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Spotted: Boxship Leviathan Docks at Port of Salalah

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Hanjin Selling Terminal Operations at Port of Seattle

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US regulators approve Miami terminal alliance

**US maritime regulators have approved an alliance between container terminals at Port Miami to join...

The third Container Terminal at the Port of Algeciras goes out to Public International Tender

The Port Authority of Algeciras Bay’s resolution launching the international public tender to constr...

Korea Development Bank Increases DSME Stake

**The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) has increased its stake in the South Korean shipbuilder...

HMM Joins Forces with Heung-A and Sinokor

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Ghana opens Takoradi public tender

**Eligible parties are being invited to submit an Expression of Interest for the Concession of an in...

Korea Line’s transpacific entrance barred

**Korea Line Corp might not be entering the transpacific container trades after all. The board at th...

‘HMM + K2’ consortium to start in March

**“Hyundai Merchant Marine said Tuesday its consortium with Heung-A Shipping and Sinokor Merchant Ma...

NWSA sets container throughput record in November

**“The Northwest Seaport Alliance, which comprises the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., handled a...

South Korean Court Gives Nod to Fincantieri’s STX Bid

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Sri Lanka’s CICT Hits 2 Mn TEU Milestone

[![[celebratory banner on a container reads, "We are proud to achieve 2,000,000 TEUs!!! Historical M...

SM Group to operate Hanjin business separately from Korea Line

**“A source told American Shipper that Korea Line’s parent company, Samra Midas Group (SM Group), wi...

Ningbo Zhoushan Port Sets Record Annual Cargo Volume

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Ports of L.A./Long Beach see container dwell times drop in November

**“The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association said container terminals at the ports of Los Angeles an...

Japanese yards overtake Korean rivals

**For the first time since the dawn of the new millennium Japanese yards have overtaken their Korean...

SM pushes ahead with plans to become a top 20 liner

**Samra Midas Group (SM Group) has prodded brokers to source up to 21 ships as it ploughs ahead with...

Helsingborg increases container capacity by 50%

**The port of Helsingborg has begun use of its third container quay, increasing the port’s container...

Major port investment in Argentina

**In Argentina, the ports of Quequén, Puerto Madryn, Comodoro Rivadavia and Ushuaia, as well as a ne...

BPA Secured Budget of 670.2 Billion Won

**Busan Port Authority(BPA, president WOO Ye-jong) stated on the 26th that the Port Commission decid...

Maersk, Alibaba team up to offer online booking of ship places

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AN2 Service – Transit Time Improvement

We would like to inform you that Hapag-Lloyd will improve transit times from San Antonio, Chile to B...

Port Authority of Valencia to Upgrade Its Three Ports

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Tropical Shipping Enhances Canadian Service

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APM Terminals Mumbai Embraces DPD Service

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Port of Halifax getting Caribbean container business

The biggest container cargo shipping line in the Caribbean is ditching Saint John for Halifax with a...

Drewry: Box Rates on East-West Routes above 5-Year Average

**Spot container freight rates on the major East-West routes reached a 20-month high this week and h...

COSCO to purchase 10% stake in Shanghai bank

**“The Chinese shipping conglomerate has agreed to acquire a minority stake in the Shanghai Rural Co...

Public Indian port growth quickens

**The pace of growth at public Indian ports could accelerate further in the coming months as ongoing...

ASE1 & ASE2 Service – Service Changes

We would like to inform you that as from January 2017 the ASE Service Loop 1 and ASE Service Loop 2...

Seoul readies billions to aid local lines and yards

**Seoul will launch a state-backed ship financing firm this month with initial capital of KRW1trn ($...

New container service begins at CITPL

**A new container service has commenced between the private Chennai International Container Terminal...

Official calls for direct Chabahar-Muscat shipping line

**Iranian co-chairman of Iran-Oman Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture has propos...

Maersk Line Expands Foothold in Iran

**Danish container shipping company Maersk Line has added Iranian Port of Bushehr to its services, e...

Port of Seattle may block sale of bankrupt Hanjin’s waterfront operation

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Hyundai Heavy Industries to close down Gunsan shipyard

**South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries has offered voluntary redundancy packages to all 65...

Giant Carey Island port in the works

PETALING JAYA: **Northport. Westport. And next up is Carey Island, a massive port-industrial city pr...

SM Line Formally Launches after Taking over Assets from Hanjin Shipping

**SM Line which had newly entered the container business by acquiring Hanjin Shipping’s assets offic...

Duqm container terminal to start operations by 2020

**Oman-based Port of Duqm revealed that its new container terminal is expected to become operational...

SM Line starts fleet buildup in earnest with feeder buy

**Samra Midas Group (SM Group), the new name in container shipping, has got its fleet buildup plans...

Patimban Port inches toward operation

**The government is looking to appoint a private Japanese company in the next few days to team up wi...

Port of Wilmington to Get Two Neo Panamax STS Cranes

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Oakland Port Sets All-Time Record for Loaded Containers

**Loaded shipping container volume at the US Port of Oakland reached an all-time high in 2016 due to...

South Carolina Ports Authority In Clover

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Ashdod container volumes up 11%

**Container volumes handled by Ashdod Port Company increased by 11% during the first ten months of l...

HMM takes on Hanjin staff

**Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has committed to take on 220 staff from bust compatriot Hanjin Shipp...

CentrePort Looking to Resume Modified Container Ops

**New Zealand’s CentrePort, Wellington port operator, will begin work to secure its gantry cranes, a...

Alphaliner: Number of Large-Scale Carriers Shrinks

**The harsh conditions in the container shipping market during the 2016 have led to a drop of large-...

Hammonia Grenada sets new record as youngest boxship heading for scrap

**A new unfortunate record has been set in container shipping with news that the seven-year-old pana...

OOCL takeover talk picks up

**Speculation over Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) being up for sale has seen the share price...