#Shipping Line

CMA CGM Opens Transportation and Logistics Tech Incubator in Arlington, Virginia

French container shipping group CMA CGM has opened it’s new startup incubator in Arlington, Virginia that will focus on developing technologies within the tran...

Hapag-Lloyd to equip entire container fleet with real-time tracking devices

Hapag-Lloyd has decided to equip its entire container fleet with real-time tracking devices, after successfully introducing real-time monitoring for its reefer fleet...

MSC orders 20 boxships in Asia

In its latest weekly report, Clarkson Research Services carries news of a bumper set of orders in Asia by Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world’s largest...

To Ease Supply Chain Delays, Christie’s and the Shipping Company Crozier Are Teaming Up to Open New Sea Freight Routes

Can a new partnership between the auction house Christie’s and the shipping company Crozier help ease the supply-chain woes caused by the pandemic and Rus...

OOCL puts on full sail for Asia-Europe market growth in 2022

OOCL’s first-quarter operational numbers not only confirm the unflagging colossal profitability of the liner industry, but also reveal the Hong Kong-based carr...

Air Canada Cargo adds second freighter and expands network

Air Canada Cargo has added its second freighter aircraft allowing it to start ramping up its freighter network with new destinations in Canada and Europe. The air...

Vietnam logistics association plans to set up container line

Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLA) wants to set up a new container shipping line to compete with international lines and renovate Vietnam’s old fleet...

MSC’s lead over Maersk surpasses 100,000 teu

Mediterranean Shipping Co’s lead over 2M partner Maersk at the top of the liner rankings has stretched beyond the 100,000 teu mark, a gap that is set to widen...

Containers pile up at Chinese ports as lockdown blocks trucks

Containers full of frozen food and chemicals are piling up at China's biggest port in Shanghai as a Covid lockdown in the city and compulsory virus testing means...

Maersk returns to the skies with Maersk Air Cargo

A.P. Moller – Maersk has announced the launch of Maersk Air Cargo as the company's main air freight offering, while it has chosen Denmark’s second-la...

Shipping giant MOL confirms it has stopped carrying used EVs over safety concern

One of the world’s largest car-shipping companies, Mitsui OSK Lines, has confirmed it has suspended transporting used electric vehicles on its cargo ships....

Europe to NE Asia airfreight rates soar as airlines focus on the spot market

By Alex Lennane  06/04/2022 The airfreight spot market from Europe to South Korea and Japan has soared in the past week, its market share up more tha...

Backing for nuclear-powered ships grows

Support is growing for Mikal Bøe-led Core Power, a high profile developer of nuclear propulsion for merchant ships. First launched in 2018, Core Power toda...

Singapore Joins Global Initiative to Create Green Shipping Corridors

Singapore, which views itself as a global hub for shipping, is accelerating its role in the decarbonization of the global shipping industry seeking to set an ex...

Sky-High Container Freight Rates Seem Unfazed by Global Issues

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Covid lockdowns in China, war in Ukraine and the threat of hyper-inflation are a toxic mix of unpredictability fo...