Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the owner of MSC Messina, has denied the reports that mention the crew members of the 4,743TEU vessel suffer from a lack of food and water after the fire incident on 25 June. “The vessel has an adequate, proper supply of food and water onboard and is being towed to Singapore […]

CMA CGM has announced its EUROSAL service will suspend the call at the Port of Le Havre for a period of three months starting from 6 July. The French shipping carrier said it made this decision due to heavy congestion and lack of productivity in the latest months in North Europe, which have affected the […]

Hapag-Lloyd has announced that bookings to Bangladesh are temporarily suspended due to the increased backlog in Singapore for cargo moving into Bangladesh. The German carrier said on 24 June that all bookings for cargo moving via Singapore into Bangladesh will not be possible for the next four weeks. Restrictions were already in place for more […]

Chinese carrier Shanghai Jinjiang Shipping Group has ordered newbuildings for the first time after eight years. Jinjiang has commissioned a pair of 1,900TEU Bangkokmax vessels at privately owned compatriot ship builder Yangfan Group, with options for another two ships. Deliveries of the firm orders are expected to be within 2023. The price of the new […]

The Canada-headquartered container vessel owner and operator, Seaspan has forward fixed contracts, extending current lease terms for 17 container ships with COSCO SHIPPING Lines. The vessels, representing approximately 117,700TEU, were previously scheduled to conclude current charters with COSCO for two vessels in 2021, 13 vessels in 2022, and two vessels in 2023, which have now […]

Port authorities from Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and the United States have signed a declaration on their collective response to disruption, digitalisation, and decarbonisation at the 6th Port Authorities Roundtable (PAR), which virtually hosted by the Antwerp Port Authority on 22 and 23 June. With this year’s PAR theme being “Ports as Levers for […]

South Korea’s logistics industry stakeholders have decried the Korea Fair Trade Commission’s (KFTC) recent financial penalties on 12 country’s liner operators, describing it as “a double blow amid tight shipping capacity”. At an industry seminar organised by Korea Shipowners’ Association (KSA) on 23 June, Korea International Trade Association official Kim Byung-yoo said, “I’m concerned that […]

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Munich-based truck manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus are working on self-driving trucks project for use in hub-to-hub container traffic. In late May, practice tests were successfully carried out for the first time with a self-driving truck in regular traffic at HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA). The development of […]

China’s JinkoSolar, the world’s largest manufacturer of photovoltaic solar panels, has signed a framework agreement with COSCO Shipping Lines (COSCON) for maritime cargo transportation and multimodal transport services. Amid the well-documented shortage of containers and runaway freight rates, the agreement ensures that the New York Stock Exchange-listed JinkoSolar will have access to transportation capacity at […]

The Taiwanese container carrier, Wan Hai Lines and the Port of Taichung have launched a delivery platform for reserved cargoes passing through box terminals in the Taiwanese port. The shipping company and the port expect the platform to improve the efficiency of container yard operations and avoid peak-period traffic congestion. A dedicated lane has been set […]