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Cargo Ship Loses Containers in Northern Canada

Recovery operations are underway after a Canadian cargo ship lost about 20 containers overboard in northeastern Canada on Friday. The cargo loss involved the M/V...

Some shipping lines are still posting 9-figure profits amid downturn

The predicted container shipping wipeout is not here yet. Several container lines are still posting nine-digit quarterly profits, despite a tepid peak season, slumpi...

Shipping braces for impact as Panama Canal slashes capacity

After its driest October on record, the Panama Canal will severely restrict transit capacity to conserve water. Shipping will feel the effects in the months ahead, w...

Port of Los Angeles Reports Increase in September Cargo Volumes

The Port of Los Angeles has announced a rise in cargo volumes for the month of September, following in the footsteps of its neighboring Port of Long Beach. The Po...

Maersk Sued Over 2021 Cargo Loss

Danish shipping line Maersk is facing a $5.8 million lawsuit over the loss of containers from the Maersk Eindhoven in 2021. The lawsuit was filed last by the insu...

Hapag-Lloyd installs tracking devices on 700,000 containers

Hapag-Lloyd has announced the installation of its 700,000th tracking device, describing it as "an important moment on its path to creating the world’s lar...

Ocean Carriers Await Relief as Demand Improves on Key Tradelane

There is welcome news for Asia-North Europe carriers, with signs of improving demand on the troubled tradelane as inventories start to be replenished. Moreover, t...

Hapag-Lloyd and Norsul to launch new joint venture company for cabotage business in Brazil

Hapag-Lloyd and the Brazilian shipping and waterway logistics company Norsul have set up a new joint venture called “Norcoast”. Based on a 50-50 partners...

World’s Largest Container Ship MSC China Delivered In Shanghai

One of the biggest container ships in the world, capable of carrying 24,000 containers, was delivered by a Chinese shipbuilder on Monday, signalling yet another sign...

Hapag Lloyd Expects Three Tough Years For Shipping Industry

he head of German shipping firm Hapag Lloyd HLAG.DE, Rolf Habben Jansen, expects the next three years to be difficult because demand for shipping services is growing...

Container Shipping Faces ‘Period of Uncertainty’ with Loss of EU Antitrust Protection

International liner shipping group the World Shipping Council says liner operators’ loss of their exemption from EU rules against anti-competitive ag...

MSC Michel Capellini docks at Port of Felixstowe in Suffolk

 The world's joint-largest container ship has been pictured docked at the Port of Felixstowe.  Measuring at nearly 400 metres long, the MSC Michel C...

Maersk ship cuts short Greek trip after container catches fire

An AP Moller-Maersk boxship interrupted its voyage in Greece after a fire broke out within one of the containers it was carrying, Greek coastguards said. The inci...

World's largest container ship to dock at Port of Felixstowe

One of the world's largest container ships is expected to dock at the Port of Felixstowe.  The 399-metre-long Ever Alot will be arriving at the port at a...

Lufthansa Cargo expands A321F network in Europe

Lufthansa Cargo is expanding its A321F network in Europe with the introduction of Helsinki, and additional capacity from Copenhagen. On September 28, Lufthansa Ca...