US national divisions THE debate raging over the position shipowners should take in the Pacific trades has a twist very much to do with the place the US occupies in a changing world and whether US business has fully grasped that position.Read more: Containers headlines from www.lloydslist.com

New ESC head warns box lines over slow steaming MICHELIN’S Jean Louis Cambon warned container lines of the threat to customer relationships and supply chains caused by slow steaming when elected chairman of the European Shippers’ Council’s maritime transport council last week.Read more: Containers headlines from www.lloydslist.com

Take pride in shipping ON LONG Pacific voyages, when progress was about half an inch on the chart every 24 hours, I would often feel a sense of ennui setting in. Usually it was at its worst about 0300 hrs in the morning watch. Nothing to see, with no land for a couple of thousand miles in any direction and ships spread out...

New ESC chairman Cambon warns box lines over slow steaming Carriers must understand impact on customers’ supply chainsRead more: Containers headlines from www.lloydslist.com

Mitsui OSK adds calls to Asia-South America run JAPAN’S Mitsui OSK Lines has strengthened its Asia-east coast South America service with an extra five port calls in Asia, writes Keith Wallis in Hong Kong .Read more: Containers headlines from www.lloydslist.com

The value of sustainability AP MOLLER-Maersk released its first sustainability report with its annual figures last week. Maersk is not the first shipping company to attempt to quantify its efforts in the whole basket of activities that fall under the rubric of sustainability.Read more: Containers headlines from www.lloydslist.com...

MOL beefs up South America service Line adds five port calls in AsiaRead more: Containers headlines from www.lloydslist.com

Maersk nails its colours to mast on sustainability Group committed to improving environmental performance, safety, labour and community relations throughout its businessRead more: Containers headlines from www.lloydslist.com

Apapa impact study highlights APM’s worth to local populace When Maersk’s APM Terminals took over the Apapa port in Lagos, Nigeria, in 2006, it faced challengesRead more: Containers headlines from www.lloydslist.com

Seaspan takes delivery of two new ships Owner takes delivery of Guayaquil Bridge and Cosco JapanRead more: Containers headlines from www.lloydslist.com

Funding threat hits Rickmers’ Asia orders RICKMERS Group’s ability to fund several unfinished containerships on order in China and South Korea is under threat as companies to which it intends to sell the ships struggle to find finance to complete the deals.Read more: Containers headlines from www.lloydslist.com

Robust growth seen in Asia-Europe box volumes FIGURES from the European Liner Affairs Association for January show a strong recovery in container volumes to and from Europe on most trades compared with the same month in 2009, the lowest point in the downturn.Read more: Containers headlines from www.lloydslist.com

PDZ pays $7m for boxship Malaysian feeder company to finance purchase using a mix of cash reserves and bank borrowing.Read more: Containers headlines from www.lloydslist.com

Changes of pace needed SLOW and extra-slow steaming were born of desperation as first oil prices soared just when many lines had locked themselves into all-in prices, and then cargo volumes collapsed last year.Read more: Containers headlines from www.lloydslist.com

CSCL boss calls for China tonnage tax CHINA Shipping Container Lines chairman Li Shaode has called on the government to reduce taxation on the country’s shipping companies to enhance the competitiveness of the shipping industry, writes Hui Ching-hoo.Read more: Containers headlines from www.lloydslist.com