CMA CGM Orders Ten Mega Boxships in China

French container shipping major CMA CGM has ordered ten new 15,000 TEU containerships in China – five of them to be powered by LNG.

Seaspan Prepays Debt for Six Boxships

Hong Kong-based containership owner Seaspan Corporation said that it had prepaid two credit facilities which were ...

Suez Canal sweetens rebates for boxships from US East Coast to Asia

The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has further sweetened rebates for containerships sailing from the US East Coast to...

Shanghai Shipyard lands order to build four feeder boxships

Shanghai Shipyard has booked an order to build four 2,500 dwt feeder container vessels plus an option for two...

Marseille Fos prepares for latest generation boxships

Port of Marseille Fos is to install the world’s two largest quay cranes at its Fos 2XL container facility next year, signalling its intention to return to “the major league” of global box terminals, port authority officials told a visiting press tour earl

Santa’s sleighs lie idle: Alphaliner warns of Xmas record for unemployed boxships

The number of 500+ teu containerships idled will hit a record high by the end of the year, according to French...

Evergreen orders another 10 small boxships

Taiwan-based container line Evergreen Marine has ordered 10 more 2,800-teu containerships for $36m-39m per vessel...