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OOCL poised for Thai tie-up

Dale Wainwright — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:40:24 GMT

Hong Kong liner giant to launch China-Bangkok service in partnership with Regional Container Lines.

NOL to swing the axe

Andy Pierce — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:03:09 GMT

Massive cost cuts on the way following Singapore-listed containership owner’s deepest ever quarterly reversal.

Red river rushes over MISC

Gary Dixon — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:56:44 GMT

Malaysian shipping giant hit by $1.22bn swing in nine-month result as imminent boxship exit pushes it to big loss.

NOL suffers Q4 bloodbath

Andy Pierce — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:18:32 GMT

Singaporean container line sees near $1bn negative shift in its full-year bottom line following fourth quarter horror show.

Danaos sheds the red

Aaron Kelley — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:08:14 GMT

New York-quoted containership owner’s quarterly profit overshadowed by chief executive’s grim market forecast.

BBC campaign continues

Aaron Kelley — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:20:41 GMT

Turmoil in the heavylift market fails to derail German giant’s expansion crusade as it unveils another freshly minted loop.

HMM targets profit return

Gary Dixon — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:53:05 GMT

Korean boxship and tanker owner aiming for operating earnings of $116m this year.

HMM plunges to loss

Gary Dixon — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:58:29 GMT

Korean owner's mixed fleet hit by higher fuel prices and lower rates in costly 2011.

Mercantile posts loss

Gary Dixon — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:00:55 GMT

Sri Lankan multipurpose operator moves into the red as revenue falls by a fifth.

NOCC gets cash in the bag

Andy Pierce — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:18:00 GMT

Tom Erik Klaveness and Wilh Wilhelmsen the main contributors as Oslo-listed owner pockets a dash over $20m.

Maersk cull aids Asian lines

Andy Pierce — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:59:56 GMT

Capacity cuts provide a thrust for some of the largest owners in the Asia Europe trade.

Hope on the horizon

Aaron Kelley — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:50:47 GMT

Deutsche Bank says Maersk’s capacity cut may lift rates on key trade lane but redeployment remains a concern.

Maersk drops lay-up stance

Andy Pierce — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:21:21 GMT

World’s largest containership owner changes its tune as it reveals sweeping cuts to its Asia Europe capacity.

Maersk swallows triple-e pill

Andy Pierce — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:51:09 GMT

Danish owner officially crosses off the last of its options for giant newbuildings at Daewoo.

CSAV seals fundraiser

Jason O'Connell — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:24:20 GMT

Chilean liner giant taps major shareholders and other investors for $1.2bn.

SinOceanic cuts deficit

Gary Dixon — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:58:28 GMT

Fledgling Norwegian containership owner reducing losses as revenue builds.

Box Ships starts in black

Gary Dixon — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:25:38 GMT

Paragon's containership spin-off makes profitable start after its April IPO in New York.

Goldenport snaps up feeder

Dale Wainwright — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:44:33 GMT

Paris Dragnis-led shipowner buys a controlling interest in 16 year-old Polish-built containership.

US box imports set to ease

Dale Wainwright — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:26:07 GMT

Trade body says containers entering the country in February will be down, but sees modest first half growth.

Widdows joins Rickmers

Andy Pierce — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:29:55 GMT

Former NOL chief executive to replace Jan Steffens at German shipowning group.