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27,500 teu ships coming to a port near you soon?
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (232+ words) The next containership size race could put fresh pressure on the world’s biggest container ports, with container analysts at Alphaliner arguing this week that vessels of around 27,500 teu are now technically and commercially plausible. The consultancy has revived a ‘gigamax…...
Thailand???s Songkhla gets first ship-to-shore cranes
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (178+ words) Thailand’s Port of Songkhla has received its first ever ship-to-shore container cranes, marking a significant step in plans to triple capacity at the southern gateway. The two STS cranes were built by China’s ZPMC and delivered fully assembled from Shanghai…...
Enter the gigamax: Alphaliner makes the case for 27,500 teu ships
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (346+ words) For a decade the 24,000 teu megamax has looked like the natural ceiling for containership size. Analysts at Alphaliner now believe the industry could be ready to break through it. The consultancy has revived a concept it first floated in 2021 for…...
Venergy firms Hengli suezmax options as orderbook hits 30
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (225+ words) Greek owner Venergy Maritime has firmed two more suezmax newbuildings at China’s Hengli Shipbuilding, taking its series at the Dalian yard to four and pushing its wider newbuilding programme to 30 ships. The Vyron Vasileiadis-led company has exercised options for two…...
Fujian Highton seeks nearly $300m for 16-ship buying spree
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (288+ words) Chinese owner Fujian Highton Development is looking to raise up to RMB2bn ($295m) to bankroll a 16-ship acquisition programme spanning dry bulk and multipurpose heavylift tonnage. The Shanghai-listed company has unveiled a private placement of as many as 412.5m new A shares, equivalent…...
Sea Pioneer emerges behind SK Oceanplant aframax haul
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (219+ words) Greek owner Sea Pioneer Shipping has emerged as the company behind SK Oceanplant’s recently announced series of six firm plus two optional aframax tankers. Market sources have identified the Vasilis Bacolitsas-led owner as the previously unnamed Greek customer behind six…...
Precious Shipping continues fleet refresh with supramax sale
1+ week, 3+ day ago (280+ words) Thai dry bulk owner Precious Shipping has sold another ageing supramax for about $14.5m, pressing ahead with a fleet renewal drive that on the same day saw it take delivery of a new ultramax from China. The Khalid Hashim-led Bangkok-listed company…...
Ports are still thinking like it is the 1990s: Olaf Merk
1+ week, 4+ day ago (538+ words) More than a decade after warning that mega-ships would saddle ports with costs and fragility, Olaf Merk from the OECD’s International Transport Forum argues the sector is still chasing an outdated model built for another era. More than a decade…...
CSSC Shipping expands dry bulk portfolio with 10 newbuilds
1+ week, 4+ day ago (380+ words) Hong Kong-listed CSSC Shipping has signed up for ten 80,000 dwt bulk carrier newbuildings in China in a CNH3.235bn ($481m) fleet expansion. The ship leasing arm of state-owned China State Shipbuilding Corporation has entered into contracts with Chengxi Shipyard and China Shipbuilding Trading,…...
Mundra empty-box rule triggers wider container transport strike
1+ week, 4+ day ago (258+ words) Container disruption at India’s Mundra port has escalated after around 1,500 transporters halted box movements in support of empty-container depot operators fighting a new Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone rule. APSEZ’s new regime took effect on September 1 and requires shipping…...