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  • Cosco finds a way round car-carrier shortage to get BYDs to Brazil
  • World’s Container Fleet Capacity Set to Reach All-Time High
  • No. 2 container line studying US-UK route for nuclear ships

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theloadstar.com /3 weeks ago

Cosco finds a way round car-carrier shortage to get BYDs to Brazil

Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers, has started shipping BYD electric vehicles in frame containers to Brazil from Zhuhai Port, in China’s Guangdong province. The move is a solutio...

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supplychainbrain.com /1 month 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 /5 days ago

No. 2 container line studying US-UK route for nuclear ships

Maersk is studying the safety and regulatory requirements for nuclear-powered container ships, including a potential U.S.-Europe route. The post No. 2 container line studying US-UK...

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joc.com /1 month ago

Asia-Americas container shipping system on a knife-edge

Potential pitfalls, from tighter Panama Canal restrictions to stronger-than-expected import volumes, should send a warning to shippers importing from Asia to the Americas, writes J...

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joc.com /1 month ago

Prince Rupert’s big bulk-to-container transload facility debuts

The Canxport facility has opened three years after it broke ground, providing British Columbia’s bulk commodity exporters a new container gateway.

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Yangtze ports test the water with longer container shipping routes

China’s Jiangyin and Nanjing have become the latest Yangtze River ports to demonstrate ocean-going ambitions. Yesterday, Cosco Shipping Specialised Carriers, the Cosco group’s mult...

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deccanchronicle.com /1 month ago

VOC Port Handles 335-m Container Ship from Brazil, Sets New Record

The vessel was said to have arrived from the Port of Santos, in Brazil, with 3,276 containers.

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joc.com /1 week ago

Rotterdam's nine-month volume flat as carriers shift transshipment calls

The drop in transit cargo was a deliberate operational trade-off made to free up space for inland freight, which has allowed hinterland volume to grow sharply this year.

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container-news.com /3 weeks ago

Why COSCO is building a project-cargo armada

Beijing’s specialised carrier is locking up the ships that will move China’s heavy industrial exports and changing how the heavylift market works. COSCO Shipping Specialized Carrie...

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maritime-executive.com /1 month ago

Overcapacity Looms Over Container Shipping as Supply Pressure Mounts

The return of container vessels to the Suez Canal - Red Sea route is likely to have a profound impact on the sector, especially as it continues to rol...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Container shipping health check – more room to manage the next supply wave

Container shipping is entering autumn with more underlying support than many expected in the bear camp. How so? Global teu-mile demand has grown 6.1% this year, ahead of roughly 5%...

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joc.com /1 month ago

Cosco Shipping unveils nearly $3 billion in orders for 18 newbuilds

The larger of the two orders is for a dozen 22,000-TEU ships that the carrier said will “boost [its] competitive advantage” on routes such as the Far East to Northwest Europe.

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container-news.com /1 month ago

Asian carriers order 14 container ships in new fleet expansion

Four Asian shipping lines have placed firm orders for 14 container ships, with options potentially increasing the combined total to 16 vessels. The orders cover ships ranging from...

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joc.com /1 week ago

ONE adds extra-loader to ease India-USEC space woes after ending 'WIN' loop

Forwarders say the extra-loader has an allocation of about 1,000 TEUs for India loading, which they believe could also cover any cargo backed up due to space constraints.

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supplychain247.com /1 month ago

$750 Million CANXPORT Facility Opens in British Columbia

The $750 million CANXPORT facility adds capacity to move up to 400,000 containers a year from railcars to ships at Prince Rupert.

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joc.com /1 month ago

MSC revises Sentosa service with ‘megamax’ ship calls to Long Beach

The revamped service from Southeast Asia and South China will also be notable because the vessels will completely discharge their inbound containers in Long Beach and reload for th...

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freightwaves.com /2 weeks ago

Global container volumes hit record 17.46 million TEUs

Global container volumes hit a record 17.46 million TEUs in August, while ocean pricing reached a two-year high, CTS reported. The post Global container volumes hit record 17.46 mi...

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visualcapitalist.com /5 days ago

Ranked: The World’s 30 Busiest Shipping Ports

Global trade relies on massive, modern ports for the import and export of goods. Asia is home to the biggest and busiest.

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

World container volumes post record 17.3 million TEUs in July

Unprecedented volumes demonstrate the underlying strength of global container trade, analyst says. The post World container volumes post record 17.3 million TEUs in July appeared f...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Ocean rate concerns as orders for new container ships near 40% of global fleet

Orders for new containerships have expanded to nearly 40% of the active fleet, driven by contracts for large vessels. The post Ocean rate concerns as orders for new container ships...

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supplychain247.com /1 month ago

Ocean Shipping’s Peak Season Has Become a Moving Target

In this roundtable, shipping experts look at how tariffs are reshaping peak season and whether ocean carriers can keep freight rates high.

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Future for South Korea’s Jeju Island box shipping service looks grim

The South Korean province of Jeju Island wants local construction companies to aggregate containerised shipments to stem losses arising from a direct shipping service from China. L...

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joc.com /1 month ago

Soaring Asian vehicle, heavy equipment exports stretch car-carrier capacity

Demand for car-carrying capacity now far exceeds the current capability of the global fleet, prompting a raft of newbuild orders.

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freightwaves.com /1 week ago

Shippers waiting an extra week for US-bound containers

Global container schedule reliability fell for a fourth straight month as the average vessel delay neared one week, according to Xeneta. The post Shippers waiting an extra week for...

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