#Shipping Notice
Ports of Singapore, Los Angeles and Long Beach to establish green and digital shipping corridor
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach and C40 Cities – a global network of mayors taking action to confro...
Boeing says 60% more freighters needed by 2041 to support air cargo
Boeing on Wednesday fine-tuned last summer’s projection that air cargo demand will double over the next 20 years, fueling a 60% expansion in the global freight...
ONE denies new container ship grounded off Brazil
Japan’s Ocean Network Express (ONE) has denied a brand new boxship grounded off Itajai in Brazil on only its second visit. The 11,800-teu ONE Amazon (built...
Another container index launches
Container shipping has another index it can consult. The Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC) Container Composite Index (KCCI) has been launched to give shippers...
Is it time for container spot rates to arrest their fall?
It has been a norm for the Global Container Spot Rate Indices to have weekly falls in rates, one after the other, ever since February 2022. Indices have lost as m...
Hyundai Heavy unveils boxship design with no lashings
The United States and Norway have launched a new global challenge to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping sector. The “Gre...
Hyundai Heavy unveils boxship design with no lashings
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has developed a containership design which requires no lashings. HHI removed the lashing bridge and hatch cover...
How supply chain disruptions are fueling technology innovation
For as long as humans have shipped goods across oceans, the global supply chain has been exposed to unexpected disruptions. Natural disasters, international tens...
Idled Boxship Fleet Sails Past 1 Million TEUs as Blankings Fail to Stop Freight Rate Erosion
The idled containership fleet has breached the 1m teu capacity milestone – and is set to jump significantly higher as carriers prepare to temporarily suspend s...
New Container Terminal Would Boost Capacity at Port of Baltimore
The Port of Baltimore, one of the busiest in the country for roll/on-roll/off cargo, is set for a big boost to its container handling capacity. A new private part...
Maersk Warns of ‘Dark Clouds on the Horizon’ for Container Shipping
Maersk delivered another record quarter in Q3 2022, but “dark clouds” are gathering on the horizon. A.P. Moller – Maersk on Wednesday repor...
New report warns hackers could create another Ever Given incident in the Suez
The Suez Canal is among the most secure waterways in the world, with thousands of soldiers and check-points covering the 193 km trade artery. However, despite the mi...
Shipping giant Maersk's ominous warning of 'dark clouds on horizon' indicates trade is slowing globally
Anyone worried that a global recession is looming will take no comfort from the trading update issued today by AP Moller-Maersk. The Danish company, the world'...
Maersk Gives Overstocked Retailers the Option to Slow Arrivals
Maersk says it is offering shippers the opportunity to slow cargo arrivals from Asia destined for European and US ports to help retailers manage bloated inventories....
Another of the world's largest container ships anchors off coast
An anchorage off the Suffolk coast is continuing to welcome some of the largest container ships in the world. Shipping watchers have another large container vesse...
03 November 2024
‘It’s all happening again.’ The supply chain is under strain
08 November 2024
Global Freight Rises But Shows Signs of Weakness in U.S.
23 Oktober 2024
Arctic Shipping Route to See First-Ever Panamax Containership
18 Oktober 2024