Hapag-Lloyd is aiming to further enhance its container fleet with an order of an additional 60,000TEU in standard containers from China. The Hamburg-based line has noted that the huge increase in demand has led to a shortage of boxes across the world. Additionally, it mentions that severe imbalances, such as with exports from Asia, but […]

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have announced changes in North America charges, which are expected to take effect in mid-June and July. The Danish carrier will apply the following rate increase from the United States and Canada to Australia and New Zealand, effective from 1 July. US$200/ 20′ ft equipment US$400/ 40′ ft equipment Two weeks earlier, […]

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has called for increased collaboration and action to tackle an escalation in the number and severity of attacks in the Gulf of Guinea region. In a resolution on recommended action to address piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), IMO calls […]

Mediterranean Shipping Company (UK) Limited has announced a new transport yard at the Port of Liverpool supporting the company’s growing landside volumes and further enhancing its national road network. The new facility will be fully operational this year, with the MSC owned transport fleet increasing by up to 40 trucks based at the new site. […]

Lawyers for Shoei Kisen Kaisha, the owner of the Ever Given which ran aground in the Suez Canal in March, have blamed the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) for the accident, and are claiming US$100,000 in initial compensation for the detention of the vessel. Earlier this month the SCA dropped its claim against Shoei Kisen by […]

HMM has diverted a chartered multi-purpose vessel, from its breakbulk service, to fulfill an extra loader service between Busan and the US East Coast. The ship, MPV Urania, can carry 1,800TEU and departed Busan for on 20 May. Loaded with 1,474TEU of containers from South Korean exporters, MPV Urania is scheduled to arrive in Savannah […]

The reefer containers onboard NYK Delhinus are currently not provided with electricity due to the unavailability of power supply aboard the vessel, which lost power following an engine room fire, according to an Ocean Network Express (ONE) update. The 2007-built container ship has 330 reefer plugs, but the number of the reefer boxes onboard remains […]

PORTIC, the port community system (PCS) at the Port of Barcelona has integrated its data with TradeLens, the blockchain-enabled digital logistics platform jointly developed by A.P. Moller-Maersk and IBM. This integration means the exchange of information in real time to allow greater detail about the operations that take place in Barcelona’s port, contributing to more […]

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea EXIM Bank KEB) and Multi-Asset Global Investments, an offshoot of South Korean financial services group Mirae Asset, will provide the US$30 million finance for HMM’s new containers. In February, HMM ordered 17,000 40ft containers from China International Marine Containers and Pan Ocean Container Supplies. The liner operator is set […]

South Korean ship owner Sinokor Merchant Marine has reportedly ordered up to a dozen 1,800TEU feeder ships from compatriot shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD). Anchor Shipbroking stated that Sinokor had placed firm orders for six ships, with options for another six vessels. Each ship is said to be priced at around US$27 million. Sinokor operates […]