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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Kale Logistics says 30% of ports not ready to meet IMO’s January 2024 digital mandate

The study involving 200 ports found that 30% are not ready to meet impending electronic data exchange regulations despite potential savings of US$50 billion. Kale...

MABUX global fuel indices move upwards

Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) global indices turned into an upward trend, primarily driven by the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The 380 HSFO index...

Navigating the Sea of Opportunity: Harnessing Blank Sailings in Container Shipping

In the vast expanse of global trade, shipping containers play a pivotal role, serving as the silent behemoths that carry goods from one continent...

DP World and Standard Bank conclude US$365 million facility agreement

DP World has extended its long-standing partnership with pan-African bank, Standard Bank, by concluding a US$365.1 million facility agreement. This agreement aims to support its...

Barcelona port’s container traffic drops in 2023 first half

The port of Barcelona announced that container traffic declined by 11% to 1.6 million TEUs in the first half of the year. Port Authority's general...

DP World acquires US-based car and vehicle transportation specialist

DP World has reinforced its commitment to the global automotive industry with the acquisition of CFR Rinkens, a specialised logistics service provider headquartered in...

First-of-its kind retrofit sees Maersk boxship convert to methanol propulsion

Maersk is undertaking a symbolic retrofitting of one of its ships to run on methanol, as the Danish shipping giant continues to emphasise its...

Port of Long Beach achieves strongest September in history

Dockworkers and terminal operators in the port of Long Beach (POLB) moved 829,429 TEUs in September, up 11.8% from the same month last year...

European states with most expensive shipping costs: New study

A new study by cross-border shopping platform UBuy Switzerland reveals the states where is most costly to ship to are Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. The...

Israel-Hamas war: 10% of Ashdod Port staff recruited by Israeli army, first war-related surcharges announced

Israel's Ashdod Port, one of the largest ports of the country and a crucial asset for the national economy, is continuing to operate normally...

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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