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Spotted: Gdansk Welcomes Second G6 Giant
MOL Quasar, featuring over 13,000 teu capacity, stops at DCT Gdansk’s deepwater container terminal in Poland. This is the second ship of the G6 Alliance to call at the terminal within the new service of the alliance. Port of Gdansk handled its first G6 Alliance-affiliated container ship – Hapag Lloy
Spotted: Gdansk Welcomes Second G6 Giant
MOL Quasar, featuring over 13,000 teu capacity, stops at DCT Gdansk’s deepwater container terminal in Poland. This is the second ship of the G6 Alliance to call at the terminal within the new service of the alliance. Port of Gdansk handled its first G6 Alliance-affiliated container ship – Hapag Lloy
Diana Extends Charter for Crystalia
Owner and operator of dry bulk vessels Diana Shipping Inc., has, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, agreed to extend the present time charter contract with Glencore Grain B.V., Rotterdam, for one of its Ice Class Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Crystalia. The charter has been extended for
Diana Extends Charter for Crystalia
Owner and operator of dry bulk vessels Diana Shipping Inc., has, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, agreed to extend the present time charter contract with Glencore Grain B.V., Rotterdam, for one of its Ice Class Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Crystalia. The charter has been extended for
DFDS Lifts Full-Year Outlook
Denmark’s shipping and logistics company DFDS has raised full-year guidance again having reaped fruits from a robust second quarter of the year in its shipping business. The company’s EBITDA outlook for 2015 was raised to DKK 1.8-1.9bn (USD 268-283 million) from DKK 1.65-1.75bn before special items
DFDS Lifts Full-Year Outlook
Denmark’s shipping and logistics company DFDS has raised full-year guidance again having reaped fruits from a robust second quarter of the year in its shipping business. The company’s EBITDA outlook for 2015 was raised to DKK 1.8-1.9bn (USD 268-283 million) from DKK 1.65-1.75bn before special items
Hapag-Lloyd Invests Big in Reefer Containers
German liner company Hapag-Lloyd has ordered 6,000 (12,000 TEU) of the latest generation of reefer containers, the largest reefer order in Hapag-Lloyd’s history. “We operate a state-of-the-art reefer fleet that is the fourth-largest in the world. With the new reefers, we are expanding our leading po
Hapag-Lloyd Invests Big in Reefer Containers
German liner company Hapag-Lloyd has ordered 6,000 (12,000 TEU) of the latest generation of reefer containers, the largest reefer order in Hapag-Lloyd’s history. “We operate a state-of-the-art reefer fleet that is the fourth-largest in the world. With the new reefers, we are expanding our leading po
Stranded Focomar Crew Safe and Sound
The twenty-four crew members of the Panamanian-flagged bulker Focomar have been rescued after taking refuge on a small island west of Socotra a few days earlier. The crew abandoned their vessel in a lifeboat after MV Focomar suffered engine problems at sea early last week. The 2011-built bulker was
Stranded Focomar Crew Safe and Sound
The twenty-four crew members of the Panamanian-flagged bulker Focomar have been rescued after taking refuge on a small island west of Socotra a few days earlier. The crew abandoned their vessel in a lifeboat after MV Focomar suffered engine problems at sea early last week. The 2011-built bulker was
Alphaliner: 2M Suspension of Asia-Europe String Too Late
The 2M carriers, Danish Maersk and Switzerland-based MSC, have decided to suspend regular sailings of their Asia to North Europe string ‘AE-9/Condor’ from September amid collapsing freight rates spurred by lower demand on the trade this year. Total demand on the headhaul trade dropped by 3.5 % durin
Alphaliner: 2M Suspension of Asia-Europe String Too Late
The 2M carriers, Danish Maersk and Switzerland-based MSC, have decided to suspend regular sailings of their Asia to North Europe string ‘AE-9/Condor’ from September amid collapsing freight rates spurred by lower demand on the trade this year. Total demand on the headhaul trade dropped by 3.5 % durin
Global Liners More Reliable in Q2
Global liner schedule reliability in the second quarter of 2015 improved to 76.5% from 69.6% in the previous quarter, improving 1.8 percentage points on a year-on-year level, as reported by maritime analyst SeaIntel. In 2015-Q2 all top-20 carriers recorded an increase in schedule reliability over 20
Global Liners More Reliable in Q2
Global liner schedule reliability in the second quarter of 2015 improved to 76.5% from 69.6% in the previous quarter, improving 1.8 percentage points on a year-on-year level, as reported by maritime analyst SeaIntel. In 2015-Q2 all top-20 carriers recorded an increase in schedule reliability over 20