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MSC vessel to omit US east coast calls for Halifax on inducement

"As the clock ticks down to the midnight expiration of the current ILA-USMX master contract, The Loa...

TS Lines tests the water with ad hoc India to US west coast service

"Taiwan’s TS Lines (TSL) — predominant on Asian trades — is looking to raise its market profile in I...

China Doubles Down on Arctic Container Shipping Dispatching Second Panamax

"A week after a Panamax container ship became the first vessel of its size to successfully transit t...

Porto Itapoá increases reefer plugs for refrigerated containers

"Porto Itapoá has announced it will install over 1,800 power outlets for refrigerated containers in...

US East Coast and Gulf dockworkers start strike paralysing ports

"Ports along the US East and Gulf Coasts have shutdown with dockworkers walking out on strike as the...

STF Shipping introduce China-Russia Far East services

"Newly established STF Shipping has launched 3 new China-Russia Far East service since August 2024,...

Maersk - Service Terminal Change TP10

The following release was published by Maersk:

As we continuously strive to enhance our product...

Israel strikes Houthis in Hodeidah

"Israel launched strikes at Houthi targets in Yemen yesterday. The Israeli military said in a statem...

Gemini's outdated hub-and spoke strategy will prove 'ineffective'

"Gemini Cooperation’s “hub and spoke” strategy was predicted to be “ineffective” by speakers at the...

Chinese ports exceed 220 million TEU

"Chinese ports have handled 220.5 million TEU from January to August, representing an 8.2 per cent i...

Port Houston Container Volumes Up 20% in August

The following release was published by Port of Houston:

Port Houston continues its remarkable y...

Montreal already shuttered as USEC port strikes are set for midnight

"The port of Montreal and gateways along the east and Gulf coasts of the US are facing strikes set t...

Multiple terminals closed at Port of Los Angeles after lithium battery fire

"Operations at Port of Los Angeles suffered disruptions as an overturned tractor trailer carrying a...

Container volumes increase at major Japanese ports

"According to preliminary data from Japan’s transport ministry, the country’s six major ports proces...

MSC orders ten LNG/dual fuel ULCVs from Chinese shipyard

"The world’s largest container shipping company MSC has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for ten LNG/...

Spot rates tread water – some calm before the 'USEC storm'

"As the shipping world prepares for what could be a tumultuous period on the US east and Gulf coast...

USMX files unfair labour practice charge in bid to resume negotiations with ILA

"US east and Gulf coast port employers’ association USMX has filed a charge with the National Labor...

Mediation talks begin at port of Montreal after workers vote to strike

"The port of Montreal’s longshore workers yesterday began mediation talks with the Maritime Employe...

CMA CGM to enhance its service offering from Europe to West Africa

The following release was published by CMA CGM:

In a continued effort to provide a reliable a...

Maersk - Asia Oceania Network Upgrade

The following release was published by Maersk:

We are excited to announce enhancements to our A...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen upsizing 4 of the vessels on order to largest in the world

The following release was published by Wallenius Wilhelmsen:

“Specifically designed for our nee...

THE Alliance plans to 'port-hop' if strike goes ahead, says Yang Ming

"Carrier members of THE Alliance could resort to ‘port-hopping’ or skipping calls at strike-hit US e...

U.S. Imports Surge: August Inbound Container Volumes Skyrocket Nearly 20%

"The ten largest U.S. container ports witnessed a staggering 19.3% year-over-year increase in inboun...

SC Ports’ Leatherman Terminal Reopening With Major Weekly Asia Service

he following release was published by SC Ports:

South Carolina Ports celebrated today the reope...

First Panamax Containership Sprints Across Arctic Reaching China In Just Three Weeks

"The first Arctic transit of a large container ship has gone off without a hitch. The 294 meter-long...

Gemini Cooperation terminals well placed for start of alliance

"The Gemini Cooperation, between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, has said that service reliability is a key...

Eastern Mediterranean ports face challenges due to Red Sea disruptions

"Disruptions in the Red Sea contributed to declines in the connectivity of Eastern Mediterranean por...

Maersk - Middle East to Europe Services ME2, Service change announcement

The following release was published by Maersk:

We appreciate your continued partnership with Ma...

MSC plans to develop new box terminal at Aarhus angers APMT

"MSC’s port operating subsidiary, Terminal Investment Ltd (TIL), has signed a deal with the port aut...

US east coast carriers and rail operators introduce pre-strike restrictions

"With just a week before an increasingly probable US east and Gulf coast port strike, carriers have...

GPA to add capacity in Brunswick

The following release was published by GPA:

The Port of Brunswick will soon add 50 more acres o...

Ningbo-Zhoushan port to add 2 million teu in container capacity

"The world’s third largest container port, Ningbo-Zhoushan port, is to invest RMB6.5 billion ($926 m...

RCL names four new container ships, orders two more

"Regional Container Lines (RCL) has named four new container vessels and ordered two more at the Sha...

Capital Clean Energy Carriers sells five sister boxships

"Greek owner Capital Clean Energy Carriers, formerly known as Capital Product Partners, has signed a...

Containers fall overboard FESCO boxship after accident in Nansha

"Three containers from a FESCO boxship fell into the waters of the southern Chinese port of Nansha,...

PSA Mumbai exceeds 200,000 TEU monthly throughput in August

"PSA Mumbai has become the first terminal in the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) to handle ov...

Port of Melbourne container throughput drops to 252,000 TEU

"The Port of Melbourne has announced its August trade figures, which indicate a year-over-year (YoY)...

Asyad Line and Folk Maritime launch India-Red Sea Service (IRS)

"Asyad Line and Folk Maritime have launched a new India-Red Sea Service (IRS) with each partner to c...

Hede adds 2nd Transpacific service with launch of HDX

"Hede Shipping has launched a second transpacific service branded as the Hede US West Coast Direct E...

Lithium-Ion Battery Fire at Montreal Port Prompts Lockdown

"A fire involving a container carrying lithium-ion batteries at the Port of Montreal triggered a tem...

Hapag-Lloyd - SEC service rotation update

The following release was published by Hapag-Lloyd:

Starting on the 27 September 2024, our SEC...

Oceania Service – Reinstatement of Charleston Replacement of Savannah with Charleston

The following release was published by Maersk:

As we are constantly maintaining the integrity o...

Negotiators have one week to save US east coast from chaos

"The entrenched sides are set, with government intimating it will not intervene, and the clock is ti...

CMA CGM to acquire a c.48% stake in Santos Brasil, multi-terminal operator including South America’s largest container terminal in the Port of Santos

The following release was published by CMA CGM:

  • Santos Brasil is the leading terminal opera...

Dali sister Maersk Saltoro boarded by FBI on arrival in Baltimore

"The 9,900 teu Maersk Saltoro, a sister ship to Grace Ocean-owned Dali, which caused the collapse of...

Evergreen chief says transpac contract rates will rise in 2025

"Evergreen is to raise its transpacific contract rates for 2025, announced president Wu Kuang Hui on...

TS Lines orders boxship pair from Huangpu Wenchong shipyard

"Taiwan-based feeder service provider TS Lines has ordered two conventional fuelled 4,300 teu contai...

Port of Sihanoukville launches new 450,000 TEU terminal

"Cambodia's port of Sihanoukville has inaugurated its new 450,000 TEU container berth, according to...

Dali leaves US for repairs in China

"Nearly six months after it made headlines around the world for bringing down Baltimore’s largest br...

Demurrage income driving carriers into 'hurry-up-and-wait' scenario

"The ability of container carriers to levy high demurrage charges on shippers is holding back progre...