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CMA CGM and Maersk line up new megamax boxship orders

Latest potential orders underline a renewed interest for the largest containerships, with carriers committing billions of dollars to dual-fuel tonnage amid fleet renewal, strong Asian exports and ongoing supply chain disruptions

Containers Shipbuilding

Hormuz reopening to free 300,000 teu but rate impact still hinges on Red Sea return

Carriers seem in no rush to restore normal MEG services amid upcoming strait reopening, with analysts expecting freight rates to stay firm in near term

Strait of Hormuz crisis Middle East and Africa Containers
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Chinese shipowners lead bulk carrier boom in Russian Northern Sea Route transits

With the NSR’s seasonal navigation window running from August to October activity is expected to remain elevated, while expanding container services also signal strong commercial interest in the Arctic corridor outside of the energy shipping sectors

Dry Bulk Arctic shipping

Mega-boxships return as carriers broaden Red Sea revival

The return of megamax containerships to the Red Sea is emerging as the clearest indicator of improving carrier confidence, as major liner operators expand Suez Canal transits and cautiously restore the corridor to core east-west trades after almost three years of disruption

Containers Red Sea Risk
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Do you take weather risk seriously? Part 1

Extreme weather is becoming more common and disrupting shipping operations regularly: is it time that weather is considered as big a risk to business as sanctions or geopolitical conflict?

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The week in newbuildings: Orders edge lower as 22 ships contracted

Latest orders included more 14,600 dwt heavy-lift capable MPVs ordered by Germany’s SAL, while MSC was confirmed to have added five 21,700 teu boxships at Zhoushan Changhong

Containers Week in Newbuildings

Ship recycling arrivals fall in August as end-of-life vessel sales remain weak

Most August arrivals were smaller vessels, including general cargoships and two conventional reefers, but more notable arrivals included two sanctioned vessels delivered to Alang in India

Containers Tankers and Gas

Relentless US demand boosts box rates to late-pandemic levels

So much for the theory that US peak season would end early due to frontloading. Peak-level import volumes to US ports have persisted, pushing transpacific spot rates to fresh multi-year highs

Containers Ports and Logistics
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The focal point for business-critical data on container shipping

Aggregating data sets from a wide range of sources, the data hub provides a one-stop shop for gaining an insight into the sector

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China opens $10.8bn Pinglu Canal to deepen Asean trade links

New Guangxi waterway aims to further open up southwest China to ASEAN, but its 5,000-tonne vessel limit raises doubts

Containers Dry Bulk

Insurers warn Panama Canal diversions create fresh risks for shipowners

Increased Magellan Strait and Drake Passage transits sparking concern among underwriters

Insurance Risk and Compliance
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The Daily View: Shipping’s $3trn question — are shipowners buying the wrong kind of asset?

   

Dry Bulk Shipbuilding

China opens $10.8bn Pinglu Canal to deepen Asean trade links

New Guangxi waterway aims to further open up southwest China to ASEAN, but its 5,000-tonne vessel limit raises doubts

Containers Dry Bulk

CMA CGM and Maersk line up new megamax boxship orders

Latest potential orders underline a renewed interest for the largest containerships, with carriers committing billions of dollars to dual-fuel tonnage amid fleet renewal, strong Asian exports and ongoing supply chain disruptions

Containers Shipbuilding

Green NGOs warn busier Northern Sea Route will threaten Arctic

Renewed interest in the Northern Sea Route for container and tanker shipping has alarmed green NGOs campaigning to protect the region’s fragile environment

Sustainability Arctic shipping

Chinese shipowners lead bulk carrier boom in Russian Northern Sea Route transits

With the NSR’s seasonal navigation window running from August to October activity is expected to remain elevated, while expanding container services also signal strong commercial interest in the Arctic corridor outside of the energy shipping sectors

Dry Bulk Arctic shipping
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