Wan Hai Lines held a joint ship naming ceremony for Wan Hai A05 and Wan Hai A06, accompanied by a charity donation, at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ulsan Shipyard. These are the fourth and fifth vessels in the series of 13,200 TEU container ships built by the shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. The newbuilding series […]

Singapore-headquartered container line Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced the launch of a new Egypt-Lebanon-Turkey (ELT) service. “This new service will offer customers enhanced coverage in the European region and offers a direct connection from Damietta to Beirut and Iskenderun,” said ONE in a statement. The new ELT service is expected to provide a reliable […]

From January until September, overall cargo traffic at the Port of Helsinki reached 10.4 million tonnes. Additionally, 4.7 million tonnes (-13.4%) were imported, while 5.4 million tonnes (-8.8%) were exported from the Finnish port. The amount of unitised cargo traffic was 8.7 million tons with container traffic falling by 12.3% in terms of tonnes, while […]

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is leading the way both in ship demolitions and ship purchases. Cash buyers said that MSC has scrapped 15 vessels so far this year, with the last two torched ships being the 1988-built 2,073 TEU MSC Denisse and the 1989-built 2,918 TEU MSC Levina. Global Marketing Systems noted that the MSC […]

Knowing where in your operations the carbon is produced is the first major step in the green transition, for a diverse company like DP World which has port and inland operations as well as the shipping transition to contend with. Speaking exclusively to Container News, DP World’s senior vice president of investor relations Redwan Ahmed put into […]

Chinese port operator COSCO SHIPPING Ports reported that its total throughput in September rose by 7.9%, compared with the same month last year, reaching around 9.3 million TEUs. From the start of the year, COSCO SHIPPING Ports has seen more than 77.83 million TEUs in its ports and terminals worldwide, translating to a slight increase […]

Inditex, parent company of fashion brands such as Zara and Massimo Dutti, has partnered with Maersk to reduce its global greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint from seaborne logistics by incorporating alternative fuels. Through the ECO Delivery Ocean programme, Maersk replaces fossil fuels on its ships with green fuels, like green methanol or second generation biodiesel based […]

Emilia Sánchez Emilia Sánchez has been named the Port of Oakland’s new Director of Engineering. Sánchez started as an Engineering Project Manager at the Californina port in February. She is the port’s first Latina and the first woman to hold this position of leadership. Furthermore, Sánchez worked for BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) for over a […]

CMA CGM has announced a new peak season surcharge (PSS) from the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East Gulf, Red Sea and Egypt to the US East Coast & US Gulf. The French ocean carrier will apply a US$200 surcharge for all container types, which will be effective from 1 November 2023 (gate-in date).

Hapag-Lloyd announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) from Asia, excluding Japan, to the West Coast of Latin America, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. The new GRI will apply to cargo transported in 20’ and 40’ dry containers, including high cube equipment and 40’ non-operative reefers and will be effective from 16 October until further […]