Source : Loadstar Late 2017 tailwinds are likely to boost the annual results of all the major container shipping players over the next few weeks – regardless of certain imminent risks, which…
Source : Marex Dutch electrical firm Werkina, Lloyd’s Register, Asto Shipyard and inland barge operator Port-Liner are working on Europe’s first electrically powered inland container vessel. The first five small ships in the…
Maritime News The CEO of Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fifth-largest container shipping company, expects consolidation in the sector to continue this year, further reducing the number of largest shipping firms as they merge…
Source : Maritime News A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM plan to establish a joint venture aimed at offering a global trade digitization platform by using blockchain technology. The platform will be designed…
Source: Loadstar Reports of full vessels from Asia to Europe and the US failed to make much impression on container spot rates this week. Prices only edged up marginally on both trades and…
Source : Loadstar There will be a 5.6% growth in container fleet capacity this year, according to scheduled newbuild deliveries of 1.49m teu and expected in scrapping of some 350,000 teu, says Alphaliner. After 2017’s…