APM Terminals has announced that a series of investments initiated in 2020 aimed at equipment and capacity upgrades at the Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT), together with a strong partnership with the Government of Egypt, Suez Canal Economic Zone (SC Zone), sets the foundation for further future growth. The US$60 million investment consists of projects […]

The two largest container lines in the world, Maersk and MSC, have announced new rates to Australia and New Zealand destinations, which are expected to take effect in the next months. Firstly the Danish carrier will apply a rate increase of US$200 / 20′ ft equipment and US$400 / 40′ ft equipment from the United […]

Hapag-Lloyd has confirmed a new order of 75,000TEU dry boxes, which will be manufactured in China and delivered to the German carrier within the fourth quarter of 2021. This announcement comes almost three months after the company’s latest container order of 60,000TEU in May. Adding up all investments into containers since the beginning of 2020, […]

The global major port operator Cosco Shipping Ports Limited (CSP) has published its interim financial and operational results for the first half of the year, recording increases in all sectors. In particular, CSP’s gross profit had a robust rise of 49.6% over H1 of 2020, exceeding US$148 million, while gross profit margin increased by 4.4 […]

Cảng Container Quốc tế Đảo Meishan (MSICT) của Cảng Ninh Ba đã gần như trở lại hoạt động bình thường, sau khi nhiễm trùng Covid-19 đã tạm dừng hoạt động ở đó vào ngày 11 tháng 8. Nhà điều hành hãng tàu Pháp CMA CGM cho biết trong một cuộc tư vấn khách hàng vào […]

Ningbo Port’s Meishan Island International Container Terminal (MSICT) has nearly returned to normal operations, after a Covid-19 infection halted operations there on 11 August. French liner operator CMA CGM said in a customer advisory on 24 August that MSICT has been resuming partial operations since 18 August. “We expect a gradual return to full operations […]

Container ships, operated by CMA CGM and Ocean Network Express (ONE) were robbed or burglarised while at anchorage in Manila in the first two weeks of August. The crew members were threatened with knives and guns, and the robbers made off with items from the ships. The incidents were disclosed by the Regional Cooperation Agreement […]

A crew member of the 11,000TEU container ship, YM TRAVEL, was tested positive for Covid-19 and as a result, there will be delays on the original vessel schedule. YM Travel is currently deployed in THE Alliance’s Far East – Pacific South West Coast Loop 6- PS6 service and the Covid-19 positive case was found, when […]

The risk of spread of coronavirus among the crew and staff of Chittagong port is rising as the presence of the deadly virus was detected in the body of crews of two vessels in a span of one week period. The unloading of goods from a vessel namely MV Serene Juniper remained suspended at Chittagong […]

Bangladesh government set a target to complete the construction work of Bay Terminal and make it operational by 2024. This plan was announced on 19 August by the junior shipping minister Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury while he was visiting the terminal construction site with other high officials, including the CEO of the Public Private Partnership Authority […]