Yang Ming completes second quarter with over US$4 million loss

YM Together / Source: Yang Ming Taiwanese ocean carrier Yang Ming announced revenue of US$1.15 billion and reported net loss of US$4.27 million in the second quarter of the year. However, the company achieved a profit of US$107.04 million in the first six months of 2023 with consolidated revenues in the same period reaching US$2.36 […]

HMM sees first-half profits sink over 90%

HMM’s first-half results are incredibly low compared to last year’s levels with the company’s profits falling over 90% year-on-year. In the first six months of 2023, the South Korean major shipping company reported net profit of US$460 million, which is 90% down to the same period last year, operating profit of US$360 million, translating to […]

Freight rates rise on GRIs and Canadian strike

Transpacific rates rose to a nine-month high when the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) closed on 28 July, as general rate increases (GRIs) on 1 August were supported by high fleet utilisation and Canadian dockers’ industrial action. Asia-US West Coast rates hit US$1,943/FEU, while those for Asia-US East Coast averaged US$2,853/FEU, a level not seen since October 2022. […]

COSCO SHIPPING launches 700 TEU electric boxship

COSCO SHIPPING Development successfully launched a 700 TEU electric container vessel (N997) on 26 July at No.1 Shipyard of COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry in Yangzhou, China. According to the Chinese transportation giant, the new electric boxhsip marks a significant advancement in the adoption of fully battery-powered vessels in inland waterways. “COSCO SHIPPING Development will remain […]

ONE launches new reefer service connecting Latin America with Florida

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Singapore-based container carrier Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced a new service connecting the West Coast of South America to the East Coast of North America. The new FLX service is scheduled to commence in September and will be operated by four ONE container vessels with the following port rotation: Callao (Peru) – Paita (Peru) […]

Sealand commences new intra-Asia service

Sealand Asia has announced the launch of an intra-Asia service, IA11, to connect China, Taiwan and Vietnam. The Maersk-owned container line will deploy two boxships of 1,000 TEU container capacity on the service, which will have the following port rotation: Shanghai (China), Ningbo (China) – Kaohsiung (Taiwan) – Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) – Kaohsiung (Taiwan) […]

ONE to get larger terminal in Kobe port

  Ocean Network Express (ONE) will get a larger terminal in Japan’s Kobe port, after one of its shareholders, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), agreed to expand its existing Kobe International Container Terminal. MOL currently leases KICT at berths PC-15/16/17 on the South Pier of Kobe’s Port Island, along with Sankyu Inc., Sumitomo Warehouse and Nickel […]