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Felixstowe chief executive to step down at year end
Felixstowe's container volumes are thought to have declined by nearly 10% in 2020 as severe delays drove some lines to skip calls and divert to other ports
Why it’s time to pull maritime safety out of the dark ages
New technology is not the solution to the problem of maritime safety, it’s a tool to help us transform a culture of complacency
Billion dollar box lines have cash to burn
Container lines have options on where they will spend their windfall cash piles. But they should keep some aside for a rainy day
Bulk carriers continue to enter the boxing ring
The urge by container lines to rapidly reposition their empty equipment to more lucrative fronthaul trades is likely to have contributed to the strong year-on-year growth for grains and oilseeds shipped on bulkers
Zim looks to first acquisitions to secure growth
With its debts paid down and profits soaring, Zim is looking to expand in a remarkable turnaround for the company that only a few years ago was rumoured to be up for sale. It is now looking for opportunities where it can boost its existing presence through acquisitions
Maersk takes lead in race to scale green methanol
Maersk has secured sufficient supplies of e-methanol to fuel its first dual-fuel feeder by 2023, but the race to scale up affordable supply chains for the carbon-neutral fuel is now on. Policy, collaboration and a more transparent carbon accounting across the lifecycle of fuel production is required
Weekly Briefing: Box capacity cheaper to buy than rent | Capes eye $50,000 per day | Tankers down, but not out
Containership capacity may be in short supply but with charter rates skyrocketing and periods lengthening, it is cheaper to buy than to rent. In dry bulk, capes could head towards $50,000 a day and other bulker segments are also getting a boost. It’s just tankers where we have failed to find a positive angle yet again. Sadly, there’s no end to the dismal news, and certainly no sign that the vaccine-led rebound promised at the start of 2021 is going to arrive shortly
Congestion worsens as Ningbo terminal remains shut
The port has conducted the third round of swab tests for people in the affected area. This is normally the last round of tests before a blocked production facility in China can be reinstated if all results are negative. Precautionary measures at the port have further tightened, adding clots to the already congested shipping veins
MSC’s secondhand spree tops $2bn
MSC’s strategy of hoovering up tonnage on the secondhand market has added over 90 ships and 360,000 teu in capacity to the soon to be world’s largest container line, but the ageing fleet of small ships is little more than a short-term cash cow
Carriers flock to transpacific as goldrush continues
With rates high and demand still yet to plateau, there’s gold in them thar trade lanes. Container lines are plunging more capacity into Asia-US west coast to capitalise
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Felixstowe chief executive to step down at year end
Felixstowe's container volumes are thought to have declined by nearly 10% in 2020 as severe delays drove some lines to skip calls and divert to other ports
‘Severe’ supply-demand imbalance boosts OOIL earnings
Outlook for the second half of this year and early part of next year is ‘promising’, said OOIL expecting the current mismatch between cargo demand and capacity supply to continue
Russian container market bounces back in first half, says Global Ports
‘We have successfully protected our terminals’ container market share in both key basins and taken required steps to capitalise on recovery in container and non-container cargo handling as world begins to emerge from impacts of pandemic,’ says chief executive
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Felixstowe chief executive to step down at year end
Felixstowe's container volumes are thought to have declined by nearly 10% in 2020 as severe delays drove some lines to skip calls and divert to other ports
Billion dollar box lines have cash to burn
Container lines have options on where they will spend their windfall cash piles. But they should keep some aside for a rainy day
Bulk carriers continue to enter the boxing ring
The urge by container lines to rapidly reposition their empty equipment to more lucrative fronthaul trades is likely to have contributed to the strong year-on-year growth for grains and oilseeds shipped on bulkers
‘Severe’ supply-demand imbalance boosts OOIL earnings
Outlook for the second half of this year and early part of next year is ‘promising’, said OOIL expecting the current mismatch between cargo demand and capacity supply to continue
Ever Given takes return leg through Suez Canal
The world’s best-known boxship is back in the canal that made its name. Once through, it will head to Singapore for repairs
Russian container market bounces back in first half, says Global Ports
‘We have successfully protected our terminals’ container market share in both key basins and taken required steps to capitalise on recovery in container and non-container cargo handling as world begins to emerge from impacts of pandemic,’ says chief executive
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