Blank Sailings
THE Alliance cancels 12 sailings in August, double the blank sailings of 2M and Ocean Alliance
Over the next four weeks, The Alliance (Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, Yang Ming, HMM) has announced 12 cancellations, followed by 2M (Maersk, MSC) and Ocean Alliance...
Auckland Port congestion, the big challenge ahead for New Zealand
Maersk in its monthly market update for July sighted Auckland Port congestion as a major hurdle for smooth functioning of the supply chain in...
Container alliances reach 5% sailings cancellation rate
Drewry has announced that out of the total of 496 scheduled sailings across the major trades in Transpacific, Transatlantic and Asia-North Europe & Mediterranean,...
2M Alliance updates its schedule from Asia to North America
The largest container alliance in the world, 2M Alliance of Maersk and MSC has decided to adjust the sailing programme on its Asia to...
Tight shipping capacity sees carriers skip Busan
South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said that liner operators have been omitting calls to Busan, reportedly because Chinese shippers are more willing...
Maersk stops calling Brisbane in Southern Star service
Maersk has announced the removal of Brisbane call in its Southern Star service due to the "continued schedule disruption and terminal congestion across Oceania". "As...
THE Alliance to omit Busan in MD2 service until-mid August
After the reshuffle of THE Alliance's Asia-Mediterranean network, including changes in MD1, MD2 and MD3 services, the container alliance of Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express...
THE Alliance removes Halifax call from EC5 service until September
THE Alliance, a container alliance comprising Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express (ONE), Yang Ming and HMM, has decided to omit the Halifax Westbound call on...
2M Alliance revises services schedule worldwide
2M Alliance is forced to apply several changes in its services schedule due to the challenging global market situation, which has caused port congestion...
2M Alliance announces blank sailing in Shanghai
2M Alliance of Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) will implement a blank sailing in its AE55/Griffin service due to the current challenging...
Congestion challenges force 2M Alliance to reduce Oakland calls frequency
2M Alliance, comprised of Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), will change the frequency of calls in Oakland for its TP8/Orient service. The TP...
Yantian port back to normal at midnight, container crisis remains
The Port of Yantian is expected to return to normal operations from midnight (00:00, local time) on 24 June, after around a month that...
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The Singapore government’s investment company Temasek Holdings is remaining tight-lipped on market talk that it may take a stake in embattled liner operator Pacific...
High speed and compromised manoeuvring caused Milano Bridge accident
The container ship Milano Bridge had failed to slow down as it attempted to berth in Busan New Port on 6 April 2020, causing...
Chinese shipyards win giant container ship order
Chinese shipyards will build six 24,232TEU containerships, the largest in the world as of today, that the Bank of Communications Financial Leasing (Bocomm Leasing)...
MSC Rosa M damages Mumbai crane
The 14,000TEU MSC Rosa M has hit and seriously damaged a crane at the DP World terminal in Nhava Sheva, NSIGT in Mumbai, while...
Taking the personal view for crew working on container shipping
Philip Eastell – Founder of Container Shipping Supporting Seafarers – describes the personal side of container operations at a time when crew, affected by...
