Major regulatory changes are coming, when IMO meets in its Marine Environment Protection Committee next month it is expected that confirmation of these changes will challenge the maritime sector like never before. Anders Bergh, Technical Sales Manager at Lean Marine offers a view on how to meet these new demands. Climate change is an urgent […]

The congestion at the Port of Shenzhen, China, is evolving with the port’s Yantian International Container Terminal (YICT) operating at a very high yard density, according to Ocean Network Express (ONE) announcement. Additionally, several Covid-19 cases were reported earlier this week and the local authorities have tightened the sanitary and quarantine measures around the area. […]

SITC Container Lines’ ship-owning affiliate SITC Shipowning has commissioned up to ten 1,023TEU feeder ships from South Korean shipyard Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering. Its holding group, SITC International, said in a Hong Kong Stock Exchange filing on 27 May that the order comprises eight firm vessels that are slated for delivery within 2023. SITC […]

Container volumes from Asia to the United States have skyrocketed by more than 30% in April compared to the same month last year, setting a new monthly record and marking the 10th consecutive month of year-over-year growth, according to data by an American research company, Descartes Datamyne. In particular, container exports to the US from […]

Port of Long Beach has decided to provide ocean carriers with financial incentives in order to improve its environmental footprint. Therefore POLB has announced that from 1 July, the companies bringing the greenest ships to the port can earn “the highest bonus in the world.” The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners earlier this month […]

Port Houston has reported increased activity across its docks in April, showing robust growth in both containers and steel due to high regional demand. In particular, the major port in Texas saw its container volumes increased by 25% in the previous month, reaching 275,840 TEU. This is reflective of the high consumer demand, growing regional […]

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. […]