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Containers
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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Tech
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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Containers
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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Operations
Bjørn Højgaard goes on the offensive in ongoing crew change crisis, calls for ports boycott
Bjørn Højgaard, CEO of Hong Kong shipmanagement giant Anglo-Eastern Univan Group, has gone on the attack, determined to highlight who…
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Tankers
Poten warns tanker owners on limited growth prospects for Chinese oil demand
Poten and Partners, one of the world’s most respected tanker brokers, has warned shipowners they can no longer take Chinese…
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Ports and Logistics
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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Greater China
China reveals largest ever drop in monthly steel output as struggling property developers roil markets
Amid the bullish pronouncements for the cape sector, one alarming statistic has given owners pause for thought. Beijing revealed this…
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Containers
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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Containers
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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Ports and Logistics
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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Containers
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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Environment
ExxonMobil and Chevron among host of big names determined to make Houston a carbon capture leader
Houston is likely to house one of the world’s largest, most advanced carbon capture and storage (CCS) hubs with a…
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Containers
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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Environment
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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Containers
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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Containers
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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Environment
DSME develops onboard CO2 storage tech
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has developed a technology to store carbon dioxide (CO2) captured in ship engine emissions.…
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Ports and Logistics
DP World to spend $415m developing fourth berth at London Gateway
DP World will begin work next month on a new £300m ($415m) fourth berth at its London Gateway logistics hub.…
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Containers
Carriers blank nearly half of all Asia – Middle East sailings
Consumers in the Middle East face slimmer choices in the shops as global liners shun the region in favour of…
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Europe
CMA CGM invests in Brittany Ferries
French liner CMA CGM has made a EUR25m ($29.5m) investment in cross-Channel operator Brittany Ferries, which will see the Plymouth-headquartered…
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