Mega-carriers pushing it to the limit

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The era of the mega-carrier has dawned in the world of container shipping. In contrast to the 55 box ships with a capacity greater than 7,50...

Ceres finally under way

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As forecast in the last issue of WorldCargo News (p34), Amsterdam’s Ceres Paragon terminal, owned 50 per cent by NYK and 50 per cent by Ch...

Rotterdam getting boxed in

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The Port of Rotterdam is still experiencing strong growth, particularly in container traffic, which increased by 16 per cent last year to 8....

More manoeuvring in Amsterdam

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Hapag-Lloyd has given its backing to Grand Alliance partner NYK in its efforts to persuade member lines to switch some calls from Rotterdam ...

Hutchison moves in on Ceres Paragon…

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Although Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH)’s takeover of ECT several years ago was resisted for some time by EU competition authorities, appar...

Ceres row brews

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Tensions within the Grand Alliance over the Ceres Paragon terminal in Amsterdam, acquired by NYK two years ago, have been brought into the o...

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