Chinese lines under pressure

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China’s largest liner shipping groups, Cosco Container Lines and China Shipping Container Lines, are facing immense challenges....

Liner freight rates sink

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These are worrying times for ocean carriers, with spot rates in many trades at historic lows. Data published by the Shanghai Containerised F...

03 cuts back Asia/Europe

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The O3 Alliance (CMA CGM, CSCL and UASC) has announced a series of measures aimed at dealing with the slowdown in demand, rising levels of o...

CMB into containers

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Bulk shipping operator Cie Maritime Belge has entered the container shipping market through the acquisition of Delphis...

Sun shines on Södertälje

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Sun Lines, the Thor Shipping affiliate, has started a weekly container service at the Swedish east coast port...

SNCM declared bankrupt

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France's SNCM (Société Nationale Corse Méditerranée) lost €40M in 2013 and is forecast to lose another €50M this year. With the bank...

Evergreen set to quit Taranto

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Fed up with protracted delays and legal wrangings over dredging and quay upgrade projects, Evergreen will reportedly transfer its West Medit...

ACL calls Södertälje

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ACL has made Södertälje its "dry" import hub for the Greater Stockholm region...

Scandlines ferry goes for completion

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The first of the two new ro-pax ferries, which were built by P + S Volkswerft Stralsund, has arrived at Blohm + Voss Hamburg for completion...

MSC eyes expansion in Antwerp

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MSC has officially asked Antwerp Port Authority to expand its activities in Antwerp with a terminal in the Deurganck dock...

Samskip launches new Norway service

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Samskip Multimodal is introducing its own weekly shortsea service to the Norwegian West Coast, connecting its pan-European network to Tanang...

Naming Ceremony for EVER LIVING

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Evergreen Group has held the naming ceremony for its first L-type vessel built by CSBC Corporation in Taiwan, the EVER LIVING...

Campaign for African shipping

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The debate over cabotage has re-emerged in Africa this year, particularly in Nigeria and South Africa...