ali, Dubai, as it gears up to serve customers at the state-of-the-art facility.The ‘APL Phoenix’ was welcomed by DP World Chairman…

VT Halter Begins Building LNG-powered ConRo Ships for Crowley

Oct 22, 2014

VT Halter Marine, Inc., a subsidiary of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), has commenced construction on the first of two liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered, combination Container Roll-On/Roll-Off (ConRo) vessels for Crowley following the signing of the contract…

Continership Alliance Expands to US Trades

Oct 21, 2014

The CKYHE Alliance (COSCO, 'K' LINE, Yang Ming, Hanjin Shipping, and Evergreen Line) has announced they will expand their cooperation scope to U.S. Trades and CKYHE files an Agreement and reports to related regulators to comply with their regulations…

Video: E-Class Edith Mærsk on the Thames

Oct 20, 2014

The largest ship ever to enter the Thames arrived at DP World London Gateway, the U.K.’s new deepwater container port. The 397-meter-long, 56-meter-wide Edith Mærsk has a draught of 16 meters and carries up to 15,500 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units)…

Long Beach Port Adds ‘Free Time’ for Cargo to Ease Congestion

Oct 19, 2014

The Port of Long Beach will add an extra three days to the time that overseas import containers can remain on the docks without charge, in order to grant some relief to cargo owners as the supply chain works to eliminate cargo delivery delays…

Long Beach Officials on Trade Mission in Asia

Oct 17, 2014

Meeting with shipping lines to build business for Port of Long BeachLong Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, Harbor Commissioners and senior Harbor Department staff are traveling to several Asian countries, meeting with the Port of Long Beach’s key…

SCI onto Gujarat Coastal & Exim Container Trades

Oct 17, 2014

The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI), a Government of India Enterprise, hosted an interactive session on Coastal & Exim container trades of Gujarat on 9th October, 2014 at Courtyard Marriott, Ahmedabad.Shri Arun Kumar Gupta, Chairman and Managing Director of SCI…

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