#Freight Forwarding
Shipping Giants Ask Watchdog to Avoid Biofuels in Green Push
Some major shipping lines including Hapag-Lloyd AG and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs are calling on the International Maritime Organization to avoid backing crop-based bio...
Evergreen and CMA CGM up next swelling record global boxship orderbook
France’s CMA CGM and Taiwan’s Evergreen are reported up next as global liners swell the record boxship orderbook, taking vessels on order beyond the 9m s...
Biggest deepwater port cluster in northern Vietnam begins to take shape
Located in a strategic area which provides convenient connectivity for both domestic and international trade, Lach Huyen had two berths completed and four under cons...
CMA CGM sets peak surcharges for Northern Europe-US containers
Ocean container carrier CMA CGM has introduced peak season surcharges on a number of Northern Europe-U.S., Canada and Mexico trade lanes, effective March 1. The s...
MSC launches iReefer
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s largest liner, has just launched iReefer, a container monitoring system for reefer cargo. This solution allow...
CMA CGM revises Mediterranean services
French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced changes in three Mediterranean services aiming to strengthen its connections in the region. In particular, CMA CGM...
Suez Canal Authority Says Stability Returning To Red Sea
Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie has told shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk there are signs of stability returning to the Red Sea, and urged the company to ta...
Hapag-Lloyd Reports Strong 2024 Results Ahead of Gemini Launch
German container shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd has reported positive preliminary financial results for 2024, with increased transport volumes and stable freight rates d...
CMA CGM inks 2025’s largest ship orders to date
France’s CMA CGM is being widely tipped as the European owner mentioned in a release today by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries behind the biggest ship orders in the...
CMA CGM orders twelve 15,500 TEU vessels, narrowing gap with Maersk
French container shipping giant CMA CGM has sent a new order of 12 LNG dual-fuel container vessels to South Korea's shipyard HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. ...
Asia-US container rates decline in slack season
While the traditional slack shipping run-up to Lunar New Year has weakened container freight rates for services from Asia to both U.S. coasts, a slew of factors is w...
Container shipping’s reformation in full swing
MSC, the world’s largest container carrier by fleet size “can now operate as an alliance-free carrier,” the company reportedly claimed last month,...
Shippers claim they prefer to pay for better service
Is it service or price that counts when it comes to buying freight? Shippers and forwarders weigh in. Container shipping rates should be determined by how good...
Container freight rates tumble
Spot container freight rates are falling in reaction to the averted port strike on the US East Coast but could find support from alliance reshuffling and Trump&rsquo...
Houthis to end Red Sea attacks, except against Israeli ships
With the Gaza ceasefire in effect the Houthi say they will stop military action against international commercial vessels transiting the Red Sea, with the exception I...
06 Januari 2025
Hurricane Beryl trims cargo volumes in Houston and New Orleans
25 Januari 2025
Container freight rates tumble
08 Februari 2025