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Hapag-Lloyd Reports Strong 2024 Results Ahead of Gemini Launch
German container shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd has reported positive preliminary financial results for 2024, with increased transport volumes and stable freight rates d...

CMA CGM inks 2025’s largest ship orders to date
France’s CMA CGM is being widely tipped as the European owner mentioned in a release today by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries behind the biggest ship orders in the...

CMA CGM orders twelve 15,500 TEU vessels, narrowing gap with Maersk
French container shipping giant CMA CGM has sent a new order of 12 LNG dual-fuel container vessels to South Korea's shipyard HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. ...

Asia-US container rates decline in slack season
While the traditional slack shipping run-up to Lunar New Year has weakened container freight rates for services from Asia to both U.S. coasts, a slew of factors is w...

Container shipping’s reformation in full swing
MSC, the world’s largest container carrier by fleet size “can now operate as an alliance-free carrier,” the company reportedly claimed last month,...

Shippers claim they prefer to pay for better service
Is it service or price that counts when it comes to buying freight? Shippers and forwarders weigh in. Container shipping rates should be determined by how good...

Container freight rates tumble
Spot container freight rates are falling in reaction to the averted port strike on the US East Coast but could find support from alliance reshuffling and Trump&rsquo...

Houthis to end Red Sea attacks, except against Israeli ships
With the Gaza ceasefire in effect the Houthi say they will stop military action against international commercial vessels transiting the Red Sea, with the exception I...

ONE launches new Asia - East Coast South America service
Ocean Network Express (ONE) is adding to Asia – Latin America coverage with the new East Coast South America Express 2 (SX2) service. The SX2 will connectin...

Red Sea crisis and peak season — do you have a container plan?
The established Red Sea diversion routes may have provided some clarity for companies in their supply chain planning, but it’s the duration of these diversions...

Shipping giants Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd see no immediate return to Red Sea
FRANKFURT/COPENHAGEN, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Two of the world's top shipping companies, Maersk (MAERSKb.CO), opens new tab and Hapag-Lloyd (HLAG.DE), opens new tab,...

Panama Canal’s future is dark and stormy, much to shippers’ relief
The end of Panama’s dry season is in sight, and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) plans to welcome more vessels in the coming weeks. Over six months since th...

Canada underprepared for marine emergencies, transportation officials say
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says the Zim Kingston accident in 2021 raises questions about the adequacy of Canadian resources in emergencies that...

Hurricane Beryl trims cargo volumes in Houston and New Orleans
Houston and New Orleans had fewer container moves in July; crude oil shipments boost Port of Corpus Christi Ports in Houston and New Orleans recorded slight drops...

Black Sea Containerized Freight Rises, Led by Rebound in Ukraine
The Black Sea container terminals of Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine handled 979,000 TEU in the first nine months of 2024, including empty containers and transshipment...

03 November 2024
‘It’s all happening again.’ The supply chain is under strain

08 November 2024
Global Freight Rises But Shows Signs of Weakness in U.S.

04 Desember 2024