Is OOCL on the block?

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Talk has quietened down on whether OOCL, which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, but is majority controlled by the Tung family, wil...

Box order surge

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Chinese container manufacturing companies have experienced something of a Q4 2016 surge in orders, with many factories likely to be busy unt...

Middle East stays resilient

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Despite the slowdown in trade, new port and transport infrastructure projects in the Middle East are generally progressing, even if on revis...

New consortium for Asia/Australia trade

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ANL (an operating unit of CMA CGM), Cosco China Shipping Corp and OOCL are to form a new operating alliance that will meet their commitments...

Reshaping liner shipping

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Developments over the past month suggest that the structure of the global container shipping industry will be very different in early 2017 t...

2M and G6 close transatlantic loops

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Falling cargo volumes, particularly eastbound, and the fear of a deteriorating supply/demand balance resulting in further declines in freigh...

Reefer box building on the up again

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Global reefer production experienced some recovery during 2014 and is expected to make further gains this year, when up to 260,000 TEU may b...

Is bigger that much better?

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The recent TOC CSC Europe conference saw a heated debate about growing ship sizes, while an ITF report warns of cost increases from their us...

Newbuild bonanza

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This year has seen ocean carriers return to shipyards in a flurry as Evergreen Line, MOL, and OOCL have all placed orders for 19,000 TEU-plu...

Mixed results

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Among the latest liner shipping companies to announce their 2014 results are CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and OOCL, with profitability decidedly mix...

Reefer lessors keep their cool

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Reefer demand held up well in 2014, with the leasing sector accounting for the majority of investment, but its intake was down on the 2013 p...

LBCT borrows US$81M for AGVs

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Loan comes from a German Bank set up to provide financing to boost key German and European export industries....

Asean powerhouse

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Strong intra-Asia trade and robust performances in Asean countries’ two-way cargo exchanges with China are prompting ocean carriers and po...

Big year for reefer leasing

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The leasing industry committed to another substantial purchase of reefer containers in 2013, but new equipment per diems and cash returns re...

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