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FMC eases contract guidelines for carriers

Container lines will be better placed to ship more last-minute cargoes to and from the US after the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) acquiesced to...

Box losses don’t stack up. Part One

Container stack collapses have seen a spike in recent months with vessels losing a combined total of around 5,762 containers from five major incidents...

MSC updates its intra-Asia network

The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced it is revamping its intra-Asia network with updates to four existing services, starting from end of April. The...

HMM to commission a dozen 13,000TEU vessels by June

HMM will order a dozen 13,000TEU ships within H1 2021, at the direction of South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF). The newbuilding plan...

Unparalleled Ever Given cargo demands despite overstated SCA claim

The volume of claims resulting from the Ever Given incident is likely to be the largest of any accident according to industry sources with...

Baltic Tern loses five containers in North Sea

The 1,600TEU boxship Baltic Tern has lost five containers at sea north of Ameland, The Netherlands, after experiencing difficulties due to heavy weather en...

Updated: MSC responds to pharma demand

MSC has announced it will expand its capacity to meet the growing demand for transport solutions in the pharmaceutical sector because of the increasing...

Poor quality fuel sees MSC vessel stall in the Pacific

MSC has reported its 13,000TEU container ship MSC Ariane has suffered an engine failure due to poor quality fuel, which has caused the vessel...

Teo family members leave board in PIL reshuffle

A Pacific International Lines' (PIL) board reshuffle has seen the founding Teo family lose control following a bailout by a unit of the Singapore...

ZIM and Gold Star Line offer new Oceania service

ZIM and Gold Star Line have extended their service coverage in Oceania with the launch of a new service connecting Australia with New Zealand. The...

Transpac rates hit US$17k as Ever Given effect plays out

Transpacific rates are once again flying high with eastbound volumes hitting the stratosphere with a US$17,000/FEU rate hitting the top rate for this week. Rates...

HMM extends slot reservation policy for Korean SMEs

HMM will continue to provide extra container shipping capacity for South Korean small and medium enterprise (SME) exporters until the end of 2021. South Korea’s...

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