Hybrid RTGs gaining ground

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Hybrid drives are gaining acceptance with RTG operators, but in the final analysis they need to reduce idling time and increase utilisation ...

Towards zero emissions shipping…

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Alternative fuels, renewable energy, more efficient propulsion systems and hull forms, and slow steaming, are all in the mix....

Singapore remains top containerport

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Singapore retained its title as the world’s busiest containerport in 2009 as throughput at rival Shanghai fell for the first time in more ...

APMT/Vinalines get closer

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APM Terminals (APMT) and Vinalines, part of the Vietnamese National Shipping Lines company, Vietnam’s largest shipping line and terminal o...

…SIPG profit down 31%

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Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), in which CMHI has a 26.5% stake, has reported a fall in interim profit of 30.73% to Yuan1.71B (US$...

Box traders feeling the pressure

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With 9% of the world’s container vessels estimated to be in layup and average leasing company utilisation rates edging down to 85%, it is ...

CMHI, Cosco Pacific to reduce spending

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China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) and Cosco Pacific, the two biggest port operators in China, plan to cut capital spending this ...

Yangshan to be expanded

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Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) is to sell Yuan3.7B (US$540M) worth of one-year bonds to help fund the purchase of Phase 3-B of Yan...

Shanghai to miss out on top spot

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The global financial crisis and an economic slowdown have dashed Shanghai’s hopes of overtaking Singapore this year to become the world’...

Shanghai/Shenzhen growth slowing

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After a decade of double-digit annual throughput growth at China’s two largest container ports, Shanghai and Shenzhen, traffic is expected...

SIPG seeks Yangtze expansion

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Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) is seeking to invest in Taicang International Container Terminal (TICT) in order to extend its reac...

Shanghai looks to Yangtze for growth

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Throughput at Shanghai, China’s largest container port, fell markedly in May and June and its 10.4% growth rate to 13.8M TEU in the first ...

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