The following release was published by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC):

MSC Mediterranean Sh...

“Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Mwani Qatar have signed a container services agreement that will see MSC use Hamad Port as a regional hub for transshipment.” See the original story at World Maritime News. Source: World Maritime News (JK)

“Søren Toft, A.P. Møller – Mærsk’s former Chief Operating Officer whose abrupt resignation was [anno...

“The trans-Pacific container trade from Asia to North America is headed for its first annual decline...

“Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has been awarded a contract to supply Asyaport Liman A.S. with a total of six Kalmar Zero Emission rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“The total capacity of the world’s cellular containership fleet has passed the 23 million TEU mark f...

“The Danish shipping giant has joined fellow logistics companies CMA CGM and MSC as a major shareholder and customer of container monitoring and co-ordination specialist Traxens.” See the original story at Riviera. Source: Riviera (JK)

“Swiss shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has received the green light from the Ita...

“MSC is on course to overtake alliance partner Maersk as the biggest ocean carrier by capacity within the next two years.” To learn more, see the original story at gCaptain. Source: gCaptain (JK)

“MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has become the latest industry major to announce it would not use the Arctic as a new shortcut between northern Europe and Asia.” See the original story at World Maritime News. Source: World Maritime News (JK)

“South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has received a contract for the construction of five large containerships.” See the original story at World Maritime News. Source: World Maritime News (JK)

“The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), Malaysia’s most advanced container port, will put forward an exp...

“The average size of container ships deployed on the Asia-Europe and trans-Pacific trades is continuing to rise as carriers take delivery of ultra-large vessels.” See the original story at Freight Waves. Source: Freight Waves (JK)

“The triangulation of containers by MatchLog will lead to quick turn around of boxes by eliminating the empty container movements.” See the original story at The Hindu Business Line. Source: The Hindu Business Line (JK)

“In its first visit to the Kingdom, MSC MINA, one of the world’s largest container ships, has docked...

“South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has signed shipbuilding deals for Evergreen’s latest ultra-l...

“Liebherr Container Cranes are pleased to announce that they have received an order for two megamax ship to shore (STS) container cranes for the MSC Gate Terminal Bremerhaven.” See the original story at AJOT. Source: AJOT (JK)

“Agamemnon, the first of two Capital Product Partners containerships to be chartered to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has started its charter.” See the original story at World Maritime News. Source: World Maritime News (JK)

“DCT Gdansk sale, strikes in Gothenburg and cargo volatility for St Petersburg, but the Baltic port region is set for growth and expansion, says AJ Keyes.” To learn more, See the original story at Port Strategy. Source: Port Strategy (JK)

“Abu Dhabi Ports (ADP) saw a massive 82% jump in the number of containers handled at its flagship Khalifa Port facility in the first half of the year.” To learn more, see the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

“Abu Dhabi Ports’ shipping container volumes surged 82.4 per cent in the first half of 2019, despite...

“Switzerland-based container shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has welcomed MSC Sa...

“The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) has released its first standards for data flows –...

“The 2M Alliance of Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Co. has added Nansha to its service via the Su...

“Swiss Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has denied reports saying the company is chartering six LNG-fueled container vessel newbuilds.” To learn more, see the original story at World Maritime News. Source: World Maritime News (JK)

“The Port of New Orleans has attracted its second direct Asia container service, adding momentum to cargo growth that spiked nearly 11 percent in the first half of the year.” To learn more, see the original story at JOC. Source: JOC (JK)

“The suspension of Maersk and MSC’s AE2/Swan services for six weeks, a move that cuts 18 percent of...

“Liebherr, experts in lifting solutions for the marine industry, handled the MSC Gülsün, the largest...

“Transport Canada has issued a CAD 12,000 (about USD 9,000) penalty to a containership operated by S...

“Admiral Mohab Mameesh, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority and Suez Canal Economic Zone, announced...

“Mediterranean Shipping Company’s MSC Jewel, the cleanest container ship to visit the United States, stopped by the Port of Long Beach last month.” To learn more, see the original story at Hellenic Shipping News. Source: Hellenic Shipping News (JK)

“Growing safety concerns around the IMO’s 0.5% sulphur cap on marine fuels has led to talk of a peri...

“CMA CGM has advised its customers that it will withdraw a further peak season headhaul Asia-North Europe voyage as demand continues to disappoint on the key tradelane.” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

“Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), a member of MMC Group becomes the first port in Southeast Asia to we...

“The 2M Alliance is holding off on blanking sailings while rival alliances slash capacity through July and August in a bid to shore up slumping rates.” To learn more, see the original story at JoC Source: JoC (JK)

“Western Australia’s Port of Fremantle is setting new records with the arrival of two Post Panamax containerships this month.” To learn more, see the original story at World Maritime News. Source: World Maritime News (JK)

“US authorities have agreed to temporarily release the Mediterranean Shipping Co. vessel seized thro...

“MSC has agreed new long-term charters for two post-panamax scrubber-fitted containerships with non-operating shipowner Capital Product Partners.” To learn more, see the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

“MSC says that the majority of containers on board the vessel MSC Gayane seized following a $1.3bn c...

“The Neopanamax containership MSC Gayane is “subject to a possible forfeiture” after U.S. authoritie...

“Mediterranean Shipping Company informed that it is not the target of a U.S. investigation that was...

“Greek shipping company Capital Product Partners has agreed new long-term time charters with Mediterranean Shipping Company for two 8,266 TEU units.” To learn more, see the original story at World Maritime News. Source: World Maritime News (JK)

“The world’s largest containership was delivered to the Swiss Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) from South Korea last week.” To learn more, see the original story at World Maritime News. Source: World Maritime News (JK)

“Israeli shipping company Zim Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) has further expanded its strategic...

“Swiss container shipping major MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has signed a contract with MacGre...

“Following a second large drug bust aboard its box-ships this year, international ocean container sh...

“‘Be careful what you wish for’ was in essence the warning delivered to those shippers who seek an e...

“U.S. authorities have seized over 16 tons of cocaine from an MSC containership at the Packer Marine...