Hamburg Express belongs to a series of 12 ships that also includes Singapore Express, which was delivered in May of this year. All 12 ships in the series were built by Hanwha Ocean of South Korea. Hamburg Express has a capacity of 23,660 TEUs and can run LNG, which is...

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Dewry’s new online Intra-Asia Container Market Insight service confirms that growth in the intra-Asia container shipping market, which over the last five years (2019-2023) registered a compound average growth rate (CAGR) of 3.6%, far outpaces growth in global shipping...

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Pacific International Lines (PIL) is accelerating the renewal of its fleet with an order for another five 9,000 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessels. The vessels will be built by one of China’s leading shipbuilders, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding...

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British Columbia ports head toward a lockout on Nov. 4 as negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 514 and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) come to a halt. The ILWU had served Nov. 1 a 72-hour strike...

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Evergreen has secured an impressive $30 million from the sale of the 1996-built, 5,364 TEU Ever United, which is scheduled to deliver charter-free later this month. “This remarkable sale at a historically high level highlights the continued scarcity of tonnage in both...

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International shipping is the backbone of the global economy, accounting for about 80% of international trade (Vuillemey 2020). As the EU extends the application of its Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to international shipping and the International Maritime...

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