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MSC begins new shuttle service between Asia and Mexico
MSC announced the launch of a new loop shuttle service, linking Asia and the West Coast of Mexico. This new service is expected to enhance MSC’s network by...
ZIM overtakes Yang Ming in global liner rankings
Israeli ocean carrier ZIM received the 15,248 TEU container ship ZIM Mount Vinson on 3 April, the last unit in the series of 10 same-size vessels built by Samsung H....
Red Sea crisis forces operators to use more container ships, adding to emission concerns
The shipping industry's pledge to limit its carbon footprint may suffer a setback as the current Red Sea crisis prompts it to use more vessels and take longer ro...
Hapag-Lloyd, the most reliable ocean carrier in February
Following a period of uncertainty following the Red Sea crisis, a sense of stability has emerged in the ocean carrier schedule reliability, particularly with the nor...
HMM Lines Up Methanol and LNG Fuel Supply in Shanghai Port
South Korean ocean carrier HMM has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), China’s largest port operator, on t...
Intermodal container
Intermodal container An intermodal container, often called a shipping container, or cargo container, (or simply “container”) is a large metal crate de...
Container lines ‘struggling’ with port congestion and ship shortages
Container shipping lines are struggling to cope with congested ports and shortages of ships as the crisis in the Red Sea drags into a third month, one of the sector&...
Port of Los Angeles Reports Another Busy Month for Cargo Volumes
The Port of Los Angeles reported its ninth consecutive month of year-on-year growth, handling 770,337 container units in April 2024. This marks a 12% increase from t...
Maersk sets new bar with shipping’s first climate target validation
AP Moller-Maersk has achieved another industry first, having validated its decarbonisation targets to be in line with the Paris Agreement’s goal to hold the gl...
Container Prices Double, Leasing Rates Triple in China
The average container prices in China have reached their highest in two years, at US$3,600 this week for 40 ft high cube cargo-worthy containers in China. These p...
03 November 2024
‘It’s all happening again.’ The supply chain is under strain
08 November 2024
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23 October 2024
Arctic Shipping Route to See First-Ever Panamax Containership
18 October 2024