Source: Maritime News The recent reshuffling of alliance networks on Asia-Europe trade, driven by carrier consolidation, has seen some ports omitted and others gaining greater cargo volumes. While Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, and…
Source: Loadstar MSC is reportedly finalising an order for 11 22,000 teu ships, joining CMA CGM in reactivating the orderbook for ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs), according to Alphaliner. They represent the first orders…
Source: Clarkson Container shipping is often thought of as the ‘glue’ which keeps the world economy turning, providing a low unit cost way of moving both manufactures and a range of other…
Source maritime News Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) intends to test an autonomous containership in the Pacific Ocean in 2019. The ship would sail from Japan to North America with a…
Source : Maritime News In addition to the Mercosul buyout project, French container shipping company CMA CGM plans to reshuffle its two services, pursuing its development strategy in South America. The services in question, linking…
Source : Loadstar Air freight rates are continuing their climb, with the sector enjoying back-to-back monthly increases and year-on-year growth. In Drewry’s latest East-West Airfreight Price Index, rates were up 1.9% in July,…
Source: Maritime News Regulatory bodies of China, Korea, Brazil, Chile and South Africa are still to clear Maersk Line’s acquisition of German counterpart Hamburg Süd, Maersk said in an update on the…
Source : Maritime News The ongoing consolidation of container carriers through acquisitions and alliances continues to exert pressure on terminal operators, according to APM Terminals. Namely, following the formation of THE and Ocean Alliance Maersk’s…
Source : Maritime News German terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) saw a 12 percent rise in its container throughput for the first half of 2017, while container transport increased by some 7 percent….
Source Janene Pieters Large container ship CSCL Jupiter is stuck on the Westerschelde near Bath, the Rijkswaterstaat announced. Shipping traffic is halted for at least the rest of the day, ANP reports. The CSCL Jupiter…