feeder vessels

CMA CGM takes delivery of the first of 10 new next-gen feeder vessels

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has delivered the CMA CGM Mermaid, the first in a series of ten 2,000 TEU LNG-fueled feeder vessels that, CMA CGM says, “herald a new generation of containerships.”

Said to deliver a CO2 reduction of up to 20% compared with conventionally fueled vessels of their size, they are the first ships in the CMA CGM fleet with the superstructures at the front. This placement of the bridge and accommodations ensure better aerodynamic performance and a higher loading capacity compared...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/naval-architecture/cma-cgm-takes-delivery-of-the-first-of-10-new-next-gen-feeder-vessels/

Need More Feeder Ships To Boost Domestic Feeder Fleets

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  • New Feeder Vessels Planned for South Korea-Japan route
  • To start with slow and increase orders
  • Total 20 new feeders orders at $400m
  • KOBC owns 15 ships in different tonnage

Seoul’s Korea Ocean Business Corporation has financed 20 new feeder vessels for the South Korea-Japan route.

The delivery of ten 1,000 teu and ten 700 teu units are planned on long-term bareboat charters to support South Korean feeder operators, citing the rise in new building costs.

Estimated cost

The...

https://mfame.guru/need-more-feeder-ships-to-boost-domestic-feeder-fleets/

Dynamar Feedering Analysis 2022

Dynamar B.V. has recently issued its latest study, “Feedering Analysis 2022: Trades, Operators, Hubs”, which features data, details and analyses of:

  • Seven main feeder trades (Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, North Europe, Mediterranean, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, Caribbean), plus four smaller feeder areas
  • Served by forty-six hub ports
  • Receiving around 1,100 port calls per week
  • Provided by over 930 vessels able to carry 1,450 TEU each
  • Operated by more than 100 carriers through 120 brands
  • Of...

https://container-news.com/dynamar-feedering-analysis-2022/

Indian shippers re-route more transhipment cargo to Nhava Sheva and Mundra

Cargo owners at India’s hinterland points of Chennai and Kolkata are rerouting more shipments to JNPT (Nhava Sheva) or Mundra instead of feedering to hub or intermediate ports in South Asia for mainline, long-haul connectivity.
These are usually Colombo (Sri Lanka), Singapore and Port Klang (Malaysia) .
What became the driving force in helping shippers alter their long-time supply chain pursuits away from transhipment is the introduction of block-train services by major …

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https://theloadstar.com/indian-shippers-re-route-more-transhipment-cargo-to-nhava-sheva-and-mundra/

‘Opportunist’ charters like DSV’s will help boost embattled MPV market

The acute shortage of open cellular containerships has helped to boost the embattled multipurpose vessel  (MPV) charter market.
Ocean carriers, feeder operators and now major forwarders, looking to mitigate the impact of a dearth of available containerships and a capacity crunch, are in the market to charter “container-friendly” MPVs.
The Loadstar reported yesterday on DSV’s “extraordinary” move to independently charter three MPV vessels of some 19-28,000 dwt, capable of carrying up to …

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https://theloadstar.com/opportunist-charters-like-dsvs-will-help-boost-embattled-mpv-market/

Gloomy outlook for MPCC as feeder market collapses and charter rates plunge

Oslo-listed feedership owner MPC Container Ships (MPCC) has posted a net loss of $10.7m for the first quarter and warned investors of its exposure to “significantly reduced charter rates”.
CEO Constantin Baack said that, but for its capital expenditure and off-hire deductions related to scrubber retrofits on ten vessels, Q1 should have seen the shipowner move into the black for the first time since its 2017 formation.
And he said MPCC had been …

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https://theloadstar.com/gloomy-outlook-for-mpcc-as-feeder-market-collapses-and-charter-rates-plunge/

Maersk launches Egyptian feeder to help UK shippers while AE2 is suspended

Maersk is to offer its Asia to Felixstowe shippers a feeder alternative via its Suez Canal Container Terminal hub during the temporary suspension of its AE2 service.
According to Alphaliner, Maersk intends to deploy three 2,500-2,800 teu vessels on a weekly AE2 shuttle from the Egyptian port, with the first sailing stemmed for 29 October by the 2,796 teu GH Brickfielder.
The last sailing of the 2M’s AE2/Swan loop before its suspension …

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https://theloadstar.com/maersk-launches-egyptian-feeder-to-help-uk-shippers-while-ae2-is-suspended/

Maersk enhances its fleet with 13 feeder container vessels

Maersk Line has committed to charter thirteen (13) 2,200 TEU feeder vessels. According to a statement, the feeder newbuildings are owned and fully financed by third party vessel leasing companies.

“Our fleet currently has around 250 vessels in the segment below 3,000 TEU capacity – including more than 20 owned vessels aged around 20 years,” Maersk says. 

According to the Maersk’s statement, the feeders are designed and optimised for operational profiles, for which optimal vessels are not...

https://container-news.com/maersk-enhances-fleet-feeder-container-vessels/

MPC eyes expansion into wider markets with purchase of bigger box ships

Emerging feedership owner MPC Capital has bought three secondhand panamax container vessels as it looks to expand into larger box ship markets.
The combined price tag for the vessels was $42m, acquired on behalf of an “international investor”.
MPC said the deal meant it was shifting its focus to larger container vessels, as well as moving into bulker and tanker vessel ownership.
“Following the successful launch of MPC Container Ships  last year, focusing on …

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https://theloadstar.co.uk/mpc-eyes-expansion-wider-markets-purchase-bigger-box-ships/

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