COSCO SHIPPING Retains Position as World's Largest ShipownerUK-based consultancy Maritime Strategies International (MSI) recently released its latest shipowner rankings. The rankings are based on the deadweight tonnage of currently operating fleets (excluding orders, offshore assets, or cruise ships) and compare against the same period last year.Measured by deadweight tonnage, COSCO SHIPPING retained its position as the world's largest shipowner. As of August 31, its fleet size has slightly increased to 76.2 million dwt. However, over the past year, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world's largest container shipping operator, achieved the most remarkable leap: its operational fleet expanded significantly from 35.5 million dwt to 44.5 million dwt, surpassing Bank of Com...
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Emergency warning! The port is closed for a fortnight! Maersk has issued an urgent notice that the Finnish Transport Workers' Union (AKT) has announced a political strike that will result in the forced closure of the country's ports for a fortnight (11 March - 25 March). Maersk said in its announcement that the AKT's strike is in opposition to amendments to labour legislation proposed by the government. The two-week political strike will affect operations at all Finnish ports. Maersk added in the announcement that it will inform its customers as soon as possible about the impac...
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U.S. harbours: very comfortable with Chinese-made cranes For a long time, the United States has been attacking and discrediting China, and recently targeted at Chinese-made cranes. However, a number of U.S. ports are still using these cranes and have confidence in their safety. U.S. ports are very comfortable with Chinese-made cranes U.S. President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order proposing an investment of more than $20 billion over the next five years for the construction of port security, including the production of new harbour cranes in the local area to replace Chinese-made...
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China's port throughput growth likely to slow in 2024 with downside risks On February 18, international rating agency Fitch Ratings said that China's port throughput growth may slow in 2024 and is at risk of declining due to weak global external demand and manufacturing. Cargo throughput and container throughput at China's eight major seaports grew 4% and 6% year-on-year, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2023. According to Fitch, growth drivers include new shipping routes, increased container capacity, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), China's Bel...
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The first global capacity ranking for 2024 is out! Data released by Alphaliner shows that as of today (January 2, 2024), the total number of container ships operating globally reached 6,781, an increase of 265 ships compared to the same period of the previous year (January 6, 2023, the same hereinafter), and the global capacity totaled 28,518,895 TEUs, an increase of 2,117,946 TEUs, or a year-on-year increase of 8.04%. Compared with a year ago, among the top 20 liner shipping companies in terms of capacity, Ocean Net Link Shipping (ONE) and Evergreen Marine Corp. swapped their rankings, taki...
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New Year's 'Open Door'! Waigaoqiao Border Inspection Station Helps Delivery and Operation of New Ship On January 5th, the newly built international vessel 'Sky Cetus' was successfully delivered and operated at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Port, which is the first vessel delivered at Waigaoqiao Port in 2024, the vessel is a 7,000-case container ship and is bound for Shanghai Yangshan Port. Shanghai Entry-Exit Border Inspection Terminal Waigaoqiao Border Inspection Station implemented 'one ship, one policy' border inspection initiatives to ensure the safety of newly built i...
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Ice conditions in Laizhou Bay eased, ships in and out of Haimiao Harbor, Zhuwang Harbor still have a certain impact On December 29, the reporter learned from the Yantai Maritime Bureau that with the slight rise in temperature in recent days, the sea ice conditions in Laizhou Bay have eased compared to the previous days when it was serious, but ships entering and exiting Haimiao Harbor and Zhuwang Harbor still have a certain impact. December 28, by Yantai Laizhou Marine Department staff through the drone on-site inspection, found that Haimiao Port, Zhuwang Harbor sea ice from the shore outwar...
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