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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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EC clears the way for Maersk takeover of Hamburg Süd – The Loadstar

Posted on April 11, 2017 by | Leave a comment

Maersk is one step closer to its proposed merger with Hamburg Sud. It required an agreement for Hamburg Sud to drop out of five other alliances it was a part of when the deal closes, possibly by the end of 2017.  Radical reorganization of the alliances is going to play havoc with shippers’ plans, of course, and require new contracts all around.  The transaction costs to shippers will be substantial.  And no one will defray this burden, unless Maersk and the other alliances cut rates accordingly to help convince shippers to go through the change.

Long term it might benefit shippers.  But in the shorter run it’s hard to see how.

There are still four countries that need to approve the deal, so it will be a while before we learn all the fallout from the merger.

Source: EC clears the way for Maersk takeover of Hamburg Süd – The Loadstar

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Shipbrokers expect rush of 18,000-TEU orders

Posted on June 5, 2014 by | Leave a comment

Since P3 route costs will drop, other loops afre rushing to catch up by building 14,000 and 18,000 TEU ships.  These won’t go through the Panama Canal, so I bet it’s back to the LA/LB port scenario.

Shipbrokers expect rush of 18,000-TEU orders to match P3 slot costs | Shipping Tribune.

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