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Boxship attacked

Eoin O'Cinneide — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:41:21 GMT

E R Schiffahrt vessel ER Lubeck evades pirate assault in Somali Basin but sustains light damage.

Men overboard

Gary Dixon — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:54:25 GMT

USCG searching for two crew who fell from deck of Hanjin Pretoria off Alaska.

Log-In loss

Aaron Kelley — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:52:05 GMT

Brazilian boxship player Log-In Logistica sees profits slump as domestic trade issues batter the bottom line.

Long Beach jumps

Dale Wainwright — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:49:32 GMT

US west coast container port has reported a third consecutive month of growth in volumes.

Virus strikes

Eoin O'Cinneide — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:21:13 GMT

Passengers onboard Fred Olsen cruiseship Boudicca confined to cabins on Mediterranean trip.

Ow buys Boheme

Dale Wainwright — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:38:04 GMT

Singapore Shipping back in buying mode with acquisition of Wallenius pure car truck carrier.

Seattle surprise

Aaron Kelley — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:36:39 GMT

Port of Seattle posts positive results despite a steady decline in container traffic.

Manila move

Gary Dixon — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:46:27 GMT

Evergreen and CSCL launch boxship run to Philippines and Thailand.

Carrier cheer

Andy Pierce — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:29:01 GMT

Liner giants see idle capacity plummet with five key players completely free of laid-up tonnage.

Hegnar hikes

Andy Pierce — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:50 GMT

Hurtigruten chairman Trygve Hegnar finds $20m to boost his holding in the shipowner to over 25%.

PDZ buys boxship

Eoin O'Cinneide — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:08:18 GMT

Malaysian intra-Asian feedership operator spends nearly $9m on Yamamaru-owned vessel.

Pay out time

Jim Mulrenan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:36:40 GMT

Shareholders in CP Ships finally get compensation for misrepresentation of financial results six years ago.

DFDS down

Gary Dixon — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:32:08 GMT

Danish ro-ro player sees 2009 profit cut back, but says markets are improving so far this year.

Volumes to rise

Dale Wainwright — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:17:33 GMT

Container volumes at US ports are set to see continued strong recovery in March, says trade body.

Tallink mixed

Dale Wainwright — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:58:34 GMT

Estonian ferry group sees passenger and freight cargoes decline, but private vehicle numbers rise.

Smelly Seville

Gary Dixon — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:12:49 GMT

Chinese authorities probe possible chemical leak on Maersk-chartered boxship after noticing pungent odour.

Silver lining

Gary Dixon — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:42:53 GMT

Taiwan’s Evergreen expecting to break even in second quarter as markets improve, chairman Bronson Hsieh says.

Steel scam busted

Eoin O'Cinneide — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:32:47 GMT

Shipping fraudsters suspected of masterminding scrap con from Europe and South American to Asia.

Distracted

Gary Dixon — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:45:03 GMT

Greek-managed ro-ro’s master had too much on his plate when vessel crashed into light float in River Mersey.

Rivals unite

Gary Dixon — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:50:37 GMT

Japan’s K Line brings in MOL to jointly run two beefed up boxship loops to west coast of US.