While surfing the web, I found this article on the Daily Green about shipping containers that have been converted into homes: Amazing Homes and Offices Built from Shipping Containers. It features lots of cool photos of shipping containers that have been revamped in very creative ways. Enjoy! Please follow this link to view more [...]
MSNBC has posted some up-close photos on their Photoblog of the container ship that tipped over in the Indian Ocean this week. An unfortunate situation nonetheless, but still very interesting photos. Hopefully they’ll get that oil cleaned up soon! Please visit the MSNBC.com for more photos and information on this story.
Last year, shippers were faced with increasing rates as carriers recovered from profit loss and limited space on vessels as carriers reduced capacity. The hope was that in 2010, things would pick up. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like that will be the case. As discussed in this opinion piece from Supply Chain Brain, carriers will [...]
According to a recent New York Times article, shipping giant Maersk has cut its top cruising speed in half over the past two years. In doing so, the company cut fuel consumption on major routes by as much as 30%, reducing costs. They also decreased their ships’ emission of greenhouse gases. According to the article, [...]
For those of you that have been following The Box, the story of a shipping container that the BBC has been tracking all over the world for the past 421 days, it’s journey is about to come to an end. In 14 months, the Box traveled approximately 51,654 miles (the equivalent of 2.08 trips around [...]
The World Shipping Council has launched a new informational website with the goal of providing the public a better understanding of the shipping industry. The website includes background info on the industry, benefits of liner shipping, challenges, testimonials, and additional resources. Ron Widdows, WSC chairman and group president and chief executive officer of NOL, comments on [...]
International Freighting Weekly is reporting today that deep sea carrier CMA CGM is expected to pull out of the red, and break even in December, thanks to a combination of cost-cutting measures they’ve implemented, and a rebound in shipping rates and volume. According to IFW, the cost-cutting measures include: Closing of secondary lines to concentrate [...]
Today, the Journal of Commerce reported that last week, Hyundai took an order for the first container ship in over a year, anywhere in the world! Middle East oil tanker operator, Abu Dhabi National Tanker Company placed an order for two gearless box ships of 1,060 20-foot equivalent units capacity, the first order since October [...]
As of late, economic conditions have forced carriers to reduce their rates to extremely low levels. Seemingly good news for shippers. However, now many carriers are saying that these rates have sunk to levels that are unsustainable, and they will be forced to raise them again in coming weeks. This could cause a couple of [...]
American Shipper has released the 2009 results of their annual Top 20 Container Lines study. Below are a few highlights from the report: Top three continue to put distance between themselves and the pack, though MSC and CMA CGM gain on Maersk. APL breaks into the Top 5, but capacity gains are tempered by layups. Historic [...]
