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Evergreen inks alliance

Aaron Kelley — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:32:25 GMT

Four 3,000 TEU containerships dedicated to new West Africa rotation on the heels of freshly minted partnership.

Pacific-Gulf in the hot seat

Aaron Kelley — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:20:54 GMT

Lebanese shipper races to seize US-flagged heavylift vessel following damage to gas turbine destined for Iraq.

Maersk’s Andersen unhappy

Dale Wainwright — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:21:32 GMT

Danish giant’s first quarter results are largely in line with those of a year ago, but CEO “not satisfied”.

Box exit burns MISC again

Andy Pierce — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:55:17 GMT

Departure from container shipping arena drags Malaysian owner deeper into the red in the first quarter.

Box Ships in profitable start

Dale Wainwright — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:19:32 GMT

Michael Bodouroglou-led containership owner beings 2012 on a positive note with talk of market upturn.

Boxships flood back to work

Andy Pierce — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:03:07 GMT

Idle-capacity shrinks by one fifth in just a couple of weeks to help push active fleet to “a new record”.

Fesco profit soars

Gary Dixon — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:41:37 GMT

Russian liner company boosted by one-off gains despite weaker operating result as costs rise.

Solvtrans stronger in first

Gary Dixon — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:49:15 GMT

Norwegian wellboat owner pushes up profit as fleet utilisation rises.

Sungdong wins 10

Gary Dixon — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:14:33 GMT

PBHH of Malaysia signs up for big livestock carrier deal at South Korean yard.

STX PO pens $80m order

Andy Pierce — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:58:13 GMT

South Korean shipowner looks to spread its wings further in the heavy-lift sector.

Kuribayashi recovering

Gary Dixon — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:59:33 GMT

Japanese ro-ro owner has reduced annual losses as it forecasts profit this year.

GSL off to steady start

Aaron Kelley — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:09:40 GMT

New York-quoted containership owner sees hope on the horizon following profitable quarter and freight rate increase.

RCL sees rates revival

Jason O'Connell — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:51:15 GMT

Thai boxship owner curbs first quarter loss by 30% following freight hikes.

NSB ship in leak scare

Gary Dixon — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:58:28 GMT

Part of Australia’s Port Botany shut after nitric acid spills from drum on German boxship.

Blast hits MSC ship

Gary Dixon — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:47:20 GMT

Crew man the pumps after MSC Idil developed list and took on water following explosion north of Puerto Rico.

Vinalines scales back

Gary Dixon — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:57:58 GMT

Vietnamese state-owned shipping company cuts huge newbuild budget 32% after public outcry.

Crew stuck on AFL ship

Gary Dixon — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:04:15 GMT

Fourteen men stranded on arrested feeder vessel in Canada for third week after operator's collapse.

Hanjin hurting in Q1

Andy Pierce — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:05:08 GMT

South Korean owner sinks beyond forecasts as it posts a loss in the opening three months of the year.

Costs curtail Viking

Gary Dixon — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:35:10 GMT

Finnish ro-pax owner expecting "substantially" worse 2012 result after loss-making start.

Koenig concedes defeat

Aaron Kelley — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:50:45 GMT

Tobias Koenig and Rudy Mack shed new light on collapse of failed US feeder service in a candid email to supporters.