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Inside Maersk's quest to procure green methanol for 'carbon-neutral' ships
When Danish liner operator AP Moller-Maersk revealed the design for a series of large, methanol-fuelled container ship newbuildings, it repeated a claim that these p...
Maersk expands contract options amid rumours it intends to shun forwarders
As it continues to drive its container line services towards a high majority of long-term contract business, Maersk has introduced six different types of agreement f...
Maersk forwarder clients left in limbo as carrier restricts them to Spot deals
Maersk’s forwarding and NVOCC customers are being targeted by competitor lines as the Danish carrier prepares to restrict their bookings to its online Maersk S...
The Next Shipping Crisis: A Maritime Labor Shortage
There are dozens of ships anchored off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach this week, imperiling global supply chains and holiday gifts. Also imperiled? The safe...
MSC container ship fire, Baltic UPDATE
Nov 7 0945 UTC UPDATE: Finnish CG was alerted at around 0000 UTC Nov 7 by fire report from container ship MSC SHANNON in western Gulf of Finland, southwest...
Shipping during COVID-19: Why container freight rates have surged
When the Ever Given megaship blocked traffic in the Suez Canal for almost a week in March, it triggered a new surge in container spot freight rates, which had finall...
Could Amazon soon add widebody freighters to its fleet?
Ever since Amazon launched its US domestic freighter operation in late 2015 there has been speculation that the company could one day expand into intercontinental op...
Felixstowe container ship diversions ‘will delay goods for up to three weeks’ as prices set to rise
Cargo including Christmas deliveries diverted from Britain’s biggest port to the Continent may take an extra two to three weeks to eventually arrive in the UK,...
Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM ‘temporarily’ steering 2 services away from Savannah
Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM have announced two services are “temporarily” bypassing Savannah, Georgia. CMA CGM said Wednesday that its Amerigo servi...
MSC announces new PSS from Europe to Savannah
MSC, the second-largest carrier in the world, will implement a new Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) from Northwestern (NWC) and ScanBaltic Europe to the port of Savannah...
Port of Charleston importing more consumer goods ‘than ever before’
The South Carolina Ports Authority largely has escaped the national mainstream media glare on U.S. port congestion. According to SCPA President and CEO Jim Newsome,...
Cosco to debut its Transpacific BCO Express Line this month
Cosco Shipping will launch later this week its newly branded Transpacific BCO Express Line, initiating two speedy loops connecting China with Los Angeles and Prince...
Maersk to Test Air Lubrication System in Effort to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Maersk will test an air lubrication system as the Danish shipping giant looks to decarbonize its fleet. The company appears set to install one of Silverstream Techno...
Maersk to test air lubrication on large containership
The order, placed during the second quarter of this year, could pave the way for similar systems to be installed on other Maersk vessels. The Danish line has ordered...
WATCH: World’s largest container ship arrives in Sri Lanka
The world’s largest container vessel ‘Ever Ace’ docked at the Colombo Port for the first time today (06). Marine Conservation group, The Pearl Prot...
01 September 2024
Container Prices Double, Leasing Rates Triple in China
04 September 2024
Maersk sets new bar with shipping’s first climate target validation
06 September 2024
Port of Los Angeles Reports Another Busy Month for Cargo Volumes
09 Agustus 2024