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Hapag-Lloyd - New East Med Express (EME) service

The following release was published by Hapag-Lloyd:

If you're shipping between Egypt and North...

by Hristijan Ivanov

CMA CGM returns to Ukraine

"French container shipping company CMA CGM will become the third carrier to serve Ukraine with its o...

by Hristijan Ivanov

ICTSI secures 25-year extension to operate Mindanao Container Terminal

The following release was published by ICTSI:

Mindanao International Container Terminal Service...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Yang Ming to Implement Fleet Optimization Plan

The following release was published by Yang Ming:

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation (“Yang...

by Hristijan Ivanov

US port dispute: 'the carriers and USMX are going to lose this battle'

"The employers’ “only choice” is “how they want to lose” the stand-off with US east coast dockers; w...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Rates update, week 51: GRIs boost prices, with more to come in January

"Container spot rates on the transpacific trades shot up this week, on the back of a series of mid-D...

by Hristijan Ivanov

LA/LB ports eye record throughput, but there are 'signals of strain'

“'That said, if the US west coast continues to be a release valve for a potential ILA strike supply...

by Destine Ozuygur

SeaLead Launches DUKE Service, Connecting Pakistan with the Middle East and East Africa

The following release was published by SeaLead:

SeaLead, a fast-growing global shipping line, t...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Maersk - Withdrawal from Alaska on Transpacific Services

The following release was published by Maersk:

Effective in 2025, Maersk will suspend the Alask...

by Hristijan Ivanov

NWSA TEU Volumes Up 12% YTD November

The following release was published by NWSA:

Total international container volume for November...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Inland Port Greer Expansion Progressing to Meet Market Demands

The following release was published by SC Ports:

South Carolina Ports is enhancing its intermod...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Trump will have a 'heavy impact on container volumes', warns Wan Hai chief

"US president-elect Donald Trump’s policies will have a heavy impact on container volumes and supply...

by Hristijan Ivanov

DP World Kicks off Maritime Construction at New $1.2 Billion Port in Senegal

The following release was published by DP World:

The arrival of the dredger Willem Van Rubroeck...

by Hristijan Ivanov

CMA CGM’s newest LNG dual fuel boxship touches water

"France-based shipping titan CMA CGM has launched the 85,700 dwt CMA CGM Petra, the first in a serie...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Intermodal - Smarter solution to reach Ipoh, Malaysia by rail service with CMA CGM

The following release was published by CMA CGM:.

In complement to our current set-up of rail in...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Ocean and Premier alliances plan jointly operated transatlantic networks

"Following yesterday’s announcement from Japanese container line ONE that it is to participate in th...

by Destine Ozuygur

Port of Los Angeles Cargo Volume up 16% in November

The following release was published by Port of LA:

*Port on Track to Surpass 10 Million Contain...

by Hristijan Ivanov

2025 CMA CGM Transatlantic North Europe network

The following release was published by CMA CGM:

CMA CGM is opening a new historic cooperation o...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Port of Long Beach Achieves Busiest November

The following release was published by POLB:

Buoyed by six straight months of historic volumes,...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Houston’s Volumes Surge to Best Month of Year

The following release was published by Port of Houston:

*Port Houston Container Volumes Up 24%...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Box ship building in China hits new heights with 68.5% of global orders

"China has become the undisputed front-runner in containership building, with an orderbook, extendin...

by Hristijan Ivanov

CMA CGM to develop an electric barge solution to serve Vietnam operations

The following release was published by CMA CGM:

  • The CMA CGM Group is building a brand-new zer...
by Hristijan Ivanov

TecPlata: First Buenos Aires terminal certified to receive neo-Panamax ships

The following release was published by ICTSI:

TecPlata, Argentina’s most modern port terminal,...

by Hristijan Ivanov

PIL adds second 14K TEU LNG dual-fuel newbuild to its fleet

"Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) has taken delivery of its second...

by Hristijan Ivanov

OOCL upgrades Trans-Atlantic services from North Europe to North America

The following release was published by OOCL:

We are pleased to announce the upgrade in our Tran...

by Hristijan Ivanov

2025 ONE Transatlantic Service

The following release was published by ONE:

Ocean Network Express (“ONE”) is pleased to announc...

by Hristijan Ivanov

OOCL announces new Far East - Chennai Service 3 (FCS3)

The following release was published by OOCL:

OOCL is pleased to offer enhanced connectivity bet...

by Hristijan Ivanov

OOCL announces new China Indian subcontinent service- China India Express 2 service (CIX2)

The following release was published by OOCL:

OOCL is pleased to offer enhanced connectivity bet...

by Hristijan Ivanov

HMM to launch new India-North Europe service

The following release was published by HMM:

HMM announced the launch of a new INX(India North E...

by Hristijan Ivanov

HMM returns to Transatlantic trade with new TA1 service

The following release was published by HMM:

HMM announced the launch of a new service connectin...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Two-million TEU expansion in APM Terminals Medport Tangier

The following release was published by APM Terminals:

APM Terminals is ramping up operations fo...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Carriers unveil Panama Canal transit surcharges for new year

Two major carriers have announced new Panama Canal surcharges on Asia-US east coast transits in resp...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Sidra Line adds East Med Red Sea Service (EMR)

"Sidra Line has added a new East Med Red Sea (EMR) service calling at Mersin, Iskenderun, Jeddah, Po...

by Hristijan Ivanov

MSC Asia Services Update – December 2024

The following release was published by MSC:

Further to the initial communication regarding the...

by Hristijan Ivanov

IAL adds Vietnam Thailand India (VTI) link

"Interasia Lines (IAL) has launched a new Vietnam Thailand India (VTI) service connecting Ho Chi Min...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Zim aims to strengthen Indian trades with deepsea VSA with MSC

"Israeli carrier Zim is attempting to raise its sagging service profile on Indian trades with a new...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Peru's New Chinese Megaport Reveals a Refined Belt and Road

"China should be extremely grateful to the Peruvian government of Dina Boluarte. Courtesy of her Con...

by Hristijan Ivanov

CTA receives Hamburg’s first remote-controlled container gantry cranes

The following release was published by HHLA:

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA)’s Container...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Marport invests in new terminal equiment

"Türkiye-based Marport has reached another milestone by acquiring four state-of-the-art ship-to-shor...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Hapag-Lloyd - Indian Ocean Service (IOS) service update

The following release was published by Hapag-Lloyd:

If you are shipping with our Indian Ocean S...

by Hristijan Ivanov

MSC Offers Direct Connection to Adelaide on its Koala Service

The following release was published by MSC:

As part of our efforts to meet customer needs, MSC...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Castor Maritime buys MPC Capital

"Petros Panagiotidis-led Castor Maritime is buying a majority stake in MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Capit...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Inaugurates CMA Terminals Khalifa Port

The following release was published by AD Ports:

His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zay...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Slow Progress Aligning Global Ship Finance with IMO's Climate Goals

"The Poseidon Principles for Financial Institutions, a framework for measuring the alignment of fina...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Shippers struggle to find capacity amid growing shortage of reefers

"US perishables exporters say they are struggling to secure enough temperature-controlled containers...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Trump backs ILA campaign against 'distress-causing' automation in ports

"As Donald Trump weighs into the US port automation row, The Loadstar readers will discover next wee...

by Hristijan Ivanov

Navigating the alliance reshuffle

How do I navigate these coming months ? And how I compare and benchmark the carriers' performance ?

by Simon Sundboell

CNC launches new China-Vietnam service

The following release was published by CNC:

CV8 service complements the existing CV2 service, o...

by Hristijan Ivanov

ICTSI loses appeal in ongoing battle for Durban terminal concession

"The legal tussle to operate a terminal at South Africa’s top boxport will stretch into the new year...

by Hristijan Ivanov

US ports and intermodal players are geared up to handle volume surges

"US container gateways and the inland intermodal chain have handled surging traffic without disrupti...

by Hristijan Ivanov
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