Container lines

From Feb. 1, 2013, ocean carrier ACL will no longer supply intermodal chassis for merchants haulage moves in Norfolk, Va.; Charleston, S.C.; Savannah, Ga.; Atlanta; and Memphis, Tenn.

Megaship CMA CGM Marco Polo, with a capacity of 16,020 20-foot-equivalent units, made its first call to a continental European port on its maiden voyage at the Port of Hamburg today...

Orient Overseas Container Line today announced that it will implement a “Port Congestion Surcharge” in the event of an International Longshoremen’s Association strike...

Cosco Container Lines, one of the four carrier members of the CKYH Alliance, has announced several rate adjustments.

The four carrier members of CKYH Alliance have canceled seven voyages on the Asia-North Europe and Mediterranean service loops from the middle of January 2013 through the end of February 2013.

Evergreen Line, “K” Line, Dubai-based Simatech Shipping and South Korea’s STX Pan Ocean expanded their joint intra-Asia liner service...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers named two contractors to remove rock pinnacles at Thebes, Ill.

India’s exports in November were valued at $22.3 billion, a 4.17 percent decrease from $23.3 billion in November 2011. Imports in November were worth $41.6 billion...

The U.S. trade deficit was $42.2 billion in October, widening 5 percent from $40.3 billion in September, reported the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Hanjin Shipping is introducing a new West Australia Express service (WAX), effective the middle of January.

As ocean shippers and carriers prepare for the New Year, the foremost issue on their minds is whether carriers will be able to sustain the rate increases they need to rebuild their balance sheets, but the early signs are not encouraging.

When the Panama Canal’s third set of locks opens sometime in mid-2015, it won’t be the last time the Panama Canal Authority expands the canal, former administrator Alberto Aleman Zubieta says.

The ongoing dispute between Japan and China over an East China Sea island chain will continue to cast a shadow over the Japanese economy and trade outlook into next year, according to leading operators and analysts.

German ocean shipping company Hamburg Sud will launch a direct liner service between North America, Central America and South America on Jan. 1, replacing the current Cartagena-California service.

Container industry hopes that the current glut of vessel capacity might come into balance with demand by 2015 appear to be doomed.

Nineteen U.S. agricultural associations have sent a letter to President Obama urging him to use his authority to maintain navigation on the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Cairo, Ill.

The Dutch Coast Guard today pulled a fifth body from the North Sea after the sinking of a car carrier that collided Wednesday with a container ship 40 miles southwest of the Port of Rotterdam.

The lead negotiators for striking office clerical workers and waterfront employers in Los Angeles-Long Beach say they negotiated a good contract that their membership will be able to live with.

Transportation and logistics company Crowley Maritime Corp. today appointed Frank Larkin to senior vice president and general manager of logistics.

Container transportation company APL today introduced a new weekly East Asia service connecting Japan and Thailand, through a vessel sharing agreement with Hanjin Shipping...

CSCL and Cosco are unlikely to merge their container operations anytime soon, according to leading analysts.

Chilean Fresh Fruit Association today named Karen Brux North American managing director of the trade group.

Cosco Container Lines has announced a currency adjustment factor surcharge of 7 percent on top ocean freight for eastbound shipments from the Far East and Indian subcontinent to Canada...

Evergreen Line plans to launch a new joint service with X-Press Feeders connecting ports on the west coast of Central America, with a first sailing scheduled on Dec. 19, 2012.

Singapore-based ship management company Thome Group has set up its first office outside of Singapore in Bangkok.

Taiwan-based ocean shipping company Yang Ming has announced a new direct service from Kasai, Japan, to Taiwan and Southeast Asia, starting Dec. 11.

Isabella Shipping has begun its Tex-Col Express service, which offers U.S. Gulf exporters direct service between Port Freeport in Texas and Cartagena, Colombia.

Container shipping lines in the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement have individually announced general rate increases on refrigerated cargo moving from the U.S. to Asia.

The American Waterways Operators and Waterways Council continue to warn the federal government of the detrimental economic effects of further restrictions or possible closure of...