#Cargo Service
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...
Spectre of boxship lay-ups returns
With multiple capacity levers deemed insufficient to halt the severe decline in container freight rates, the spectre of ship lay-ups has been raised. Rates remain...
16,000 teu CMA CGM ship makes size record in Indonesia
With Southeast Asia increasingly forecast to take a greater slice of manufacturing away from China, liner trades are upgrading their service offerings. The larges...
Are US supply chain problems over?
Snarled supply chains that helped fuel red-hot inflation are slowly disentangling, offering hope for relief for cash-strapped consumers. But the U.S. face...
PIL introduces intermodal solutions
Pacific International Lines (PIL) has introduced the PIL Intermodal Services, which offers train, truck and barge services across the company's network in Intra-...
Carrier complaints stack up at the Federal Maritime Commission
The Federal Maritime Commission is keeping busy with an increasing intro of complaints from shippers. The latest two to emerge involve Israeli carrier ZIM and Med...
Maersk-operated 5,500 TEU vessel suffers power loss in Australia waters
The 5,500 TEU boxship Rio Madeira suffered an electrical power outage causing loss of propulsion on 20 October, while it was sailing to Sydney, Australia from the po...
Maersk and MSC gear up for Abidjan terminal launch
Final preparations are underway for the operational and commercial launch of the Cote d’Ivoire container terminal (CIT) in the Port of Abidjan next month. A...
Maersk-Operated Boxship Loses Power off Australian Coast
A Maersk-operated containership was brought successfully into port in Australia after the vessel blacked out and spent more than 30 hours drifting south of Sydney. T...
MSC’s Second Eco-Friendly 24,116 TEU Ship Undocked
The vessel, often referred to as the world’s largest container vessel until now, was reportedly seen undocked on 1 August at the Changxing Shipbuilding Base....
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