Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd News

 

Fitch: US Ports Exposed to Shippers via Terminal Operators

Oct 27, 2016

Hanjin Shipping's and Outer Harbor Terminal's (OHT) bankruptcies this year have raised questions about the legal separation of joint venture terminal operators that are often lease counterparties for U.S. ports, Fitch Ratings says. These events…

Hanjin Containership Set to Dock in Vancouver

Oct 27, 2016

A container vessel that spent months sitting off Canada's west coast due to the collapse of a major South Korea shipping company is set to dock in Vancouver on Thursday, port and union officials said. The Hanjin Scarlet, with nearly 800 containers on board…

HSH Nordbank Seals Charter of Hanjin Ships to Maersk

Oct 27, 2016

Germany's HSH Nordbank has arranged a deal which will see six container ships from collapsed South Korean line Hanjin chartered out to Denmark's AP Moller Maersk, the state-backed lender said on Thursday. This is one of the first examples…

More Casualties Possible in Container Shipping Shakeout -CMA CGM

Oct 26, 2016

Other container shipping firms may join Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd in receivership before the industry emerges from its current shakeout, the vice chairman of world number three player CMA CGM said on Wednesday.South Korea's Hanjin filed for protection from creditors in late August…

Drewry Finds Risk of Carrier Failure Still High

Oct 10, 2016

Drewry’s Z-score carrier financial stress index sunk to its lowest ever point following the first-half 2016 results. After Hanjin’s bankruptcy shippers are demanding more financial transparency from carriers.There is still much work to be…

What next for THE Alliance? - Drewry

Sep 26, 2016

Hanjin’s bankruptcy leaves the proposed carrier grouping THE Alliance at a size disadvantage to both its future rivals. Might a replacement be called up?The container shipping industry is in a state of flux at the moment and nobody can honestly…

FMC: Update Regarding Commission Briefings on the Status of Hanjin Shipping

Sep 23, 2016

The status of Hanjin Shipping and the disruptions caused by its bankruptcy to the American shipping community, as well as global supply chains, was examined closely by the Federal Maritime Commission during the closed session of the September 20…

Korean Air to Loan Hanjin Shipping $54m

Sep 21, 2016

The board of Korean Air Lines , the largest shareholder of collapsed Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd, has approved lending 60 billion won ($53.96 million) to the container carrier, using Hanjin's accounts receivable as collateral, a spokesman for the airline said on Wednesday…

Busan: Business May Not be As Usual, Post Hanjin

Sep 21, 2016

Though Busan Port, the largest customer of Hanjin Shipping and hit hardest by the Liner's collapse,  asserts that everything is under control, doubts are being raised on Hanjin rehab plan as ships clog at the South Korean port, reports Reuters…

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…

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…

Evergreen Adjusts Following Hanjin Collapse

Sep 12, 2016

Responding to the unexpected service disruption caused by CKYHE alliance member Hanjin Shipping, which has entered rehabilitation proceedings, Evergreen Line has added new functions to its online e-commerce system.The service disruption…

Hanjin Gets US Court Order, Cash to Unload Ships

Sep 09, 2016

A U.S. judge said on Friday he will grant Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd provisional protection from creditors in the United States, enabling some vessels to dock and unload at U.S. ports. South Korea's Hanjin asked U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Sherwood…

Maersk Line Sees Little Impact on Customers' Cargo from Hanjin Collapse

Sep 02, 2016

Maersk Line, the world's biggest container shipper and a unit of Danish conglomerate A. P. Moller-Maersk, said on Friday in relation to the collapse of South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd: * Maersk Line expects minimal impact on its customers' cargo…

44 Hanjin Ships Denied Access to Ports

Sep 02, 2016

Some 44 of Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd's ships have been so far denied access to ports while 1 ship has been seized, Reuters reports quoting a company spokeswoman. The 44 ships include instances where port service providers such as lashing firms have denied service…

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