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Chittagong shippers seek direct vessels towards US/Europe to clear export backlog

In the face of a prolonged crisis in sending export cargoes, Bangladeshi shippers have decided to persuade larger vessel owners to operate direct service...

CN Photo Project: The Picture of the Week

Container News wants to thank you all for your participation in the CN Photo Project. One week after the launch of this new initiative and...

Chittagong ICDs chocked up with export laden boxes

The privately-owned Inland Containers Depots (ICDs) in Bangladesh are choked up with export laden containers amid congestions at transhipment ports and berthing delay at...

CMA CGM buys major Spanish rail operator for €25 million

CMA CGM Group has announced the acquisition of Continental Rail, a private rail operator in Spain, for €25 million (US$29.5 million). The share purchase agreement...

Decade-old plan for new 3m TEU port in Yantian resumes

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPHT) and China's Shenzhen Yantian Port Group (SYPG) have revived a decade-old plan to build a new deepwater container port...

India’s export body calls for indigenous shipping line

India’s top export body Federation of India’s Export Organisations (FIEO) has put a formal request to the Indian government to invest in developing its...

Wan Hai orders 12 new container ships

Wan Hai Lines has confirmed an order of twelve 3,055TEU container vessels with Nihon Shipyard, which is a joint venture between Imabari and Japan...

Hyundai Mipo to build world’s first methanol-fuelled feeder vessel

AP Moller Maersk has agreed with Hyundai Mipo Dockyards on a contract to build the 2,100TEU feeder vessel with a dual engine technology enabling...

Sea-Intelligence sees a staggering number of late vessel arrivals

Schedule reliability across the world has been pretty poor throughout the year, as several ports and regions have been severely impacted by port congestion,...

Korea Development Bank doubles its stake in HMM

Korea Development Bank (KDB), which is already the largest shareholder of HMM, will double its stake in South Korea's flagship liner operator by changing...

MSC debunks reports about food and water deficiency onboard MSC Messina

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the owner of MSC Messina, has denied the reports that mention the crew members of the 4,743TEU vessel suffer from...

ITF warns off escalating piracy attacks in northern Mozambique – Crew changes in danger

Ship owners should stop attempting to perform crew changes in northern Mozambique while seafarers are at risk of attack or kidnapping by violent terrorist...

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