The Port of New York and New Jersey was the busiest port in the United States in July, moving 725,479 TEUs, the highest monthly total since October 2022, and taking the port’s year-through July total to 4,465,823 TEUs. The monthly result represents a 6.5% reduction from July 2022, when the port handled 776,167 TEUs. Moreover, […]

Port of Ningbo Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced a change in the Ningbo terminal on MD1 service with its vessels swapping from the current Ningbo Port Beilun Second Container Terminal NBSCT to Daxie International Terminal CMIT. The change will take effect from mid-September.

HHLA PLT Italy, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG’s Italian terminal in Trieste, welcomes the arrival of the container vessel line Ocean Network Express (ONE). More specifically, for the first time, the Singaporean container carrier calls at the city in the North Adriatic inaugurating the start of the new service, Adriatic Israel Butterfly (AIB). The AIB […]

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced that a six-year contract between the ILWU and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) had been ratified. According to a statement, the ratification of the contract will have a profoundly positive influence on the US economy, which is heavily reliant on the ports of Los Angeles and Long […]

German mainline operator Hapag-Lloyd is said to have failed to make the cut in preliminary bidding for the majority stake in South Korean carrier HMM. Reports from South Korea said that only the three local bidders, Harim Group-JKL Partners consortium and the logistics groups LX Group and Dongwon, have been shortlisted after preliminary bids closed […]

Source: Thai PBS World An explosion rocked Laem Chabang port on 29 August, after a container in the dangerous goods section in Thailand’s main container port caught fire that morning. No one was hurt as 183 workers were evacuated, but six workers suffered breathing difficulties. Health permanent secretary Opas Karnkawinpong said that the fire broke […]

ICTSI container terminal in Mexico US Census data shows that Mexico has surpassed China as the US’ major trading partner during the course of this year. Consultant Jon Monroe attributes this shift in trade patterns to a contraction in orders for Chinese goods and the effects of reshoring and nearshoring processes that are now having […]

Port of Melbourne reported total container throughput, full and empty, in July 2023 were down against July 2022. More specifically, full container imports volumes were down in July 2023 against July 2022 with domestic appliances, furniture and toys below last year’s volumes. Additionally, full container exports volumes were down against July 2022, with hay, chaff […]

Taiwanese ocean carrier Evergreen has lost the sixth spot in the global liner rankings by Singapore-headquartered Ocean Network Express (ONE), according to the latest data (23 August) by Alphaliner. This is not expected to be a permanent change, as Evergreen’s newbuilding orderbook is significantly larger than ONE’s. The Taipei-based box carrier is looking even higher, […]

MSC Imma / Source: www.vesselfinder.com Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC Group) is reportedly moving close to striking a deal to pick up a minority stake in PSA International’s new terminal at India’s Nhava Sheva Port (JNPT). PSA Mumbai, also known as Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals (BMCT), began Phase I operations in February 2019, with a capacity […]