Temporary Port Rotation Change – NWC to SAEC String 1 Service
The following release was published by MSC:
As we aim to maintain schedule reliability, MSC has...
MSC adds two more ships
"The world’s largest containerline, Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), remains very active in the seco...
Cargo Growth Continues at Port of Long Beach in March
The following release was published by Port of Long Beach:
Rising consumer confidence lifted tr...
HMM leads as South Korea embarks on state-backed box fleet expansion
"HMM said today it would increase its box ship fleet to 130, with a combined capacity of 1.5m teu, b...
Panama Canal will progressively increase daily transits to 32
"Following maintenance on the Gatun Locks in the first half of April the Panama Canal Authority plan...
Iran Says Seized MSC Aries was ‘Violating Maritime Laws’
"A Portuguese-flagged container ship, the MSC Aries, was seized by Iran on April 13 for “violating m...
Maersk Makes no Deployment Changes After Vessel Seized in Strait of Hormuz
"hipping company Maersk has not made any deployment changes after a Portuguese-flagged container shi...
Over $90m worth in goods for 7 countries on Iran seized MSC Aries
"Big name shippers have tens of millions of dollars worth of cargo stuck onboard the container ship...
Houthi missile attacks a paradigm shift in security threat to shipping
"Vessels transiting the Red Sea in face of Houthi attacks are strongly advised to disable AIS transp...
Shipping braces for Israel’s response to Iranian attacks
"Shipping has to contend with new danger zones following Iran’s attack on Israel over the weekend an...
'Slow season' and ocean network stabilisation easing pressure on rates
"While container spot rates on the Asia-Europe and Asia-North America trades continued to remain ele...
Shippers In Baltimore Disaster Face ‘General Average,’ MSC Says
"The owner of the ship that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge has started a formal proc...
OOCL reports 9% revenue drop in Q1
"Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) reports total revenues were down 9.0% to $1.98 billion for th...
US and UK call for immediate release of MSC Aries seized by Iran
"The US and UK have called for the immediate release of the container ship MSC Aries seized by Iran....
Iran seizes Zodiac and MSC linked containership
"Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has seized a containership belonging to Israeli billio...
Maersk - Changes to Europe to West Africa Network
The following release was published by Maersk:
As your end-to-end logistics partner, we are con...
Other east coast ports can cope with Baltimore cargo – 'in the short term'
"The port of New York and New Jersey (NY/NJ) is emerging as the main alternative for shippers that t...
South Korea’s Busan Port Launches First Automated Container Terminal
"South Korea’s Busan New Port has further extended its capacity with the launch of a seventh contain...
Porto Itapoá welcomes widest ship in 13 years
"Porto Itapoá has received the widest vessel to dock at its terminal in almost 13 years of operation...
Wan Hai Lines Holds Ship Naming Ceremony for New Vessels accompanied by a Charity Donation
The following release was published by Wan Hai:
Wan Hai Lines held ship naming ceremonies for W...
WTO warns of risks to 2024 global trade rebound
"The World Trade Organization (WTO) forecast a return to world trade growth in 2024 but highlighted...
Baltimore Bridge Wreck Removal: Progress Report
"As of April 11, now four days into the process, approximately 38 containers had been removed, a cri...
Port of Valencia unveils bidders for new terminal construction
"The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has announced the four Temporary Joint Venures (TJVs) that hav...
Houthis Claim Fresh Attacks on Multiple Ships
"Yemen’s Houthis said on Wednesday they targeted four vessels, including what they described as a U....
Georgia Ports handled 436K TEUs in March
The following release was published by Georgia Ports:
Total container trade up 18.5 percent, ra...
Astrid Maersk in China green methanol bunkering first
"Astrid Maersk berthed at Yangshan port in Shanghai for the first green methanol bunkering with simu...
Boxship fleet upgrades stir debate
"The CMA CGM Arctic, a giant 15,264 teu containership, only made its maiden voyage out of the docks...
Middle East to Europe Services - Service Enhancement Announcement: 405 – ME2
The following release was published by Maersk:
We are excited to announce enhancements to our M...
Panama Canal Authority warns restrictions will remain in place throughout 2024
"The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has claimed that the tide has turned in its ongoing battle to get...
Transpacific container contracts ‘substantially below’ initial asking rates
"The first batch of transpacific contracts are concluding for the May 2024-April 2025 period with an...
Arkas Line breaks newbuilding hiatus with four-ship order in China
"Turkish box carrier Arkas Line has ordered four 4,300 TEU container ships at China's CSSC Huangpu W...
APM Terminals Gijon welcomes largest container vessel in port’s history
The following release was published by APM Terminals:
This month, APM Terminals Gijón efficient...
Container volume at Ningbo-Zhoushan port up over 11% in Q1
"Ningbo-Zhoushan port posted a container volume of 9.14 million teu in the first quarter of this yea...
Hambantota port starts container handling with MSC calls
"Hambantota International Port (HIP) in Sri Lanka has started container operations with a call by MS...
Evergreen would temporarily stop calling at Port-au-Prince, Haiti
The following release was published by Evergeen:
Given the worsening security situation prevail...
Aggressive fleet builders HMM and Zim overtake Yang Ming in liner ranking
"Yang Ming’s conservative containership fleet expansion has seen the Taiwanese operator slip down th...
BICT welcomes enhancement to MSC’s Batumi – Gioia Tauro service
The following release was published by ICTSI:
Batumi International Container Terminal (BICT), I...
King Abdul Aziz Port Bolsters the Kingdom's Leadership by Handling 289,787 TEUs in March
The following release was published by Mawani:
Situated on the Arabian Gulf coast, King Abdul A...
Baltimore disruption could be compounded by US East Coast labour dispute
"Potential labour disputes on the US East Coast later this year could cause more disruption for ship...
Another Boxship Loses Propulsion Near an Iconic East Coast Bridge
"The container ship APL Qingdao experienced a temporary loss of propulsion as she approached the Ver...
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...