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Empty container moves are soaring, according to new analysis by container research outfit, Sea-Intelligence.  Growing trade imbalances have led to a situation where the need to reposition empty containers significantly…

The Year of the Dragon, the most auspicious of animals in the Chinese zodiac, is upon us. What does the following year have in store for shipping’s fortunes? Maritime CEO…

In a new study, Norwegian P&I club Gard has delved into the impact of weather on container stack collapses. The findings show the impact of progressively increasing wave height, the…

A contract for a series of ammonia-powered containerships is in the offing. MB Shipbrokers, formerly known as Maersk Broker, is reporting that selected yards have been approached by an unidentified company…

Taiwanese global liner Evergreen has signed a memorandum of agreement with X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, to place its containers on X-Press Feeders’ new dual fuel green…

Westwood Shipping Lines, a niche vessel operator specialising in the trade between the Pacific Northwest and Northeast Asia, has changed its name to Swire Shipping. Swire Shipping acquired Westwood in…

The West African container trade is growing rapidly with Nigerian officials marking the arrival of the largest containership into their new Lekki Deep Sea Port and the scheduled arrival of…

Early delivery slots in Asia are rare with one notable exception, Taiwan. CSBC, the island’s top shipbuilder, still has space to deliver ships as soon as next year, and Taiwan’s…

The dramatic consolidation among container shipping’s global carriers over the past decade leaves the remaining liners of THE Alliance with few options in the wake of the departure of its…

The global liner alliance structures are being torn up with news today Maersk has tapped German peer Hapag-Lloyd to form a new coalition.Maersk’s existing partnership with Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC),…