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Bigger box ships calling at fewer ports puts serious pressure on hinterland connections – The Loadstar

Posted on May 12, 2017 by | Leave a comment

Good article on the effects of larger box ships (which are calling at fewer ports). The hinterland infrastructure is going to have to adjust. I don’t think the ocean carriers are going back to smaller ships. The big ones are just too efficient to give up.

Source: Bigger box ships calling at fewer ports puts serious pressure on hinterland connections – The Loadstar

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De-Risking Oil Tanker Investment Decisions

Posted on May 12, 2017 by | Leave a comment

MIT students supervised by Dr Ioannis Lagoudis have come up with an analysis of tanker ownership buying or leasing.  This is a summary of the study.

A simulation study was made, based on a decision tree that covers chartering (leasing) a time charter or voyage charter (per trip), and buying a new or second hand vessel, and various horizon lengths.

It also discusses the risks.  Outcomes seem to show that under their assumptions, time charter is the least risky strategy.

It isn’t profound, but it is a very nice analysis.

 

 

Source: De-Risking Oil Tanker Investment Decisions

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Maersk Line to Pay $4 Billion for Hamburg Süd

Posted on April 28, 2017 by | Leave a comment

More mergers in ocean carrier ranks. Payback out of savings in 8 years. And what does this do to alliances?  We’ll find out, won’t we?

Maersk has finalized its purchase of container shipping line Hamburg Süd from the Oetker Group after both boards approved a Sale and Purchase Agreement today.

Source: Maersk Line to Pay $4 Billion for Hamburg Süd – Supply Chain 24/7

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By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – “Organised chaos” – that’s how one carrier describes the Asia-Europe schedules of the Ocean and THE alliances, believing there’s very little hope of vessels hitting itineraries before June. The source, an alliance member, told The Loadstar the transition of ships and containers from previous schedules to their new alliance hubs […]

screenshot-gcaptain.com 2017-04-28 10-03-26Source: New Shipping Alliances Bringing Chaos to Asia-Europe Tradelanes – gCaptain

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