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  • World’s Container Fleet Capacity Set to Reach All-Time High
  • Empty containers a freighted issue for global trade growth
  • The box that built globalisation

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supplychainbrain.com /4 days ago

World’s Container Fleet Capacity Set to Reach All-Time High

Ships larger than 12,000 TEUs have contributed two-thirds of the 10 million TEU added since early 2021.

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freightwaves.com /3 weeks ago

Empty containers a freighted issue for global trade growth

Resilient global trade is not only driving surprising growth, but volumes of ‘disbalanced’ empty containers, too. The post Empty containers a freighted issue for global trade growt...

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ft.com /2 weeks ago

The box that built globalisation

Containers have transformed ports, cities and trade. Now the revolution is reaching a limit

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container-news.com /1 month ago

Container manufacturing becomes a geoeconomic chokepoint

A Korean antitrust probe running alongside a US Justice Department case against four container manufacturers exposes a new axis of maritime leverage one built not on straits or ter...

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container-news.com /1 month ago

Container ship owners place fresh newbuilding orders across Asian shipyards

Several container ship owners have placed or are preparing newbuilding orders as fleet renewal activity continues across the sector, according to DynaLiners. Zodiac Maritime has co...

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container-news.com /1 month ago

Sallaum Lines orders another 8,600 CEU PCTC from China Merchants Shipyard

Sallaum Lines has signed a shipbuilding contract with China Merchants Shipyard for one 8,600 CEU Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC), with an option for a second vessel. The newbuild...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Troubled SeaLead’s ships and boxes quickly snapped up by rivals

Singapore-based container operator SeaLead Shipping — on the verge of liquidation — is understood to have already disposed of most of its assets, both ocean and inland. According t...

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maritime-executive.com /5 days ago

Container Fleet Smashes 34M TEU Record as Fleet Growth Accelerates

Growth in the container segment of the shipping industry has been making headlines for a long time, but it just smashed through a record. Surpassing t...

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container-news.com /1 month ago

Evergreen updates rules for shipper-owned containers

Evergreen Line has updated its acceptance requirements for shipper-owned containers as part of its compliance with international economic sanctions. The carrier said it will not co...

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supplychain247.com /1 month ago

How Foldable Containers Cut the Cost of Shipping Steel Scrap

A look at how foldable containers are helping Outokumpu move steel scrap from Mexico to Alabama with fewer truck trips and cheaper shipping costs.

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container-news.com /1 month ago

SCI issues tender for up to six container ships

Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has issued an international tender for up to six LNG dual-fuel container ships. The tender covers two firm orders and four optional vessels. Eac...

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joc.com /1 month ago

Carriers attempt extra-loaders to US, Europe to capitalize on Indian export rush

With vessel space increasingly scarce, cargo rollovers on certain premier westbound services out of India’s key gateway ports of Nhava Sheva and Mundra have been as high as 2,000 t...

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container-news.com /1 month ago

Container ship ordering remains active with newbuilding deals across Asia

Global container ship ordering activity continued during the latest reporting period, with shipowners placing orders for vessels ranging from 1,600 TEU feeder ships to 13,000 TEU L...

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joc.com /6 days ago

Stakeholder standoff over empties sparks congestion risk at India’s Mundra Port

The escalating tussle follows an advisory from Adani Ports eliminating the flexibility of ocean carriers to nominate off-site depots for the storage of empty containers shipped thr...

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container-news.com /5 days ago

Global container fleet capacity set to reach 34 million TEU

Global container fleet capacity is set to reach a new record of 34 million TEU, driven by high levels of new ship deliveries and limited recycling activity, according to BIMCO. At...

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container-news.com /3 weeks ago

MSC expands newbuilds, Wan Hai adds ships and MSC Silvana VIII sinks deeper

Several developments in the containership market have emerged, ranging from newbuilding upgrades and fresh vessel orders to a casualty involving an MSC ship, according to DynaLiner...

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container-news.com /1 week ago

Salamis Lines purchases 60 new reefer containers

Salamis Lines has purchased 60 new refrigerated containers to strengthen its maritime services. The new equipment includ...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Ningbo Ocean Shipping dips its toes into car-carrying waters

Ningbo Ocean Shipping, the liner shipping unit of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Group, has joined the list of container carriers that have ventured into vehicle transportation. The carrier...

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theloadstar.com /3 weeks ago

Race for market share among liners fattens box ship orderbooks

The race for market share among shipping lines has pushed the containership orderbook-to-fleet ratio to a new high, of almost 42%. Market leader MSC continues to widen the capacity...

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maritime-executive.com /1 month ago

MSC Sends a Message on Container Fire Safety By Suing a Customer

Cargo fires rank at the top of the list of hazards aboard a modern container ship, in part because the operator has limited control over the cargo. A...

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omanobserver.om /1 month ago

Ultra-large container ship MSC Loreto makes maiden call at Sohar Port

 MUSCAT: The maiden call of MSC Loreto, one of the world's biggest ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs), at the Hutchison Ports Sohar container terminal has highlighted the growi...

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supplychaindive.com /1 month ago

Steel producer uses collapsible containers to optimize transport, lower costs

Outokumpu's use of foldable containers simplifies the transportation of difficult to move scrap steel, per a case study from the Alabama Port Authority.

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maritime-executive.com /2 weeks ago

Two of Maersk’s Largest Containerships Transit Suez Canal

Two of Maersk’s largest containerships made the transit together on Saturday, August 22, through the Suez Canal. It is part of the carrier’s continuin...

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theloadstar.com /2 weeks ago

AD Ports the clear read-through as bottlenecks shift from ship to dock

Quick recap: the freight-rate spike that produced two very different report cards at Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd is increasingly a story about who controls terminal and inland capacity,...

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container-news.com

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maritime-executive.com

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theloadstar.com

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