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Every Vessel Hunter story on COSCO: 15 stories, from 2 July 2026 to 4 October 2026. Newest: "COSCO Guangdong turns supramax Pu Tuo Hai into 2,528 TEU boxship Singapore River". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
COSCO Guangdong turns supramax Pu Tuo Hai into 2,528 TEU boxship Singapore River
COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard has converted the 2007-built supramax Pu Tuo Hai into the 2,528 TEU containership Singapore River, chartered to X-Press Feeders, with a sister conversion under way.
Huisman wins leg encircling cranes for Cadeler's two T-class installation vessels
Huisman will supply two leg encircling cranes and two auxiliary cranes for Cadeler's next-generation T-class wind installation vessels, under a contract from builder COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore.
Five container lines now have more capacity on order than in service
Five operators in the Alphaliner top 100 have orderbooks larger than their fleets, led by Hai An Transport at 368% and Regional Container Lines at 157%, as the global ratio hits 45%.
Maersk Overtakes COSCO to Lead the Intra-Asia Container Trade
Maersk has passed COSCO as the largest operator in the intra-Asia container trade with more than 340,000 teu deployed, adding around 34,000 teu year-on-year.
COSCO Shipping Holdings' First-Half Profit Falls 34% on Thinner Box Margins
COSCO Shipping Holdings carried 8% more boxes in the first half of 2026 and earned a third less doing it, as operating profit per TEU fell about 30% to $139 and the margin narrowed to 12.5%.
COSCO Rejects Claims That Its Ships Carry Hidden Intelligence Equipment
COSCO Shipping has issued a statement firmly opposing allegations that its vessels carry concealed platforms to intercept military communications near coastlines.
Maersk Forecast to Slide to Fourth in the Liner Rankings by 2028
COSCO's orderbook has reached 52% of its existing fleet, the highest ratio in the top ten, while Maersk tries to accelerate into a record 14.84m teu global orderbook.
COSCO Orders 18 More Boxships as 2026 Newbuilding Spend Reaches $8bn
COSCO Shipping Holdings has committed to another 18 containerships worth RMB20.27bn, taking its 2026 boxship orders to 48 vessels and around 676,800 teu of nominal capacity.
OOIL first-half profit falls 24% despite record OOCL container volumes
OOIL's first-half attributable profit fell to $727.95m from $954.23m a year earlier, with record liftings and higher liner revenue offset by rising operating and bunker costs.
COSCO Car Carrier Abandoned Off Costa Rica After Engine Room Fire
All twenty-two crew were rescued from a COSCO car carrier that caught fire in the engine room some 630 miles south of Costa Rica, recovered by a passing bulk carrier.
Cadeler Orders Two More Wind Installation Vessels In 930 Million Dollar Deal
Cadeler has ordered two more T-class offshore wind installation vessels from COSCO Shipping Offshore for around 805 million euros, with delivery in 2030 and 2031.
COSCO Approves Fifteen Newcastlemax Bulkers Worth 7.9 Billion Yuan
COSCO Shipping Development has approved an order for fifteen Newcastlemax bulk carriers of 210,000 tonnes capacity each, to be built at two Chinese shipyards for a total contract value of 7.92 billion yuan, around 1.1 billion dollars.
COSCO approves fifteen newcastlemax bulkers
COSCO Shipping Development has approved orders for 15 newcastlemax bulk carriers worth about $1.1bn, all leased within the group for 20 years.
COSCO advances $1.1 billion Tianjin shipbuilding base
The greenfield yard, featuring two VLCC-scale drydocks, will occupy nearly 146 hectares in the city's Lingang Economic Area.
COSCO orders 24 bulkers in $1.27bn leasing play
COSCO Shipping Development has ordered 24 dry bulk vessels worth RMB8.66bn ($1.27bn), deepening its leasing business with long-term charters back into the COSCO group.
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