Containers
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Cosco acquires 35% stake in Hamburg container terminal
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) and Hong Kong-listed terminal operator Cosco Shipping Ports Limited (CSPL) have struck a deal that…
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Bubbles all round as Silverstream celebrates record air lubrication order from MSC
There’ll be more than the normal champagne bubbles when many of Mediterranean Shipping Co’s (MSC) raft of newbuilds start to…
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Clean Energy Fuels to supply LNG to new Pasha Hawaii containerships
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. expects to supply World Fuel Services with an estimated 78m gallons of liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
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Record number of ships forced to drift off southern California
With all anchorages full, and the view from the Californian coastline a vista of steel hulls and laden boxships, record…
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CMA CGM plays down severity of latest cyber attack
CMA CGM officials have sought to play down the severity of the company’s latest data breach with contacts at the…
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Freightos launches guaranteed container capacity service
Online international freight marketplace Freightos has launched a new guaranteed container capacity service for importers and exporters, enabling businesses of…
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CMA CGM hit by another cyber attack
CMA CGM has been hit by another cyber attack, just under one year since its last big breach. The French…
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Are panicked, overbuying American shippers the reason for today’s container crisis?
Around a fortnight ago an agitated head of supply chain for one of the world’s largest BCOs rang Splash. The…
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Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach expand hours to speed cargo throughput, first step toward 24/7 operations
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have expanded the hours during which trucks can pick up and return…
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MSC calls at Portland, bringing hope to neglected west coast port
A neglected river port on America’s congested west coast is finding new business amid the extraordinary operating conditions in today’s…
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Maersk revises annual forecast again, builds $14.5bn war chest
At the start of 2021, box shipping’s craziest year, A.P. Møller – Maersk, the world’s largest containerline, let investors know…
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UK department store John Lewis charters boxships
John Lewis, a well known department store on the British high street, has become the latest large retailer to go…
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MSC makes takeover bid for Brazil’s Log-In Logistica
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has lodged a bid to take over Brazil’s Log-In Logistica Intermodal. MSC said in a statement…
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CMA CGM in for six 7,600 teu ships at Samsung Heavy
French carrier CMA CGM has added to its orderbook, contracting Samsung Heavy Industries for six LNG dual-fuelled 7,600 teu ships.…
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TS Lines adds to contaniership orderbook
Taiwanese carrier TS Lines continues to add to its newbuilding orderbook with five more containerships booked at Chinese shipyards. The…
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Vessels now waiting up to three weeks for Californian berth space, boxship queue surpasses 60
In what is increasingly becoming the year of the green dot for maritime reporters glued to MarineTraffic maps of Californian…
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Søren Toft vows MSC will be net zero by 2050
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has gone on the record to publicly state for the first time its intention to reach…
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European Commission comes under renewed pressure to make liner intervention
Ten global and European transport, port and shipper associations have written another letter to the heads of waterborne transport and…
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Cosco settles case brought by American furniture shipper
MCS Industries has reached a swift settlement with China’s Cosco Shipping Lines, but has yet to resolve its differences with…
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Maersk expands e-commerce footprint with acquisition of Portuguese tech start-up
A.P. Moller – Maersk is making its third acquisition this year within e-commerce logistics with the addition of HUUB, a…
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