Container Ships News


TRAC Intermodal Gears Up for Gulf Coast Resin Exports

Mar 01, 2018

TRAC Intermodal is expanding and improving the quality of its chassis fleet in the Gulf Region to meet an expected surge in U.S. resin exports. The TRAC Gulf Regional Pool (TGRP) now offers the largest and most modern fleet of chassis in the ports of Houston…

DP World, Panama to Strengthen Ties

Mar 01, 2018

Trade infrastructure development to diversify Panama’s economy and DP World’s international experience in over 40 countries were at the centre of discussions held in Dubai yesterday between the global trade enabler’s Group Chairman and CEO Sultan…

Savannah Harbor Expansion Project Nears Completion

Mar 01, 2018

Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed outer harbor dredging at the Port of Savannah, marking the midpoint of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP).'The completion of outer harbor dredging…

HSH Nordbank Sold to Buyout groups Cerberus, Flowers

Feb 28, 2018

Germany's HSH Nordbank, formerly the world's largest ship financier, is being sold to private equity firms as it emerges from crippling writedowns and state bailouts amid the deepest sector slump on record. The bank's state owners on Wednesday…

Hapag Lloyd Triples 2017 Profit

Feb 28, 2018

Full-year operating profit up by 226 percent; full figures, guidance due on March 28. German container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd on Wednesday reported its 2017 operating profit more than tripled, citing higher transport volumes and a slight recovery in freight rates…

APM Terminals Pipavav Welcomes Longest Vessel

Feb 27, 2018

APM Terminals Pipavav achieved yet another milestone by hosting container vessel “Adrian Maersk” at the port. At 353 meters long it  is the longest vessel to call at port Pipavav. Adrian Maersk called Pipavav as part of FM3 service and links…

CMPort Acquires Container Terminal in Brazil

Feb 27, 2018

China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (CMPort) said that the Company's transaction regarding the acquisition of Paranaguá Container Terminal (TCP) in Brazil is completed. The acquisition is the biggest merger and acquisition so far in Brazilian and Latin American port sector…

Log-In Logística selects COMPAC

Feb 27, 2018

The containership segment’s commitment to ocean sustainability has been underscored with another order for Thordon Bearings’ COMPAC water lubricated propeller shaft bearing concept. The decision by Brazil-based cabotage carrier Log-In Logística…

Hyundai Merchant Marine’s Expansion Plans: Drewry

Feb 26, 2018

Korean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM)’s expansion plans are incompatible with market stability. Will it settle for more limited ambitions? An Analysis by Drewry. South Korean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is back in the news…

Shipping Carriers M&A to Wane in 2018 - iContainers

Feb 26, 2018

Mergers and acquisitions activities for shipping carriers are expected to slow down in 2018, and instead will likely to pivot to freight forwarders, where the industry can expect to see an increase in M&A talks, says online freight forwarder iContainers…

Transshipments at Colombo Port up by 20.4%

Feb 26, 2018

Transshipment operations at the Port of Colombo in January have shot up significantly copmared to January of last year according to Sri Lanka Ports Authority.Aa against 362,451 transshipment TEU operations in January 2017, together with the JCT…

Hyundai Merchant Marine Crosses 10,000 TEU in US Premium Service

Feb 22, 2018

South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) said that its handling volume of US Premium Service reached over 10,000 TEU as of the end of January. Since May last year, HMM has provided US Premium Service in PS1, PS2, and PN2 routes connecting…

Hamburg Süd Adds 8,000 New Containers

Feb 22, 2018

Container carrier Hamburg Süd said it has taken delivery of more than 8,000 new 40-foot high cube standard containers. The new batch of boxes is part of a larger container order by Maersk Line and has now been delivered by the container factory of Maersk Container Industry (MCI) in Dongguan…

Tacoma’s Giant Container Cranes to Arrive this Week

Feb 21, 2018

A heavy-lift ship carrying four of the U.S. West Coast’s largest container cranes is scheduled to travel through Puget Sound on February 23. Puget Sound Pilots are scheduled to board the Zhen Hua 28, a 761-foot-long heavy-lift ship, early…

Container Fleets & Demand Growing in Step -BIMCO

Feb 21, 2018

For 2018, the world containership fleet is expected to grow in step with global demand, according to BIMCO’s latest container shipping market outlook. DemandHaving experienced falling freight rates from August to year-end in 2017, most…

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