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Bulker sale refocuses PIL on container shipping

Pacific International Lines, the beleaguered Singaporean liner operator, has sold another bulk carrier, as it increasingly concentrates on its core container business. VesselsValue reported PIL...

Maersk Container Industry secures Dole’s reefer mega order

Dole Food Company has ordered 500 energy-efficient Star Cool reefer units from Maersk Container Industry (MCI), which, in co-operation with the leasing company Textainer,...

Conqueror upgrades its transportation management software

Conqueror Freight Network has reached a partnership agreement with freight consolidator, Shipco, which enables members to directly access LCL (less than container load) rates...

More than half of Busan’s empty boxes are dirty or damaged

Trailer drivers in Busan have complained that shipping lines are neglecting to inspect, clean and repair containers, instead they have passed on the responsibility...

Update: Four dead in Shanghai boxship collision

At least one crew member of the 2018-built container vessel Xin Qi Sheng 69 is confirmed dead, with three more unconfirmed reports of fatalities,...

Shippers prepare for bruising Asia/Europe contract season

European shippers are preparing for the upcoming contract season with a warning to shipping lines that should they seek to maintain the massive hikes...

Maersk and MSC take part in IMO JIT trials

Both Maersk and MSC have been involved in the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s latest just-in-time (JIT) desktop trials, which look to streamline port operations,...

Lebanon port explosion charges brought against PM and three ministers

Judge Fadi Sawan, the investigator into the Beirut Port explosion on 4 August, that killed around 200 people and injured thousands of others, has...

Seoul to finance HMM newbuildings and demands more Pacific capacity

The South Korean government is intensifying efforts to support the country’s liner shipping industry and shippers amid an unprecedented spike in demand. Speaking on 9...

Marinet calls for box ship partners in MASS projects

As developments in maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) gather pace the latest contributor to the industry, Marinet from Russia is actively seeking container shipping...

NPD Line relaunches following PIL sale

Following Neptune Pacific Line’s acquisition of Pacific Direct Line from Pacific International Lines in March, the company has rebranded to Neptune Pacific Direct Line...

Seoul wants carriers to codeshare on SE Asian services

South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) is getting the country's liner operators to further streamline their Southeast Asian services by joining what...

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