According to the latest data compiled by the Alphaliner consultancy, Mediterranean Shipping Company has exceeded A.P. Moller-Maersk for the first time in terms of container capacity. MSC’s fleet can now carry 4,284,728 standard 20-foot containers versus 4,282,840 TEUs for Maersk. Both carriers possess a share of 17% in a total world container market of more […]
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By Michael Grey* It’s New Year’s Eve, when people of kindly disposition wish each other the hope that the coming twelve months might be happy, or even prosperous. So let me begin with such a wish for our readers, despite most of the evidence suggesting that much of what made 2021 such a miserable experience
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The Suez Canal Authority has reported record results for the number of transits of ships and revenues in 2021 despite the grounding in the international waterway of the giant Ever Given containership for six days in March. “The Suez Canal achieved the high annual revenue in its history of $6.3 billion, and the largest annual
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For the 187th consecutive year, the Québec Port Authority (QPA) awarded the prestigious Gold-Headed Cane on January 3 to the captain of the first ocean-going vessel from a foreign port to dock at the Port of Québec. Mario Girard, President and CEO of the QPA, was on hand to present the award to Kandangama Deniyegedara, Captain
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True to a tradition dating back over 180 years, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) is awarding the Gold-Headed Cane again this year. The 2022 edition is awarded to Captain Felino D’Souza of the ship Quebec Express of the Hapag-Lloyd shipping line, the first ocean-going vessel to cross the Port of Montreal’s downstream limit at Sorel without a stopover at 00:21 a.m. “We are proud to maintain this
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Please note that as the Maritime Magazine team takes this opportunity to re-boot for New Year challenges, there will be reduced newsletter and spot news coverage on our website between December 24, 2021 and January 4, 2022.
American Patriot Holdings, LLC (APH) on behalf of its subsidiary American Patriot Container Transport LLC (APCT), has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to seven U.S shipyards for construction of four firm Inland River Container “Hybrid” design vessels, with options for up to four additional vessels built in direct continuation. The Hybrid design is the
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The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary today announced the award of more than $241 million in discretionary grant funding for 25 projects to improve port facilities in 19 states and one territory through the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). Biggest allocation ($52.3 million) went to the Port of Long Beach. As well
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The 15 millionth TEU container of the year arrived today in the Port of Rotterdam. It is the first time that a European port has broken through this magical barrier. The transhipment of containers went through a dip due to the Covid-19 outbreak but, from autumn 2020 onwards, Rotterdam has seen a rapid recovery. When
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A.P. Moller – Maersk today announced the acquisition of Hong Kong-based LF Logistics in a transaction evaluated at $3.6 billion. “The acquisition of LF Logistics is an important and truly strategic milestone on our journey to become the global integrator of container logistics, a global logistics company that provides digitally enabled end-to-end logistics solutions based
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