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Drewry’s World Container Index drops this week
Drewry’s composite World Container Index (WCI) decreased by 2% to US$1,685.32 per 40ft container this week.Source: Drewry World Container Index, Drewry Supply Chain AdvisorsThe...
Drewry’s World Container Index drops this week
Drewry’s composite World Container Index (WCI) decreased by 2% to US$1,685.32 per 40ft container this week.Source: Drewry World Container Index, Drewry Supply Chain AdvisorsThe...
Container spot rates remain high despite weaker supply/demand balance
In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, chief shipping analyst, Niels Rasmussen, looks at the fact that despite a 70-80% fall...
CMA CGM revises PSS from Indian Subcontinent, Middle East, Red Sea & Egypt to USEC & US Gulf
French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced the revision of a peak season surcharge (PSS) from the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East Gulf, Red Sea...
Box lines’ GRI attempt fails thrice
Hopes of a rebound in freight levels continue to wane as mainline operators fail to implement general rate increases (GRIs) for 1 June, marking...
CN analysis: Container freight rates continue to slide on most Indian trades
There seems to be no real let-up in the rate slide seen on most of the trade routes out of India as trade volume...
VCFI finished 2022 down 11.3%
The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI), which measures the trend and evolution of container transport costs by sea from the Port of Valencia, ended...
Houston Ship Channel generates over US$900 billion economic value to the US
Results from the John Martin Associates study showed that in 2022, the Houston Ship Channel generated US$$906 billion of economic value to the United...
World’s largest container ship arrives at Port of Antwerp-Bruges
World's largest container ship MSC Loreto arrived in Antwerp, Belgium to load and unload containers at the MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) in the...
Tanzania invites global investor to take over operations at port of Dar es Salaam
The government of Tanzania plans to start a process of finding a global investor to run operations of the country's major port of Dar...
AD Ports Group, Vale join forces to reduce CO2 emissions
AD Ports Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vale, a company that produces iron ore and nickel and is also a logistics...
ICTSI Manila partners with Autosweep to improve gate process for trucks
The flagship terminal of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) is partnering with Intelligent E-Processes Technologies Corp. (IETC).IETC is...
Nigerdock receives government approval for Snake Island Port
Nigerdock, a Nigerian maritime and logistics company, and Snake Island Integrated Free Zone, an economic development area, have received approval from the Federal Government...
MSC’s Swan service reinstated to North Europe and Poland
MSC's Swan service, which links main ports in China with North European ports in Benelux, Gdynia, Gdansk and Klaipeda, is being reintroduced as a...
NYK concludes long-term charter agreement with German energy company EnBW
NYK has signed long-term charter contracts for four new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers with EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG (hereafter EnBW), a German energy...
United Airlines and DB Schenker sign deal to cut carbon emissions
United Airlines and DB Schenker have signed an agreement to minimise CO2 emissions throughout the supply chain industry.DB Schenker has joined United Airlines' Eco-Skies...
MSC selects air cargo sales and service agent for North America and Europe
MSC has announced a new partnership between its Air Cargo business unit and ECS Group.The Swiss/Italian company has selected ECS Group as general sales...
Dredger capsizes after colliding with tanker, three crew members dead
Three crewmen are dead and another two are missing after a suction hopper dredger capsized after colliding with a tanker in the Philippines on...
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and MSC complete first LNG bunkering operation in Marseille for biggest MSC Cruises ship
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and the Cruise Division of MSC Group have successfully completed the first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering operation at the Port...
PSA Breakbulk opens its first Project Cargo Ecosystem in Antwerp
PSA Breakbulk has established Belgium's first Project Cargo Ecosystem (PCE) at the country's major port in Antwerp. The PCE is a one-stop shop breakbulk...
CN Photo Project: The Picture of the Week
Container News wants to thank you all for your participation in the CN Photo Project.Among all the very beautiful photos we have received, the Container News team has...
Container transportation is now the most popular way of cargo movement and a critical pillar of the global economy, but back in the 1950s,...
Upward trend for global bunker indices
Global Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) indices turned into an upward trend. The 380 HSFO index experienced a rise of US$9.27, the VLSFO index, in...
Who would have guessed that a collection of three-letter acronyms would have had such an impact on the development of international (and domestic) commercial...
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Drewry’s World Container Index drops this week
Drewry’s composite World Container Index (WCI) decreased by 2% to US$1,685.32 per 40ft container this week.Source: Drewry World Container Index, Drewry Supply Chain AdvisorsThe...
Houston Ship Channel generates over US$900 billion economic value to the US
Results from the John Martin Associates study showed that in 2022, the Houston Ship Channel generated US$$906 billion of economic value to the United...
MSC’s Swan service reinstated to North Europe and Poland
MSC's Swan service, which links main ports in China with North European ports in Benelux, Gdynia, Gdansk and Klaipeda, is being reintroduced as a...
DP World cut global carbon emmissions in 2022
DP World cut direct carbon emissions from its global operations by 5% last year, according to its latest Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) report,...
World’s largest container ship arrives at Port of Antwerp-Bruges
World's largest container ship MSC Loreto arrived in Antwerp, Belgium to load and unload containers at the MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) in the...
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Drewry’s World Container Index drops this week
Drewry’s composite World Container Index (WCI) decreased by 2% to US$1,685.32 per 40ft container this week.Source: Drewry World Container Index, Drewry Supply Chain AdvisorsThe...
Houston Ship Channel generates over US$900 billion economic value to the US
Results from the John Martin Associates study showed that in 2022, the Houston Ship Channel generated US$$906 billion of economic value to the United...
MSC’s Swan service reinstated to North Europe and Poland
MSC's Swan service, which links main ports in China with North European ports in Benelux, Gdynia, Gdansk and Klaipeda, is being reintroduced as a...
DP World cut global carbon emmissions in 2022
DP World cut direct carbon emissions from its global operations by 5% last year, according to its latest Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) report,...
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Drewry’s World Container Index drops this week
Drewry’s composite World Container Index (WCI) decreased by 2% to US$1,685.32 per 40ft container this week.Source: Drewry World Container Index, Drewry Supply Chain AdvisorsThe...
Houston Ship Channel generates over US$900 billion economic value to the US
Results from the John Martin Associates study showed that in 2022, the Houston Ship Channel generated US$$906 billion of economic value to the United...
MSC’s Swan service reinstated to North Europe and Poland
MSC's Swan service, which links main ports in China with North European ports in Benelux, Gdynia, Gdansk and Klaipeda, is being reintroduced as a...
DP World cut global carbon emmissions in 2022
DP World cut direct carbon emissions from its global operations by 5% last year, according to its latest Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) report,...
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Drewry’s World Container Index drops this week
Drewry’s composite World Container Index (WCI) decreased by 2% to US$1,685.32 per 40ft container this week.Source: Drewry World Container Index, Drewry Supply Chain AdvisorsThe...
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Houston Ship Channel generates over US$900 billion economic value to the US
Results from the John Martin Associates study showed that in 2022, the Houston Ship Channel generated US$$906 billion of economic value to the United...
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MSC’s Swan service reinstated to North Europe and Poland
MSC's Swan service, which links main ports in China with North European ports in Benelux, Gdynia, Gdansk and Klaipeda, is being reintroduced as a...
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Drewry’s World Container Index drops this week
Drewry’s composite World Container Index (WCI) decreased by 2% to US$1,685.32 per 40ft container this week.Source: Drewry World Container Index, Drewry Supply Chain AdvisorsThe...
Houston Ship Channel generates over US$900 billion economic value to the US
Results from the John Martin Associates study showed that in 2022, the Houston Ship Channel generated US$$906 billion of economic value to the United...
MSC’s Swan service reinstated to North Europe and Poland
MSC's Swan service, which links main ports in China with North European ports in Benelux, Gdynia, Gdansk and Klaipeda, is being reintroduced as a...
DP World cut global carbon emmissions in 2022
DP World cut direct carbon emissions from its global operations by 5% last year, according to its latest Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) report,...
World’s largest container ship arrives at Port of Antwerp-Bruges
World's largest container ship MSC Loreto arrived in Antwerp, Belgium to load and unload containers at the MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) in the...
Kalmar’s Shanghai facility celebrates 6,000th machine
Kalmar has announced the completion of its 6,000th machine, which was a reachstacker, at its production factory in Shanghai, China.The production of the machine...
Quanzhou opens first container shipping service to Persian Gulf
The Chinese port city of Quanzhou has launched its first container shipping link to the Persian Gulf, with newcomer liner Global Field Line (GFL)...
MSC changes USEC ports on Santana service
Swiss/Italian container shipping company MSC has announced that its Santana service will call at Port Everglades in Florida, US instead of Port of Miami.The...
ONE enhances intra-European service
Singapore-headquartered container carrier Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced the upgrade of its IBESCO (IBC) service, adding a direct call to/from the port of...
Tanzania invites global investor to take over operations at port of Dar es Salaam
The government of Tanzania plans to start a process of finding a global investor to run operations of the country's major port of Dar...
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GEODIS buys US-based drayage provider
GEODIS acquired Southern Companies, a drayage provider based in the United States that handles all phases of the import and export process. GEODIS believes...
DP World commences direct service between UAE and Iraq
DP World has announced the start of a direct freight service between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iraq, running under the name of...
WSC report: Reduction in containers lost at sea in 2022
In 2022, 661 containers were lost overboard, according to the annual report of World Shipping Council (WSC).This number represents less than one-thousandth of 1%...
MSC adds Jeddah to Asia-Med string as network realignment continues
Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has announced a new port of call at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for its Dragon Service between Asia and the Mediterranean.The...
CN analysis: Container freight rates continue to slide on most Indian trades
There seems to be no real let-up in the rate slide seen on most of the trade routes out of India as trade volume...
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