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Shipping Jan, 27, 2023 0

Maersk to integrate Hamburg Süd and Sealand

Maersk has announced its intention to unify its brands by integrating Hamburg Süd and Sealand. The Danish shipping company believes that by integrating the aforementioned firms into the Maersk brand,…
Shipping Jan, 27, 2023 0

Maritime companies go to court to preserve 50% discount on AFRMM charges

Nearly 20 companies that pay the AFRMM tariff, an additional charge over the freight levied for the transport of any cargo by Brazilian and international shipping companies operating in Brazil,…
Other Logistics Jan, 24, 2023 0

Shipyards faced with vexing capacity issues

Shipbuilding executives have difficult decisions to make about business expansion this decade despite widespread belief that the global merchant fleet will be in urgent need of a major renewal in…
Shipping Jan, 23, 2023 0

Preliminary data show positive balance to Brazil’s inland navigation sector

Cargo freight via inland navigation should have a very positive year-long annual performance. This is what Brazil’s National Waterway Transportation Agency (Antaq) latest statistical report shows. According to October and…
Shipping Jan, 20, 2023 0

Maritime Transport 2023: how will freight rates look like?

The coronavirus pandemic, combined with structural logistical problems, still influences freight rates today in 2023. Among the effects on global trade caused by the coronavirus’s rapid spread and the preventive…
Shipping Jan, 20, 2023 0

OSM Maritime and Thome to merge

OSM Maritime Group and Thome Group have agreed to a merger which will create a shipmanagement powerhouse called OSM Thome. The two parties, both of Norwegian heritage, have been negotiating…
Environment Jan, 19, 2023 0

CMA CGM-backed French sailing cargo ship pushes ahead

CMA CGM-backed Neoline Armateur has launched the long-awaited construction of its first sail-powered cargo vessel at the Turkish shipyard RMK Marine. The 136-m-long vessel, with its concept name Neoliner, will…
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Shipping Jan, 17, 2023 0

Ship owners face losses as freight rates keeps dipping

Dipping freight rates, after more than two years of skyrocketing costs in a pandemic-disrupted supply chain, apparently sunk beyond the comfort threshold where shipping operators are now counting losses. As…
Shipping Jan, 16, 2023 0

Asia container exports to US plunge in December

Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA) reported that container exports from 10 major Asian countries and regions to the United States fell by 23.2% to 1.31 million TEUs in December.…
Shipping Jan, 13, 2023 0

Chinese New Year fails to bring joy for carriers, as blank sailings soar

In a stark display of the weak demand undermining the containerized ocean freight industry, the latest data from Xeneta reveals carriers blanked more than six times the number of sailings…