CMA CGM has announced new port congestion surcharges (PCS) in Turkiye and Algeria due to continuing delays in between congestion/waiting time plus berth time on the current vessels berthing sequences. As a result, laden cargo lead-time is being increased, empty equipment re-loading / repositioning frequency is affected and operating costs are rising, according to […]

CMA CGM Group said the Eurosal service connecting North Europe with the West Coast of South America and the Caribbean will go back to Le Havre, France, after more than two years. Guayaquil Express will be the first vessel to return to Le Havre, travelling from the port of San Antonio in Chile on 25 […]

Port of Rotterdam Authority signed a contract with Boskalis for the construction of around 400,000 m² of new land in the northwest corner of Prinses Alexiahaven on Maasvlakte II. The completion of the new site construction is scheduled for the end of the year. Moreover, Boskalis is also building two sand dams. Sand released behind […]

Port of Melbourne targets to achieve net zero emissions for Scope 1 and 2 for Australian port operations by 2030. More specifically, Port of Melbourne plans to achieve its net zero targets by sourcing 100% of the electricity needed for its business operations from renewables and transitioning its corporate vehicle fleet and marine survey vessel […]

Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) reported 709,944 TEUs in May, translating to an 18.8% year-on-year growth. Data coming out of Mawani’s ports show a 28.18% increase in exports to 224,718 with imports jumping 35.98% to 236,358 TEUs in May 2023. Additionally. transshipments inched up by a marginal 0.15% to 248,866 TEUs in the previous month. On […]

CMA CGM has decided to implement a new overweight surcharge (OWS) from the North West Coast of India to Scandinavia, Poland & Baltic, North Europe, Black Sea, East & West Mediterranean and North Africa. The new additional fee of US$100 per TEU with a container gross weight over 22 tons will be applied only to dry […]

HMM has announced a new general rate increase (GRI) from India to the United States and Canada. The South Korean ocean carrier has decided to increase box rates from 1 July, as follows: US$900 per TEU US$1,000 per FEU US$1,125 per high cube container US$1,266 per 45-foot container “Effective from 1 July 2023, a General Rate […]

Evergreen Marine Corp. has decided to enhance its latest reefer injection of 1,000 Star Cool Units from Maersk Container Industry (MCI) with a monitoring tool, after a successful year-long connectivity trial of the Sekstant reefer monitoring solution. “By equipping Star Cool reefers with the Sekstant monitoring solution, we are able to offer our customers even […]

The FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations and Wisetech Global continue their partnership for the second year aiming to proceed with the digital transformation of the logistics supply chain industry. “As FIATA continues to facilitate digital trade for its members with its Digital FBL, the need for robust and reliable partners on the digitalisation […]

Hapag Lloyd has announced the addition of the port of Manzanillo in Panama to the port rotation of the West Coast South America Express (MSW) service. The first vessel which will call the port of Manzanillo under the MSW service rotation will be Izmit Express with an estimated time of arrival at the Panama port […]