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Levels of piracy are a function of poverty multiplied by the will to subdue it

n.savvides - May 30, 2020 0

Munro Anderson, is a partner at the security consultancy Dryad Global, which is involved in the monitoring and advising of shipping lines and local...

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Fire on Cosco boxship causes container losses off South Africa

Container News Team - May 29, 2020 0

The 2013-built container ship Cosco Sao Paulo suffered fire onboard and container losses in Cape Town outer anchorage, according to several reports. It is not...

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Zhejiang Seaport orders more feeder vessels

n.savvides - May 29, 2020 0

Zhejiang Seaport Shipping Company has added to its string of newbuilding orders, with an order of four 1,000TEU feeder ships from the Singapore-listed Chinese ship...

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Ningbo-Zhoushan port jumps on postal trend

n.savvides - May 28, 2020 0

Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in China's Zhejiang province has teamed with China Post to create an express channel to facilitate the shipping of mail and parcels...

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Beijing throws its weight behind VGM regulations

n.savvides - May 27, 2020 0

China’s Ministry of Transport has issued a directive that effective 1 June 2020, no overweight containers can be loaded on ships in the country’s...

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Zhonggu Shipping boosts Tianjin and Xiamen port volumes

n.savvides - May 25, 2020 0

Chinese domestic container operator Zhonggu Shipping Group has signed an agreement with Xiamen Port Holding Group and Tianjin Port Development Holdings as the two...

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Zero carbon vessels require investment collaboration

n.savvides - May 23, 2020 0

More than ever, decarbonisation of shipping will require a substantial collaborative effort across maritime and energy stakeholders and beyond, says Katharine Palmer, Global Sustainability...

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Updated: Feeling for the bottom of the recession

n.savvides - May 22, 2020 0

According to the Danish consultancy Sea-Intelligence the level of blank sailings has reached a “plateau” although there are now more than 500 cancellations in...

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Iranian major container port suffers cyber-attack

Container News Team - May 21, 2020 0

Shahid Rajaee port received a cyberattack on 9 May, which led to its computer systems disruption causing serious transport difficulties to shipping traffic, according...

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Taipei state aid to prop up liner operators

n.savvides - May 20, 2020 0

Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) said on 19 May 2020 that it has launched a TW$30 billion (US$1 billion) aid package aimed,...

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Fleet additions see Danaos ride the Covid economic wave

Container News Team - May 20, 2020 0

Danaos Shipping has announced the acquisition of two container vessels of 8,463TEU and 8,626TEU respectively in 2020, expanding its fleet to 57 boxships, according...

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Yang Ming constructs new smart container vessels

Container News Team - May 18, 2020 0

Yang Ming has unveiled that its ten 2,800TEU container vessels, currently being constructed by CSBC, will receive Smart Ship notations from international classification societies. Starting...

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