The second enlarged edition of Geneva Dry is just 60 days away with close to 200 companies signing up to attend the world’s premier commodities shipping summit. The global dry bulk event is on track to surpass last year’s 600 delegates figure and can report 53 brands have signed on as sponsors with...
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MSC and Hapag-Lloyd seen prepping early for next year’s altered liner constellations
There are 171 days to go until a sizeable liner alliance reshuffle, and two of the principle instigators in this container tango are well advanced in preparing for this new alignment. February 1 next year sees Hapag-Lloyd exit THE Alliance and join forces with Maersk to create the Gemini...
Alphaliner confirms MSC has toppled Maersk at the top of the box rankings
It’s been a long time coming but finally Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) was crowned by Alphaliner yesterday as the world’s largest liner by operated container vessel capacity, surpassing 2M partner Maersk, which had been at the top of the rankings for more than a quarter of a century. Alphaliner,...
https://splash247.com/alphaliner-confirms-msc-has-toppled-maersk-at-the-top-of-the-box-rankings/
US Coast Guard boards MSC ship in ongoing California pipeline spill probe
The California pipeline spill off the coast of Huntington Beach, south of the Los Angeles, at the start of October may have been caused by a shipping dragging anchor many months ago. The US Coast Guard boarded the 13,200 teu on Saturday after it determined that it was involved in an anchor-dragging...
https://splash247.com/us-coast-guard-boards-msc-ship-in-ongoing-california-pipeline-spill-probe/
MSC linked to Awilco boxship pair
Geneva-headquartered line Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has returned to this week’s broker reports, resuming its incredible secondhand boxship buying spree which begun in the second half of last year. Clarksons has named MSC as the buyer of a pair panamax boxships from Awilco Container in...