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DP World eyes Port Saint John as new shipping gateway

The announcement by Port Saint John’s CEO, Craig Bell Estabrooks, regarding DP World and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) exploring opportunities to diversify imports...

Unprecedented fleet utilization puts another layer of uncertainty in global shipping

The global container shipping industry is entering uncharted waters as it sails into an era of unprecedented fleet utilization, with idle capacity plunging to...

Container rates surging as shippers rush ahead of deadlines

Transpacific container rates to the West Coast doubled last week on June 1st GRIs to US$5,488/FEU, with the latest daily rates above US$6,000/FEU as...

Tariff pause sends valuation of six listed container carriers past US$10 billion

Six publicly-listed container carriers saw their market valuation exceed US$10 billion in May, as the Red Sea crisis plus windfall profits from the threat...

Long term unpredictability forecast for container market

Shippers and forwarders should brace for prolonged disruptions in the container trade, with economists and industry experts expecting the US administration’s trade war to...

Lidl’s ocean carrier strengthens its Asia service network

Lidl-owned Tailwind has decided to enhance its service network within Asia, with the Tiger Express Service (TEX) being expanded to include one call in...

CMA CGM partners with Nike on first fully electric container barge in Vietnam

CMA CGM has proceeded with the decarbonization of river transport in Southeast Asia, launching the first fully electric container barge in Vietnam. The project was...

Hapag-Lloyd applies US$2,000/box rate increase on North America shipments

Hapag-Lloyd has announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) / General Rate Adjustment (GRA) from the Indian Subcontinent and the Middle East to North America. For...

US-China tariff ceasefire sees bidding war for chartered vessels

Surging transpacific rates resulting from the paused US-China tariff war have reversed the correction in the boxship charter market, as previously relet vessels have...

Global Container Lines Rankings by TEU Capacity

In the dynamic world of global shipping, container lines are the arteries of international trade. The latest Container Lines Rankings by TEU capacity reveal...

CMA CGM’s 2025 expansion: Commercial diplomacy in the service of western geostrategy

In a year marked by intensifying geopolitical competition in global trade, CMA CGM has undertaken a series of expansive initiatives that go well beyond...

MSC Elsa 3 sinks off Kerala coast, triggers environmental alert

The Liberian-flagged container vessel MSC Elsa 3 has sunk approximately 38 nautical miles southwest of Kochi, raising serious concerns over a potential environmental hazard...

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Container rates keep falling

As Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA) reported, container activity showed a strong pickup in May. The Global Container Port Throughput Index rose 5.4%....

“K” LINE joins onboard fire drill

“K” LINE recently took part in a major emergency response drill at Laem Chabang Port, Thailand. The “Fire Drill Exercise on Board 2025” was...

CMA CGM Phoenix becomes largest U.S.-flagged container ship

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has marked a major milestone with the reflagging of the CMA CGM Phoenix as the largest U.S.-flagged commercial container...
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