Liner Shipping

42.5% increase in stranded vessel capacity in less than 24 hours

AJOT | March 25, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

Yang Ming net profit reaches $404.9M in 2020

AJOT | March 25, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

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New record result for Blue Water

AJOT | March 25, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

In 2019, the Blue Water Group presented a record profit of 25.7 M EUR. The Danish transport group continues its strong development and has recently presented its annual accounts for 2020 showing a record profit of 25.8 M EUR.

CMA CGM THC update - South Africa import/export

AJOT | March 25, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Suez Canal choked for third day as elite team tackles stuck ship

Logistics

Bloomberg | Top Story | March 25, 2021

Suez Canal choked for third day as elite team tackles stuck ship

A huge backlog of ships was building up around the Suez Canal for a third day as an elite salvage team set about the monumental challenge of freeing the container vessel that’s blocking the crucial waterway.

Maersk Eureka incident on MSC’S Sequoia service

Maritime

AJOT | Top Story | March 25, 2021

Maersk Eureka incident on MSC’S Sequoia service

Maersk has informed MSC that the container ship, MAERSK EUREKA, deployed on its Sequoia service, had to stop at sea due to a damaged fuel pump on March 12th while en route to Long Beach, CA.

Big container lines consider diverting ships around Africa

Bloomberg | March 25, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Ever Given situation report

AJOT | March 25, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Suez blockage is a signal of what’s ahead as ships get bigger

Bloomberg | March 25, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

Ships larger than three soccer fields show why Suez is blocked

Bloomberg | March 25, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

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Massive ship blocking Suez Canal paralyzes trade for second day

Bloomberg | March 24, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

Tugs and diggers have so far failed to dislodge a massive container ship stuck in the Suez Canal on Wednesday, increasing the chances of prolonged delays in what is arguably the world’s most important waterway.

Massive cargo ships are outrun by nimble fleet in new speed race

Maritime

Bloomberg | Top Story | March 24, 2021

Massive cargo ships are outrun by nimble fleet in new speed race

For years, container shipping was a rough business. Margins were minuscule, the risks were high and growth prospects bobbed with the unpredictable tides of global trade. That it’s now generating record profits is one of the great economic surprises of the pandemic.

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Asia’s first ship-to-containership LNG bunkering undertaken by CMA CGM and FueLNG at the Port of Singapore

• CMA CGM SCANDOLA is the first containership to be LNG-bunkered in Singapore. • The first ship-to-ship operation by FueLNG Bellina, Singapore’s first LNG bunkering vessel, paves the way for large vessels to refuel LNG in Singapore. • A milestone marking the first simultaneous cargo and LNG bunkering operations for a ship in Asia.