Container News Team
Turkish ports record 13.5 million TEUs in 2024
Turkish ports handled 13.5 million TEUs in 2024, representing an 8% increase over 2023 volumes.
Dynamar reports major differences between the ports, with the MSC...
Tariffs to affect peak season Transpacific shipments
Peak Transpacific box traffic could be hit by US tariffs, as China-US container shipments account for 50% of Transpacific volumes in the July-September period,...
FMC approves Premier Alliance agreement
The United States Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has finally approved the Premier Alliance Agreement, which will take effect on 9 February.
The Premier Alliance Agreement...
We Asked AI: Container Ships Navigating Icy Waters
The sight of massive container ships cutting through frozen seas is both awe-inspiring and a testament to human resilience in global trade. The following...
CMA CGM purchases new second-hand boxships
French shipping company CMA CGM was particularly active in sales and purchases in late January, buying four 1,900 TEU ice-class ships from Belgian owner...
Maersk bolsters global connectivity expanding its deal with Inmarsat
Maersk and Inmarsat Maritime have signed an agreement to upgrade Inmarsat satellite communications services across the Danish ocean carrier's global fleet of approximately 340...
StormGeo boosts G2 Ocean’s fleet with voyage optimization solution
StormGeo, a weather intelligence and voyage optimization solution provider, has expanded its partnership with Norway-based G2 Ocean, as its voyage optimization solution will be...
Hapag-Lloyd applies new rates from North Europe to America
German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd has announced a new Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) from North Europe to the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The new surcharge...
US tariff wars are “all about China”
Donald Trump’s instigation of a second trade war with America’s key trading partners is all about stopping China, according to maritime analyst Xeneta.
Xeneta’s chief...
Long Beach sets new annual container volume record
Port of Long Beach (POLB) ended 2024 with 9,649,724 TEUs processed, up 20.3% from a year earlier and a 2.8% increase from the previous...