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Container
CMA CGM makes clear it is part of container shipping tech group
A consortium to improve the technology used in container shipping just got larger with the addition of several big names…
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Company earnings
Port Report: Hapag-Lloyd sees ‘decent start’ to 2019
Hapag-Lloyd (FSE: HLAG) reported first-quarter results that were better than expected thanks to strength in its trans-Atlantic franchise, better exchange…
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Ocean shipping
Trump ups China trade war ante with $325bn in goods under threat
White House makes sudden u-turn on tariff truce, upsetting calm in financial markets. President Donald Trump ended the spring truce…
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Asia-Pacific
Port Report: Europe’s ocean freight industry innovates while Los Angeles’s waits, again
LA caught between straits of labor and capital; group looks for ocean freight’s Esperanto; and digital-first forwarder gets $20m funding.
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Asia-Pacific
Kuehne + Nagel makes its play for online quoting and booking of ocean freight
World’s largest ocean freight forwarder adds money-back guarantee and carbon offset to what is now considered ‘table stakes’ in ocean…
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Asia-Pacific
Port Report: Carriers and shippers need to end ‘addiction to cheapness’ in ocean freight
Could this be the year ocean carriers get shippers to pay up? It may be if they want a ‘get-on-the-boat…
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Container
Port Report: Maersk aims for lead in transportation and logistics through ‘focused’ deals
Chairman makes mea culpa on previous energy bets as he pledges the focus will be making container shipping simple and…
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Container
Port Report: Hapag-Lloyd sees service, not scale, as key strategy going forward
Liner operator looks to better service offering for growth and sees slightly better supply-demand balance for 2019.
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Container
Port Report: Ocean freight keeps up digital move as industry gets props for its tech savvy
NYSHEX looks to bring in other trade lanes to its platform while Freightos sees ocean shipping outmatching other modes in…
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Maritime
Competition rules can hamper container ship safety
Competiton regulations prevent container shipping lines discussing individual cargo owners between themselves, but this regulation may prevent the lines from…
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