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The history of container shipping

Container transportation is now the most popular way of cargo movement and a critical pillar of the global economy, but back in the 1950s,...

Strike action at port of Antwerp to launch on 9 November

A strike of port workers is expected to commence tomorrow (9 November) at the port of Antwerp, starting at 06:00 am (local time) and...

Hyundai Heavy Industries introduces “lashing-free container ship” concept

The world's largest shipbuilding company Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) developed a new concept container ship that does not require fixing of boxes. The South Korean...

MSC and Maersk accused of abusing container dominance in Brazil

The Brazilian Association of Port Terminals (ABTP) has filled a legal request at the Administrative Economic Defense Council (CADE) of Brazil to investigate the...

Is it time for container spot rates to arrest their fall?

It has been a norm for the Global Container Spot Rate Indices to have weekly falls in rates, one after the other, ever since...

CMA CGM’s Containerships launches new intra-Europe line

Containerships, a subsidiary of the French container carrier CMA CGM, will connect the lower Baltic ports of Klaipeda in Lithuania and Gdynia in Poland...

China ports boost container throughput: Shanghai remains on top, smallers hubs achieve double-digit growth

Chinese container ports have achieved a 4% increase in their container volumes during the first nine months of the year, compared with the same...

OOCL to link India, Middle East and East Africa with new service

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) will add a new service, East Africa Express 5 (EAX5), to its Asia - Africa network. The port rotation of...

Chittagong port releases Hapag-Lloyd boxship after US$364,000 payment

A chartered container ship by Hapag Lloyd got released from the Chittagong port after L&B Hansa Feederschiffe GmbH & Co KG, the vessel owner,...

Samsung files FMC complaint against ZIM

South Korea’s leading electronics maker Samsung Electronics has joined the list of shippers who have complained about mainline operators’ conduct to the US Federal...

German government approves COSCO’s investment in Hamburg container terminal

The German government has approved the acquisition of a minority stake of less than 25% in the operating company HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort GmbH...

Sea-Intelligence points to main freight rate inflation drivers

Shipping data analysis firm Sea-Intelligence reported that it is clear the underlying costs for operating liner services have increased significantly, compared to the past...

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The German group owns 40% of J M Baxi Ports & Logistics, which operates a clutch of marine terminals across ports in India. Hapag-Lloyd has...

Ukraine’s ports reposition amid war

As war continues to reshape Ukraine’s geography, it is also redrawing its maritime map. Once centralized around a handful of traditional ports, the country’s...

AD Ports Group signs MoU with Critical Minerals Forum

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According to a report from the Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA), U.S. container imports fell 6.4% year-on-year in May, as major ports handled...

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