Saturday, July 5, 2025

ABS unveils breakthrough EV Battery Fire Simulation Model

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has taken a significant step forward, developing an advanced simulation modeling of thermal runaway in Lithium-ion battery fires. The model,...

OSPAR to ban scrubber discharges

Discharges from ship scrubbers will be banned in internal waters and port areas across the North-East Atlantic by 2027, with further restrictions coming into...

ABS to evaluate floating nuclear power plants

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), CORE POWER, and Athlos Energy have formed a consortium to evaluate the potential deployment of floating nuclear power plants...

DACHSER drives from Ireland to the European continent

DACHSER has reintroduced a key logistics route connecting Ireland to continental Europe via the UK, reviving what was once a common practice before Brexit...

European Union approves €22M for Helsinki–Lübeck port upgrades

The European Commission (EC) has awarded €22 million in co-funding to the Hansalink 3 project, aimed at enhancing the maritime corridor between the Port...

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Congo Terminal expands port equipment fleet

Congo Terminal, a subsidiary of Bolloré Ports, has recently invested more than US$1 million to acquire 10 tractors and 10 trailers to improve the...

MABUX reports slight downtrend in bunker prices

The military conflict in Ukraine hinders the formation of a stable sustainable trend in the global bunker market, as the Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX)...

2M Alliance returns to Felixstowe

2M Alliance, comprising Maersk Line and MSC, will reinstate the Felixstowe port call on its AE7/Condor service, connecting Far East Asia with North Europe. After...

Xeneta reports 100% increase in long-term container freight prices

Long-term contracted ocean freight rates climbed by 7% in March, pushing shipping prices up 96.7% year-on-year, according to a report from the ocean and...

More newbuildings and containers on Yang Ming’s horizon

Yang Ming Marine Transport plans to build more ships and containers this year, as it remains optimistic about the freight environment. At a press conference...

CSP reports 129 million TEU in 2021; profit soars to US$325 million

The Chinese port operator COSCO Shipping Ports (CSP) handled a total of 129,286,375 TEU in 2021 in its terminals globally, representing a container throughput...

Yang Ming breaks annual profit record in 2021

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation has announced strong financial results for 2021, following the record figures of the liner industry. The Taiwanese container carrier reported...

Evergreen declares General Average on grounded Ever Forward

Evergreen, the owner of the 11,850 TEU Ever Forward which has run aground in the Chesapeake Bay in the United States since 13 March,...

MSC confirms US$6.3 billion Bolloré Africa Logistics acquisition

MSC has entered into a share purchase agreement with Bolloré SE relating to the acquisition of 100% of Bolloré Africa Logistics, including all of...

Konecranes to equip TICT in Nigeria with two eco-efficient mobile harbour cranes

Tincan Island Container Terminal Limited (TICT) has ordered two eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald ESP.8 mobile harbour cranes for their operations in the Nigerian port of...

CN Photo Project: The Picture of the Month

Container News wants to thank you all for participating in the CN Photo Project. Among all the very beautiful photos we have received, the Container News team has chosen...
Container transportation is now the most popular way of cargo movement and a critical pillar of the global economy, but back in the 1950s,...

Global bunker prices on downward trend

Global bunker indices tracked by Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) fell sharply in the 26th week of the year, driven by expectations that a ceasefire...
Who would have guessed that a collection of three-letter acronyms would have had such an impact on the development of international (and domestic) commercial...

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