Containers

The new hub port marks the company’s first green and smart port investment in South America 15.11.2024 –Located in the central part of the Peruvian coastline, approximately 78 kilometres north of Lima,…

The contract for civil works and electrification for the expansion of APM Terminals Maasvlakte II (MVII) container terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has been awarded to CareGo, a consortium comprising…

Sector heading for record breaking year fuelled by high charter rates and post-covid container boom Orders of new container vessels are up by ~52% year-on-year with 254 new contracts placed…

Milestone comes as company positions itself to lead shipping through an unprecedented era of transformation London, United Kingdom; 31 October 2024: V.Group (“V.”), the global ship manager and marine services provider, celebrates…

Seoul, Korea, October 30, 2024 – DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) for its 15K TEU ammonia dual-fuelled container vessel design.…

Steady growth in flexitank usage around the world prompts container owners and specialist insurer to offer safety guidelines to assist shippers, forwarders, carriers and terminals to handle cargo carried in…

World first ISO certified five-in-one shipping container set to improve the transportation and logistics industries’ efficiency and sustainability. Boca Raton, Florida, USA, Thursday 24th October 2024: Compact Container Systems (CCS) has launched…

INTERCARGO, the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners, has announced significant changes to its leadership following its Annual General Meeting. The new appointments will take effect from 1 January 2025.…

The Bayes Costas Grammenos Centre for Shipping, Trade and Finance marked its 40 anniversary by hosting the 5th Athens Triennial Meeting Global business leaders, diplomats, policymakers and senior academics gathered…

AMSTERDAM – Netherlands, 17 October 2024 – Industry leaders at the Xeneta Summit in Amsterdam have been told ocean container shipping must harness the power of machine learning to protect…

ECT terminals switching to shore power11 Sep 2024, Rotterdam, NetherlandsThe container terminals of Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam will be equipped with shore power facilities in the coming years.READ MORE Hurricane…

The new green-energy vessels feature state-of-the-art design and technology developed by COSCO SHIPPING and offer a large loading capacity especially for reefer containers 30.08.2024 –On 29th August 2024, COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry…

Peel Ports was pleased to welcome the first call of a new direct container service connecting the UK’s North-West with the Far East this week. MSC’s new Britannia Service creates…

OSLO, Norway – 9 August, 2024 – A major explosion has occurred on a container ship while berthed at the port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in China in another incident that raises serious…

Ocean container shipping demand from China to North America and North Europe continued to break records in June as importers rushed to protect supply chains amid the global disruption caused…

Oslo – Norway The ocean container shipping market reached a tipping point in July, with long term rates on major fronthaul trades showing signs of life just as spiraling short…

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From Crisis to Contingency: Evaluating the Effects of Baltimore’s Bridge Collapse on Maritime Trade Around 01:28am on Tuesday, March 27th, the Singapore-flagged vessel – DALI – collided with Baltimore’s iconic…

[17 JULY 2024] – BidBird, an innovator in maritime logistics technology, is launching its Monarch™, a groundbreaking freight management system set to transform container handling practices on vessels in port.…

London, July 10th, 2024: Severe weather conditions near the Cape of Good Hope has brought container traffic to a halt this week according to analysis by LSEG Shipping Research. Since Monday…

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 9, 2024 — Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, released its July Global Shipping Report for logistics and supply chain professionals.  U.S. container import…

The 2024 ITCO Members Meeting will take place at the the Woodlands Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton on Tuesday October 29th, 2024 1. Meeting RegistrationThe Registration Fee to attend the…

Oslo – Norway, 14 June 2024 – Ocean freight container shipping spot rates are set to increase further, but there are signs the recent dramatic growth may be slowing. The…

A combination of weather conditions, trade demand and geopolitics has buoyed containership freight and charter rates, reports MSI London and Singapore 23 May, 2024. A combination of the ongoing Cape Of Good…

Major Scottish export terminal invests £750,000 to boost refrigerated cargo capabilities The Port of Greenock has expanded its reefer point infrastructure from 32 to 220, significantly enhancing its refrigerated cargo…