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November 12, 2025, 2:19pm
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One company owns more ships with larger GT than many countries:
The total number of secondhand boxships Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has added to its fleet since embarking on an unprecedented buying spree in August 2020, largely in lieu of chartering tonnage, has now reached what Alphaliner describes as a...
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It is also the largest container shipping line in the world:
A privately held company majority owned by an Italian family, with its Hq in landlocked Switzerland:https://www.msc.com/
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November 29, 2025, 2:24pm
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Maritime transport carries close to 90 percent of global trade by volume, and container ports alone handle more than 80 percent of non-bulk merchandise. Today, these ports are undergoing a profound transformation, driven by rising trade flows, rapid advances in technology, and mounting pressure to meet climate targets.
Singapore
Notably, several of these ports (Singapore, Shanghai, Busan, and Rotterdam) are also featured in the LMC report, underscoring their dual role as global trade gateways and integrated maritime hubs.
Full report here: Leading Container Ports of the World
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December 2, 2025, 1:28pm
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A different kind of news about Containers:
For an industry more used to stacking boxes for efficiency than festivity, the UK’s Cuboid Self Storage has given shipping containers a seasonal makeover by unveiling what it claims is the world’s largest advent calendar made entirely from...
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December 16, 2025, 12:39pm
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COSCO and Hapag-Lloyd’s new orders last week have lifted the total number of containerships ordered in 2025 to a record 633 ships for 5.08m teu, according to data from Linerlytica, surpassing the previous record of 4.74m in 2021 and 4.77m in...
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China’s shipyards have accounted for a remarkable 72% of the orders in the year to date in teu terms.
In addition to the above 633 ships and 5.08 m teu comes this newly placed order:
MPC Container Ships (MPCC) has taken another step in reshaping its fleet, signing contracts in China for six new boxships backed by long-term employment. The Oslo-listed tonnage provider has ordered six 3,700 teu ships at Taizhou Sanfu Ship...
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The latest deals cap a busy year for the feeder owner. In recent months, MPCC has ordered four 4,500 teu vessels in November, two 1,600 teu ships in October, and four 4,500 teu units in July, all in China and all backed by long-term charters.
Are you seeing changes in crew workloads, maintenance schedules, availability of spares, or an increase in idle vessels waiting at anchor or alongside?
https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/containers/overcapacity-sends-container-rates-into-a-tailspin
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February 11, 2026, 12:04pm
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Want to know where your container shipment(s) are right now?:
Australian supply chain technology solutions provider WiseTech Global is partnering with Hapag-Lloyd to trial the integration of Internet of Things (IoT) technology across the German liner’s 2m strong smart container fleet to create real-time global...
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Detentions ,boardings, seizures of property on high seas, piracy, intimidation, incarceration, highjackings.
In other words- new normal & new world order arranged by countries preaching so called rules based orders.
Nobody has seen these rules yet on paper ratified by at least some members of the UN
Maybe China could be the calming voice in all this madness?
China has urged all parties involved in the Middle East conflict, particularly the U.S. and Israel, to cease military operations, warning of a "vicious cycle" in a war that analysts say if prolonged, could undermine global growth and weaken demand...
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[quote]Philadelphia – Savannah – Freeport – Rodman – Papeete – Auckland – Sydney – Melbourne – Brisbane – Wellington – Tauranga – Rodman – Cristobal – Philadelphia
Tauranga to Philadelphia: 25 days
Brisbane to Philadelphia: 31 days
Savannah to Auckland: 27 days
Philadelphia to Auckland: 30 days
Philadelphia to Sydney: 34 days
Savannah to Brisbane: 40 days
Source: https://www.msc.com/en/newsroom/news/2026/march/msc-eagle-service-enhances-direct-connectivity-between-oceania-and-the-americas
Bulk carrier to container ship in one easy motion:
The vessels earmarked for conversion are Diamond 53 type open-hatch supramaxes, primarily built between 2005 and 2011 by CSSC Chengxi Shipyard at Jiangyin, China. Their double-hulled, open-hatch design makes them among the more practical candidates for conversion, Alphaliner said, requiring relatively straightforward modifications compared with conventional bulk carriers.
Source: Sold-out boxship market drives bulk-to-container conversions - Splash247
PS: Sorry, not eligible for JA trade,
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has broken the all-time record for market share held by a single containerline, reaching 21.5% of total global container capacity in May – a milestone no carrier has come close to achieving in the history of the industry, according to Alphaliner data.
https://splash247.com/msc-smashes-liner-market-share-record/
While bulk-to-container conversions can and have been done there are inherent drawbacks that make it less than optimal. Bulkers typically have a lower design speed than what most containerships. Such a conversion will likely result in an underpowered containership. In addition, most containerships have generator capacity to carry reefers that bulkers may not have. In any case at least one conversion has been completed.
https://maritime-executive.com/article/china-completes-largest-bulker-to-container-vessel-conversion-project
