New panamax vessel catches fire in Panama Canal
The Panama Canal reports that the 11,000 TEU container vessel Cape Kortia suffered a fire outbreak in its engine room on 30 January while...
Boxships crunched in Bangkok fairway
Two container vessels Wan Hai 272 and Santa Loukia collided in the Bangkok approach fairway at around 08:35 local time on 28 January, near...
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Liner shipping connectivity is key to the handling of container volumes and maintains a major chunk of the pie in global trade. The liner...
Maersk to integrate Hamburg Süd and Sealand
Maersk has announced its intention to unify its brands by integrating Hamburg Süd and Sealand. The Danish shipping company believes that by integrating the aforementioned...
Wan Hai closes US$32 million demolition sale deal
Wan Hai Lines has apparently gotten over US$32 million after finalising the demolition sale of 10 elderly boxships, as the recycling of container vessels...
Deadly fall from container ship at the port of Los Angeles
A dock worker lost his life at the port of Los Angeles after a fall from the superstructure of a container vessel onto the...
Maersk and MSC to terminate 2M alliance in 2025
2M alliance will no longer exist after two years as its members, MSC and Maersk, have mutually agreed to terminate its partnership in January...
Boxship overturns and sinks in Iranian port
The 1989-built container ship Anil capsized and sank in Asaloyeh port in Iran on 24 January during cargo operations and as a result, several...
MSC, Evergreen head scrubber-fitted fleet ranking
MSC, the world's largest container shipping company, was the "scrubber champion" for 2022, as the Swiss/Italian box line ended the year with the largest...
New study: 96% of companies move manufacturing closer to home amid supply chain disruptions
The newest Trade in Transition survey, commissioned by DP World and led by Economist Impact, recorded the opinions of industry executives who have to...
Nigerian president opens Lekki Port, largest port in the country
President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari officially inaugurated the Lekki Deep Sea Port in Itoke village, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, on 23 January, while observing the offloading...
Second CMA CGM vessel faces machinery issues in seven days
The 3,426 TEU container ship CMA CGM Veracruz became disabled and adrift south of New Orleans in the United States on 20 January, according...
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Major container lines boost schedule reliability, MSC and Maersk top rankings
Maritime data analysis company Sea-Intelligence said in its last report that the schedule reliability figures increased during the second quarter of 2022. "The rapid increase...
Turkish earthquake-hit Iskenderun port shuts operation
Several Turkish ports were hit hard by a devastating earthquake that measured 7.8 magnitudes on the Richter scale, with at least one port suspended...
Car carrier catches fire off Vietnam
A South Korean pure car and truck carrier caught fire while on its way to Vietnam. Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport stated that the 1999-built 6,000-car...
MSC expands Sentosa service
MSC announced the expansion of its current Sentosa service to connect major ports in China directly with India’s key ports of Mundra and Nhava...
COSCO launches new car transportation service through Piraeus port
Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) and COSCO Shipping Specialised Carriers jointly launched a new car shipment route and service in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East...
