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Maersk turns ships around to avoid Cape Town's port

The Port of Cape Town faces mounting congestion, compounded by adverse weather expected to disrupt operations further this week. Maersk, one of the key players in th...

Liner shipping profits forecast to slide by more than 80% this year

Liner shipping profits are forecast to slide by more than 80% this year. Analysts at Sea-Intelligence have calculated that the container shipping industry made a...

Hapag-Lloyd sends another seven vessels in for jumboisation treatment

German liner Hapag-Lloyd has earmarked another series of ships for jumboisation. Alphaliner is reporting seven vessels built around a decade ago have been heading...

Yang Ming Records US$2 billion in annual net profit

Taiwan's major ocean carrier Yang Ming Ming reported consolidated revenues of US$6.94 billion and a net profit after tax of US$2 billion, resulting in earnings p...

Drewry suggests new normal for higher global container rates

While ocean container rates have significantly retreated from pandemic highs, they still exceed pre-pandemic levels, an industry analyst finds, indicating what is li...

MSC shortens instra-Far East service

Swiss/Italian ocean carrier MSC has decided to drop Tanjung Pelepas, Subic Bay, Manila and Shanghai from its intra-Far East Origami service, according to DynaLiners....

MSC announces changes in Far East service

According to DynaLiners report, the world's largest container carrier MSC has realigned its intra-Far East Pertiwi service, replacing the port of Tanjung Pelepas...

CMA CGM introduces new service connecting Far East with South America East Coast

CMA CGM announced the launch of its new SEAS 3 service (Asia to South America East Coast 3), designed to optimize shipments from the Far East to the East Coast of So...

CMA CGM signs for electric boxship

French liner operator CMA CGM has contracted inland vessels specialist Shandong Xinneng Shipbuilding to build its fully electric containership. The deal with an u...

After buoyant year, CMA CGM sees ‘unprecedented uncertainty’ in 2025

Red Sea diversions and tariff fears boosted container carrier CMA CGM results in 2024, but the company sees a less clear outlook this year. The world’s thir...