Batam opens first direct container shipping link with China
"The Indonesian resort island of Batam has opened its first container shipping link with China, a mo...
Containers offloaded from stricken boxship in Baltimore
"Salvage crews on Sunday began removing containers from the deck of the containership that crashed i...
APM Terminals lodges case to block ICTSI’s Durban port contract
"APM Terminals has lodged a case at the Durban High Court in an attempt to block an Asian port opera...
MSC faces financial penalty of over US$63 million relating to reefer overcharges
"Mediterranean Shipping Company is facing a fine of at least US$63 million after the US Federal Mari...
Major Danish shipping lane shut due to missile risk
"A failed missile launch has forced the closure of a major shipping lane and surrounding airspace of...
Box logjams at Canadian ports as import surge meets rail shortages
"A surge of imports meeting strained rail capacity has pushed up container dwell times at North Amer...
Carriers unveil new FAK hikes in bid to halt Asia-Europe rates slide
"Container spot freight rates on the main deepsea east-west trades continued their gentle descent ov...
Container line reliability improves as Red Sea rerouting becomes the norm
"Carrier schedule reliability improved in February as the situation with rerouting from the Red Sea...
Port of Davisville likely to see 25% increase in auto imports
"The Quonset Development Corporation anticipates that auto imports at the Port of Davisville will in...
Folk Maritime marks the inaugural voyage of the Folk Maritime fleet
The following release was published by Folk Maritime:
The vessel M.V. SunSet X was received by...
Houthis claim to have attacked ship in the Indian Ocean
"The Houthis claimed over the weekend to have widened their area of operations, saying in a televise...
Maersk - OC1 Service Improvement Returning to Panama Canal Transit
The following release was published by Maersk:
As we approach the rainy season, the Panama Cana...
ONE Enhances Its Scan Baltic Feeder Services
Ocean Network Express (ONE) is pleased to announce some further service updates in the Scan Baltic R...
ONE launches Irish Sea Express Service (IRX)
Ocean Network Express (ONE) is pleased to announce the launch of the Irish Sea Express Service (IRX)...
Black Sea feeder delivers first containers to Ukraine in two years
"A vessel chartered by a Turkish freight forwarder delivered the first boxes to Ukraine’s Black Sea...
Port of New York and New Jersey reaches 1.3 million TEUs in first two months of 2024
"In February 2024, the Port of New York and New Jersey saw notable growth across various metrics, in...
USACE Wants to Open a Deep-Draft Channel to Baltimore by End of April
"After a week of careful analysis and surveying, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has determ...
Relief as Finnish port strikes are set to cease in bid to start talks
"Finland’s supply chains look set for a reprieve after the country’s trade unions issued a temporary...
Baltimore: liners rerouting, but automotive supply chains will be hardest hit
"MSC, Maersk and Zim are the three carriers most exposed to the supply chain disruption stemming fro...
X-Press Feeders Signs MOU with Six European Ports for Green Shipping Corridors
The following release was published by X-Press Feeders:
X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest in...
Liner Cape diversions equivalent to a trip to the Moon every week
"Putting some perspective on just how enormous the rerouting of global trade has been in the wake of...
Port Everglades Marks Commissioning of New Container Cranes
The following release was published by Port Everglades:
Snip went the red ribbon and up went t...
ONE Updates Its Adriatic Feeder Service (AIB)
Ocean Network Express (ONE) is pleased to announce a service update to its Adriatic Feeder Service (...
Panama Canal will need rest of year to recover from drought
"The Panama Canal will need at least the rest of this year to fully recover from the 2023 drought th...
Ship recycling hits 20-year lows
"Ship recycling of bulkers, tankers, and container ships has dropped to the lowest level in 20 years...
Newcomers Sea Legend and Safetrans to link South Korea with Red Sea
"Sea Legend Shipping, a start-up running opportunistic Red Sea-China services, is linking its networ...
Baltimore Port Closure Could Cost RoRo Carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen $10M
"Wallenius Wilhelmsen, which calls itself a market leader in RoRo shipping and vehicle logistics, is...
Major electrification investment for new Croatian terminal
The following release was published by Maersk:
- Electrification of container handling equipmen...
Maersk names second vessel of its large methanol-enabled fleet “Astrid Mærsk” in Yokohama, Japan
The following release was published by Maersk:
In a ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan today, the...
CMA CGM earmarks 100 ships for upgrades
"French liner giant CMA CGM has tapped Damen Shipyards Group to modify around 100 of its ships." See...
CNC And COSCO Sign Vessel Sharing Agreement for CP8 Service
The following release was published by CNC:
CNC and COSCO have entered into a vessel sharing ag...
Hapag-Lloyd / Update for Transpacific Services
The following release was published by Hapag-Lloyd:
Our East Coast 4 (EC4) service, which was o...
TS Lines boosts capacity on China-India services with larger newbuilds
"Taiwanese regional carrier TS Lines has deployed its largest containerships on its China-India serv...
Euroseas secures new time charter for 4,250 TEU boxship
"Greek vessel owner Euroseas announced a time charter contract for its 4,250 TEU intermediate contai...
Wan Hai Lines Holds Naming Ceremony for 13,100teu Newbuilding “WAN HAI A15”
The following release was published by Wan Hai:
Wan Hai Lines held ship naming ceremony for WAN...
SSA Terminals (Seattle Terminals), LLC and The Northwest Seaport Alliance Unveil Phase 2 of Terminal 5 Modernization in Seattle
The following release was published by NWSA:
SSA Terminals (Seattle Terminals), LLC (SSAT/ST),...
Incentives shift cargo from road to rail at DP World Southampton
"DP World said it has seen a significant increase in rail freight at its Southampton logistics hub a...
Dali’s owners deny responsibility for Baltimore bridge accident
"A Singaporean ship owner and a ship manager that operated the vessel that struck and destroyed Balt...
With Baltimore out, Maersk plots alternative services through eastern North America
"Maersk Line is ready to offer services through several gateways from eastern Canada, down to the so...
End of Red Sea crisis to reignite container shipping challenges
"Clarksons’ latest container shipping report said that weak “underlying” supply-demand fundamentals...
WEC Lines completes full rebranding
The following release was published by WEC LINES:
AS FROM TODAY, W.E.C. (“WEST EUROPEAN CONTAIN...
Mersin International Port handles record 25 million TEU
"Mersin International Port (MIP), Turkey’s main container port, has marked a historic milestone by p...
Baltimore bridge collapse fails to shift dial on container rates
"The catastrophic collision of the Maersk-chartered vessel Dali with the Francis Scott Key bridge, w...
Hong Kong becomes first major victim of global liner network redesigns
"The world’s most rapidly declining major container port is braced for further huge throughput drops...
CMA CGM celebrates dual launch of 15,000 TEU LNG vessels
"French shipping company CMA CGM celebrates a "significant milestone" by launching two 15,000 TEU LN...
CMA CGM to suspend its calls at Lafito, Haiti
The following advisory was published by CMA CGM:
Given the worsening security situation prevail...
CMA CGM - EURAF 4 and EURAF 5 services rotation update
The following advisory was published by CMA CGM:
In a continued effort to provide a reliable an...
Piraeus Port achieves volume increase and financial growth
"The three container terminals of the port of Piraeus in Greece continued their growth trajectory, a...
Baltimore ship accident has East Coast ports scrambling to absorb cargo
"Ports along the US East Coast are modifying their operations to absorb cargo diverted from Baltimor...
Temporary channel being prepared for essential vessels in Baltimore port
"A temporary alternate channel is being established around the wreckage of the collapsed Francis Sco...