Ethiopia eyes Berbera as primary port
"Landlocked Ethiopia is looking at Berbera rather than Djibouti as its primary port for exports and...
Shipping starts shelling out for EU Allowances
"The largest regional green regulations in the history of shipping came into effect yesterday with t...
ZIM increases rates from Med and Black Sea to USEC, Gulf, Canada and Mexico
"ZIM announced new increased rates from the West Mediterranean ports to all ports in the United Stat...
AD Ports to invest $200 million in new Red Sea port terminal
"AD Ports Group has signed a concession agreement with the Red Sea Ports Authority (RSPA) to develop...
Will Red Sea Tensions Fuel Inflation?
"Shipping costs are rising as hundreds of container ships that typically transit the key maritime ar...
Maersk Halts Red Sea Transits Again After Houthi Missile And Boat Swarm Attack
"Iranian-backed Houthi militants attacked a Maersk container vessel with missiles and small boats, p...
Port of New York and New Jersey container volumes up 7.5 percent to 644,439 TEUs in November 2023
"The Port of New York and New Jersey moved 644,439 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) during Novemb...
Maersk picks Guangzhou Wenchong for next series of methanol-fuelled ships
"Maersk has picked a yard in southern China to build its next raft of methanol-fuelled ships." See t...
China Aims to Dominate the "Green" Shipbuilding Market
"China's industrial and economic regulators have issued a new seven-year plan to dominate the "green...
299 Containerships Reroute to Avoid the Red Sea, Doubling in Number from Last Week
"By Brendan Murray and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) Half of the containership fleet that regularly trans...
Red Sea Shipping Workarounds Add Costs, Delays for Suppliers, Retailers
"Toymaker Basic Fun’s team that oversees ocean shipments of Tonka trucks and Care Bears for Walmart...
Singapore hits three billion GT mark with arrival of ONE Olympus
"The Port of Singapore registered a record three billion gross tonnage (GT) in annual vessel arrival...
CMA CGM close to top spot in intra-Mediterranean
"CMA CGM is about to surpass Mediterranean Shipping Company as the largest intra-Mediterranean opera...
Pandemic-Era Container Line Startup Files for Liquidation
"Italian startup container line Kalypso has decided to file for bankruptcy procedures, according to...
Red Sea Is Still Too Dangerous Says Hapag-Lloyd
"Shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd AG said it will keep its vessels away from the Red Sea even after the la...
Maersk Starts Scheduling Suez Canal Transits as Hapag-Lloyd Steers Clear
"Denmark’s Maersk has scheduled several dozen container vessels to travel via the Suez Canal and the...
Antwerp on alert after bomb threat on MSC boxship
"The Port Authority of Antwerp has received a bomb threat related to a ship headed towards the port....
Capacity crunch as all-time high of vessels reroute around Cape of Good Hope
"The number of ships that have diverted from the Suez Canal to the Cape of Good Hope has reached a r...
New container train service between Latvia and Poland launches operations
"Starting from early December, a new container train has been put into operation, linking Latvia's R...
ONE Orpheus Containership Forced From Service After Suez Grounding
"Ocean Network Express’s (ONE) hapless containership ONE Orpheus (104,525 dwt) was forced to suspend...
22,000 TEUs! ONE Claims New Cargo World Record
"Shipping line Ocean Network Express (ONE) is claiming a new world record with the loading of 22,000...
CMA CGM Planning to Gradually Increase Sailings Through the Red Sea
"French shipping line CMA CGM is working plans to gradually increase the number of sailings through...
Red Sea Shipping Attacks Continue
"Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Tuesday on a cont...
Hutchison Ports welcomes LNG-powered 23K TEU colossus CMA CGM Palais Royal
"On December 19, Hutchison Ports BEST terminal received 23,000 TEU containership CMA CGM Palais Roya...
Maersk Loses Containers Overboard in North Sea with Debris Washing Ashore
"There are widespread reports of debris washing up on beaches along the northern part of Denmark’s N...
Carriers are 'price gouging', claim shippers as FAK rates skyrocket
"Shippers are accusing Asia-North Europe ocean carriers of ‘price gouging’ as FAK (freight all kinds...
Maersk Preparing to Resume Transits Through Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
"Maersk is getting ready to resume transits through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden now that the multi-...
Port Authority of València approves the specifications for the tender for the new terminal
The following release was published by Port of Valencia:
- The Extraordinary Board of Directors...
Mandatory certified pickup system in Port of Antwerp-Bruges starting January 15th
"Starting January 15th, Port of Antwerp-Bruges will implement a mandatory Certified Pick up system f...
CMA CGM to launch NAMEX, its seasonal offer connecting Morocco with US East Coast & Canada during the fruit & vegetables season
The following release was published by CMA CGM:
CMA CGM is pleased to announce the launch of NA...
BIMCO: Container Lines Are Leading the Way With Alternative Fuels
"Shipowners are investing in alternative fuel propulsion, but the availability of green and blue fue...
Box ship owners may benefit from Red Sea and Suez diversions
"The containership charter market is set to get a boost from the Red Sea crisis, as ocean carriers l...
Empty boxes will be stuck in all the wrong places for new year peak
"Empty container shortages are expected following the delays and diversions in the Red Sea, which co...
Deutsche Bahn initiates DB Schenker sale process
"Deutsche Bahn AG has launched the sale process for its logistics subsidiary DB Schenker." See the o...
Vessels still heading into Red Sea war zone
"Three container ships, one each from MSC, Maersk and CMA CGM, were identified on VesselsValue AIS h...
Port of Valencia handles 395,000 TEUs in November
"Port of Valencia moved 395,078 TEUs in November, translating to an 18.72% increase over the same mo...
Maersk launches new weekly service to the Port of Tunis Rades reducing overall transit times and increasing reliability
The following release was published by Maersk:
Maersk is proud to announce a new transport solu...
Port of Oakland November container volume dips slightly
The following release was published by Port of Oakland:
The Port of Oakland full import and exp...
No early end to Red Sea crisis in sight as carriers re-route
"Carriers appear to have given up hope that the threat to vessels transiting the Red Sea will end an...
'Winner's curse'? Harim aims to turn HMM into a top-five box line
"Harim Group chairman Kim Hong-kuk has ambitions to grow HMM into one of the world’s five largest sh...
Carriers 'tear up schedules' in race to get diverted box ships to port
"European and US container ports and forwarders are scrambling to obtain revised ETAs for vessels fr...
Port Houston Handles Nearly 3.5M TEUs Through November
The following release was published by Port of Houston:
Through November 2023 Port Houston hand...
Malaysia bans Zim ships from docking at its ports
"The Gaza conflict’s impact on shipping has well and truly extended beyond the local region after Ma...
CMA CGM to launch CEIBA EXPRESS, a weekly direct service connecting Florida with Venezuela, Colombia, Honduras & Guatemala
The following release was published by CMA CGM:
CMA CGM is pleased to announce the launch of CE...
DP World Completes Third Phase of Antwerp Investment Plan Worth €200 Million
The following release was published by DP World:
- Another new automated stacking crane (ASC) m...
Red Sea shipping risks: 'forwarders will also take advantage and raise rates'
"Some forwarders have admitted that the Suez Canal situation could offer them some relief from the f...
Carriers roll out peak season surcharges as capacity crunch looms
"Ocean carriers are imposing emergency peak season surcharges (PSSs) as global supply chains face we...
NWSA YTD Full Exports up 1.3%
The following release was published by NWSA:
NWSA Auto Units Up 103% YTD November 2023 conta...
ITF applauds shipping companies putting seafarers first and rerouting from the Red Sea
"With continued attacks on ships in the Red Sea the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)...
Shipowners wait to see effectiveness of Red Sea naval task force
"Continued attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, including a missile strike on a Norwegian...