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Containers
Graham Porter drives new ship finance vehicle to meet needs of smaller owners
Former Seaspan directors Graham Porter and Gerry Wang are working together again on a number of new business ventures

Why it’s time to pull maritime safety out of the dark ages
Containers Data Hub

Freight Rates
World Container Index assessed by Drewry
Drewry Shipping Consultants compiles the World Container Index, a composite of freight rates on eight major routes to/from the US, Europe and Asia

Freight Rates
The CTS Global Aggregated Price Index
Independent monthly price index. Information on all lines belonging to World Liner Data

Supply & Demand
Load Factors
Freight-rate forecasts for the coming quarters based on projections of estimated vessel utilisation on the major trade lanes

Trade Volumes
Global Container Trade Volumes
Container Trades Statistics is an independent company that collects and aggregates cargo volumes from container lines that belong to World Liner Data Ltd, and, using sources from Lines’ financial and other information to estimate 100% of the trades

Charter Rates
New ConTex
The Hamburg Shipbrokers Association publishes the New ConTex index of time charter rates for six selected ship types, which are representative of their size categories, based on information provided by 17 independent shipbroker panellists

Fleet Statistics
Carriers Containership Fleets
Alphaliner, the leading industry data provider, produces a constantly updated and consolidated ranking of the largest containership operators as well as global capacity figures
Opinion

Will Li Ka-shing's retirement give Chinese ports giants a chance to buy?
Cichen Shen
Price might be the only issue but timing is everything

Why counter-intuitive boxship ordering makes sense
Janet Porter
Asia-Europe trade success means reducing slot costs through the operation of ultra large 20,000 teu-class containerships

The price of going green
James Baker
Shippers and BCOs should prepare to pay more as the costs of environmental regulation are passed on by container carriers

Slowly does it
Linton Nightingale
Global box growth maintains moderate inclination and China remains the chief driver
Port data
Interactive
The figures behind the rankings. Compare and contrast different ports across multiple years
Containers Magazine
Five Things to Watch: Containers
Recovery ground remains shaky on potential regulatory changes and continued newbuilding orders
Deadlock threatens to undermine Spanish port reforms
The clock is ticking to put reforms into effect, but with unions and port employers at a standstill, the EU could soon be left red-faced
Market insight
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Latest From Charter rates, Freight rates, Between the lines & Containers
Box spot rates to come under increasing downward pressure
No let-up in rate erosion as carriers latest capacity injection takes hold
Charter market sentiment stays strong
Rates head north amid fixture frenzy as carriers rush to secure tonnage needs from a dwindling idle fleet
Ocean freight rates stable on major east-west trades
Spot prices flat as lunar new year holiday period begins, with Asia-Europe prices up slightly compared with 2017 and transpacific prices down by around 15%
Ports and Logistics
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Latest From Ports and Logistics
Driver shortages and Brexit concerns driving shortsea market
A hard Brexit could be a blessing for smaller terminals with spare capacity
Ports have role to play in decarbonising shipping
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s International Transport Forum suggests that vessel port fees should be directly linked to greenhouse gas emissions
China’s coal ban may add to pressure on panamax rates
Panamax rates might be under strain over the next a few weeks, but could rebound with port congestion and foreign coal prices bottoming
More from Containers
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Latest From Containers
Driver shortages and Brexit concerns driving shortsea market
A hard Brexit could be a blessing for smaller terminals with spare capacity
Ship Finance to offer $150m convertible notes
Funds will be used for general corporate purpose
Graham Porter drives new ship finance vehicle to meet needs of smaller owners
Former Seaspan directors Graham Porter and Gerry Wang are working together again on a number of new business ventures
Sinokor acquires 30 feederships in wake of Vroon shake-up
Erstwhile Bremer Landesbank recovery vessels heading East, after Dutch operator goes into restructuring, while European bargain hunters miss out
Scrappage slowdown threatens fragile boxship charter market
If scrapping fails to pick up in the remainder of 2018, a supply glut could be on the cards
Maersk and MSC block business with blacklisted Russians
The US Treasury imposed sanctions earlier this month in response to alleged election meddling and what it calls “malign activity”
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