“Hapag-Lloyd has dealt a body blow to US shippers of soybeans and other agriculture exports with its...

“The N.C. State Ports Authority welcomed its first-ever 14,000 twenty-foot-equivalent unit cargo vessel, making history at the Port of Wilmington.” See the original story at Wilmington Biz. Source: Wilmington Biz (JK)

“Orient Overseas International Limited (OOIL), parent company of Chinese-container shipping line OOC...

“DP World’s London Gateway and Southampton container hubs are experiencing terminal congestion that threatens to further stymie the supply of holiday season products to the market.” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

“Striking dockers and cargo diverted to other ports. It has been a tough July and August for the Por...

“India’s cabotage liberalization — enacted in May 2018 with a broader government goal to encourage more direct carrier calls — was seen as a game-changing maritime reform.” See the original story at JOC. Source: JOC (JK)

“Asia rates have increased again, as some of the largest container shipping companies have announced new charges in the region.” See the original story at Container News. Source: Container News (JK)

“The Halifax Port Authority has dug out most of its backlog stemming from ships diverted there after...

“Drewry has upgraded its operating profit expectation for container shipping in 2020 by 16 percent t...

“Shipping lines have pushed up their rates again across the world with three out of the five largest...

“Hapag-Lloyd has upgraded its full-year earnings guidance by 28% after unaudited third-quarter results came in 17% higher.” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

“Container alliance Ocean Network Express (ONE) has added a new service to the West Coast of South America for shippers using the port of Jacksonville.” See the original story at Seatrade Maritime News. Source: Seatrade Maritime News (JK)

“Demand for ocean shipping is healthy again and freight rates are high, but Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Hab...

“Hapag-Lloyd has expedited implementation of its real-time container monitoring solution, a move tha...

“Carriers since July have been rapidly reinstating high levels of capacity blanked in the second qua...

“Rating agency Moody’s has upgraded the outlook on the ratings of the world’s largest container shipping company Maersk from negative to positive.” See the original story at Offshore Energy. Source: Offshore Energy (JK)

“The conversion of Hapag Lloyd’s 15,000 teu LNG-ready containership Sajir took a major step forward...

“Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd has contacted several shipyard to request offers on mega vessels, the contain...

“German shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd said on Sept. 24 that it was considering bringing in a ship to divert containers to Montreal from Halifax amid mounting delays at the latter port.” See the original story at S&P Global. Source: S&P Global (JK)

“Container freight rates from Asia to the East Coast of South America, already close to record highs...

“Hapag-Lloyd has opened a new office in Lagos, Nigeria a country which it says plays a crucial role for its growth strategy in Africa.” See the original story at Seatrade Maritime News. Source: Seatrade Maritime News (JK)

“China’s Huarun Dadong yard has started retrofitting Hapag-Lloyd’s ultra-large containership Sajir t...

“A Bahamas-flagged Post-Panamax containership caught fire approximately 250 miles east from Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 1 September.” See the original story at Offshore Energy. Source: Offshore Energy (JK)

“The outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic has basically put a brake on investments in the shipbuildi...

“Hapag-Lloyd has released a short film to celebrate 50 years since the merger that created what has become one of the biggest names in container shipping.” See the original story at Seatrade Maritime News. Source: Seatrade Maritime News (JK)

“German container shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd has confirmed new coronavirus cases among its crew.” See the original story at Offshore Energy. Source: Offshore Energy (JK)

“The Russian government is examining the possibility of building a new cargo and container port on the Arctic coast.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“Despite the containership orderbook at an historic low, the top carriers have a backlog of 86 ships of over 10,000 teu stemmed for delivery over the next two to three years.” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

“APM Terminals (APMT) has announced that Meridian Port Services (MPS), located in the Port of Tema,...

“A surge of cargo diverted from Montreal is putting pressure on the ports of Halifax and Saint John, as the Canadian government shows no signs of intervening after nearly four weeks of strike actions.” See the original story at JOC. Source: JOC (JK)

“Hapag-Lloyd will use software from Intelligent Cargo Systems to enable crew to monitor operations m...

“Hong Kong’s biggest container port facility Kwai Tsing Container Terminals has been linked to around 65 coronavirus infection cases, Bloomberg reported.” See the original story at Offshore Energy. Source: Offshore Energy (JK)

“Oman’s Port of Duqm has received its first containers on behalf of Cosco Shipping Line. The shipmen...

“Hapag-Lloyd is the first shipping line to confirm that it will reinstate its services to the Port of Beirut as damage to the container terminal is said to be only minor.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“German carrier Hapag-Lloyd has stated that its offices in Beirut have been completely destroyed following the explosion at the Port of Beirut.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“Container lines are diverting from Beirut to Tripoli and other ports in the Med following the massi...

“German container carrier Hapag-Lloyd rerouted one of its ships as another strike by the Port of Montreal longshoremen’s union threatened to further disrupt port operations.” See the original story at SP Global. Source: SP Global (JK)

“Montreal longshore workers have issued a 72-hour notice that they will begin another 96-hour strike...

“Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) say Asia-South Africa services are disrupted by an outb...

“Ligentia has warned customers that Chittagong port is experiencing a high volume of shipments before the Eid holiday begins tomorrow.” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

“The Hapag-Lloyd newly launched “Loaded as Booked” quality promise will see the carrier promise to l...

“German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd confirmed that there is no active COVID-19 cases on board its two US-flagged containerships, Philadelphia Express and St. Louis Express.” See the original story at Offshore Energy. Source: Offshore Energy (JK)

The following advisory was published by Hapag-Lloyd: In view of the increasing market demand Hapag-Lloyd will reinsert the following sailings on the Transpacific Trade: Source: Hapag-Lloyd (JK)

“China’s worst floods in decades are disrupting port operations in the center of the country and alo...

“Two of the world’s biggest container shipping lines have urged national governments to do more to s...

“Seafarers from two US-flagged Hapag-Lloyd containerships have tested positive for Covid-19.” See the original story at Seatrade Maritime News. Source: Seatrade Maritime News (JK)

“A new service by Containerships has shown the growing importance of the Irish market to carriers. T...

The following advisory was published by Hapag-Lloyd:

Please be informed that during cargo operati...