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Australian competition body raises concerns over DP World’s Silk Logistics acquisition

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has outlined preliminary concerns about DP World Australia’s proposed acquisition of Silk Logistics. DP World Australia operates container...

OOCL posts solid revenue and profit growth

Orient Overseas (International) Limited, owner of Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), has reported strong financial results for the full year 2024, with a total...

HMM must not be slanted towards containers, says KOBC boss

The new president of Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC), HMM’s second-largest shareholder, said that South Korea’s flagship container line should diversify further beyond its...

SM Line’s vessel loses containers in Canada due to weather rolling

SM Line-operated 4,228 TEU container ship SM Portland has reported significant cargo damage and container losses while transiting to Vancouver, Canada through the Bering...

HMM’s helm changes hands

South Korea's major container carrier HMM has named Choi Won-hyuk as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The 65-year-old shipping veteran was selected as the...

CMA CGM invests US$20 billion to strengthen US maritime and supply chain

CMA CGM Group, a global container shipping company and the owner of US flag liner operator American President Lines (APL), has announced a US$20...

CMA CGM poised to overtake Maersk as second-largest liner operator

French shipping company CMA CGM is set to become the second-largest ocean carrier in the world. The Marseille-based shipping line is poised to surpass...

Economic Pressures and Geopolitical Shifts Reshape Global Ship Recycling Operations

Global ship recycling operations hit some of their lowest activity levels in nearly two decades, while undergoing notable shifts. In 2024, only 324 merchant ships...

COSCO and Kansai Paint roll out “improved” zinc-coated containers

China’s state-owned COSCO shipping group and Japanese paint company Kansai Paint are producing zinc-coated containers in a pilot test of the anti-corrosion technology. Its joint...

MSC revises Asia to North America West Coast service network

Swiss/Italian ocean carrier MSC has decided to proceed with announced changes to its standalone network of its East/West services. In particular, the company will move...

Feeder ships now in demand as availability drops

Boxship chartering activity has turned to the feeder sizes, as supply in this size segment starts diminishing. MB Shipbrokers (formerly Maersk Broker) said the market...

Mid-sized box carriers active in fleet expansion

Acquisitions and newbuildings saw mid-tier liner operators expand their fleets beyond the market average for 2024, according to Alphaliner. The consultancy stated that the 18...

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Sea-Intelligence reports increase in global schedule reliability

Sea-Intelligence has published issue 166 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including May 2025. As the 120-page...

HD Hyundai expands global tie-up with Cochin Shipyard

HD Hyundai, South Korea’s largest shipbuilding group, is teaming with India's largest state-owned shipbuilder, Cochin Shipyard, to enter the South Asian country’s nascent shipbuilding industry. ...

Cavotec secures €5 million MoorMaster deal

Cavotec has landed a €5 million contract to supply its cutting-edge MoorMaster® automated vacuum mooring system to a container terminal in Morocco. This is...

European Economies Record Mixed Q2 Results

In the second quarter of 2025, European countries showed mixed performance in the UNCTAD Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI), which benchmarks global maritime connectivity. Several...

Oregon approves US$100 Million for Pacific Coast Intermodal Port

In a major win for Oregon’s South Coast, the state legislature has approved US$100 million in bonding support for the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port...
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