Container exports to the United States from 18 Asian economies declined by 20.1%, reaching 1,468,276 TEUs in January, according to the Japan Maritime Center (JMC). Container movement on the route has lost momentum as it was much more robust in the previous year, and there has been a year-on-year contraction for five months in a […]

MED Cerkezkoy / Source: VesselFinder The 1,076 TEU container ship MED Cerkezkoy run aground onto the west coast of Tilos island on the Aegean sea in Greece at around 02:00 (UTC) on 24 February. The 146-metre-long vessel, operated by 17 Turkish seafarers, was sailing from the port of Piraeus in Greece to the port of […]

The Port of Long Beach (POLB) has published an update on the planned Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility, according to which the locomotive facility is set to be finished in 2025. The new facility is expected to significantly enhance refueling capacity and provide additional options for building longer trains, while more tracks will be […]

Chinese manufacturer China International Marine Containers (CIMC) has reportedly confirmed a new order from MSC for ten LNG dual-fuel container vessels with a capacity of 11,500 TEUs. According to a CIMC statement, Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard, in which CIMC is a shareholder, will build the container ships, which will be designed by CIMC ORIC. Moreover, […]

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has decided to launch the Israel Express (ILX) service, a new weekly Israel shuttle service, connecting Israel with the port of Damietta in Egypt. The first sailing of the new service will commence on 29 March with the following rotation: Damietta (Egypt-Wed/Thu) – Haifa (Israel-Sat/Sun) – Ashdod (Israel-Tue/Wed) – Damietta (Wed) The […]

CMA CGM has invested in a new terminal in Alexandria port, Egypt, which is currently able to accept the French line’s GETEX and WEMED services. The 1,000 TEU vessel Atlantic Monaco will call at Alexandria TMT terminal on 9 February, followed by the 2,260 TEU boxhsip CMA CGM Fort Saint Pierre on 14 February. CMA […]

Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced that it will add a call at Hakata in Japan to its weekly Japan Vietnam Haiphong (JVH) service, linking Haiphong in Vietnam with Hakata in travel times of exactly five days. The new rotation will be effective from 15 March 2023. The new JVH service will expand ONE’s port coverage […]

The United States Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) making available more than US$662 million in Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 funding for MARAD’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). The purpose of the PIDP investment is to modernise the country’s ports and help strengthen the supply chain […]

Close to 6% of the global boxship fleet is now idle, up from just under 5% a week ago, according to Alphaliner. It appears that it is mainly the carrier-controlled small and mid-sized vessels that are now unemployed. Alphaliner’s count suggests that 338 vessels totalling around 1.48 million TEUs are now inactive, as freight levels, […]

MSC Apolline The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) of the United States has asked the largest container line in the world MSC to justify a congestion fee of US$1,000 levied against SOFi Paper Products, a US paper products firm. SOFi filed a complaint with the federal agency responsible for regulating the US international ocean transportation system […]