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MSC set to take over Gram Car Carriers
MSC subsidiary SAS Shipping Services Sàrl has made a cash tender offer for all issued and outstanding shares in Oslo-listed vehicle carrier tonnage provider Gram Car Carriers
Red Sea rerouting hits east Mediterranean transhipment hubs
The closure of the Red Sea route to the Mediterranean has seen larger vessels skip the region; this in turn has sent transhipped volumes elsewhere
Data sharing offers scope for just-in-time arrivals
Terminal scheduling planner Portchain has signed up ONE as its second top 10 carrier. Alignment between carriers and terminals can improve schedules and efficiency
Week in charts: Where do Russia’s blacklisted ships trade? | Gulf crisis not affecting container rates | No increase in Chinese or Russian ships transiting Bab el Mandeb
Data reveals where Russian vessels are trading despite sanctions, plus analysis on how the current crisis in the Middle East is affecting shipping’s financial outlook
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: How to talk to Europe about shipping
With the European elections looming there is a compelling argument for shipping to be far more central in the EU’s future industrial strategy, but are we having the right conversations with politicians and regulators? This week’s podcast features EU transport commissioner Magda Kopczyńska and European Community Shipowners’ Associations secretary-general Sotiris Raptis
MSC and CMA CGM buy up more chartered containerships
CMA CGM is reported by brokers to have exercised a purchase option for a long-term chartered sub post-panamax. Meanwhile, MSC has brought its tally of secondhand containership buys since the beginning of 2023 to some 65 vessels
No evidence more Chinese or Russian ships transiting Bab el Mandeb
Transits of China- and Russia-affiliated ships through the Bab el Mandeb Strait have dropped as the situation has become increasingly unstable
Cargo interests face long wait over Dali general average call
General average shares the cost of a salvage between the shipowner and cargo owners. How much is eventually paid will not be known until long after the cargo has been delivered
Shipping faces more fallout in wake of Iran’s attack on Israel
The risk of a full closure of the Strait of Hormuz, while still unlikely, has increased. The more likely scenario, according to analysts, is that the Strait of Hormuz will become more like the Red Sea, with some ships continuing to transit and others steering clear
The week in newbuildings: China continues to win bulk of orders
Newbuilding contracts for seven dry cargo carriers, four containerships, six MPVs, one deck cargo carrier, two heavy lift ships, eight gas carriers and eight tankers were signed in the past week
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Falling freight rates could benefit logistics operators
Swiss logistics operator Kuhne+Nagel is focusing on reducing its unit costs as demand stagnates. But high-margin customers are still profitable even if overcapacity drives down rates
How US grain exporters worked their way around two blocked canals
Dry bulk supply chains are proving highly resilient. US grain exports have been simultaneously repelled from the Panama and Suez canals, yet rates have not spiked and cargo volumes have not diminished
Data sharing offers scope for just-in-time arrivals
Terminal scheduling planner Portchain has signed up ONE as its second top 10 carrier. Alignment between carriers and terminals can improve schedules and efficiency
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MSC set to take over Gram Car Carriers
MSC subsidiary SAS Shipping Services Sàrl has made a cash tender offer for all issued and outstanding shares in Oslo-listed vehicle carrier tonnage provider Gram Car Carriers
Houthis poised to ramp up Red Sea attacks following recent lull
Whether naval operation have degraded Houthi capabilities or the Iran-backed militants were simply regrouping, the latest warnings suggest that a resurgence of attacks targeting vessels in the Red Sea is imminent
Baltimore city files Dali suit as larger temporary channel opening nears
Legal fallout from the destruction of Baltimore’s bridge by containership Dali has begun. As the court action heats up, work continues to clear the wreckage and allow more ships to pass
Falling freight rates could benefit logistics operators
Swiss logistics operator Kuhne+Nagel is focusing on reducing its unit costs as demand stagnates. But high-margin customers are still profitable even if overcapacity drives down rates
Shippers balk at cost of low-emission products
There have been some high-profile early adopters of low-emission shipping. But for most shippers, profitability is still more important than sustainability
Ship detained in Russia timber sanctions probe leaves Rostock
The general cargoship diverted to Rostock after a propeller malfunction and was held by German authorities investigating the cargo of wood it was carrying from Russia to Baltimore
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