Container Shipping News

Gothenburg’s container traffic hit an all-time high in the first half of 2012 as strong Swedish exports to markets outside Europe outweighed lower imports and weak trade flows within Europe.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. has announced September rate increases for cargo moving from the U.S. Gulf and West coasts to several destinations.

Danish shipping and energy group A.P. Moller-Maersk raised 750 million euros ($925 million) from a new seven-year bond to be listed on the Luxembourg stock exchange.

Rotterdam’s container traffic fell 1.6 percent in the first half of 2012 from a year ago as sharply lower imports from China because of the deepening eurozone crisis outweighed increased exports

Indian Shipping Minister G.K.

The fire-damaged container ship MSC Flaminia will be towed to a sheltered anchorage in German waters for evaluation before it is towed to a yet-undetermined port, the vessel’s owner said.

A ship used for recovery of solid-fuel rocket boosters from the space shuttle will be converted for use as a training ship at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y.

Denmark’s DFDS cut its 2012 earnings guidance after Europe’s largest short-sea shipping and logistics group’s second quarter profit slumped amid a deepening eurozone crisis and stiff

The Asian export outlook continues to weaken, according to the latest export forecasts from Taiwan and Thailand.

China’s container ports now handle 30 percent of international container volume, which has more than doubled in the last decade, Drewry Maritime Research said in its latest annual port sector re

NYK Line said it will implement an Oct. 1 general rate increase for trans-Atlantic cargo.

Crowley Maritime Corp.’s petroleum and chemical transportation group

Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM say they no longer object to a proposal by APM Terminals to take over the Virginia Port Authority’s container operations.

Caravel Logistics has launched a feeder link between India and the Middle East.

Emirates Shipping Line plans to expand its intra-Asia service network by buying slots on the Pacific South & Gulf Service (PSG) operated by Hanjin Shipping, effective in early September.

The fire-damaged MSC Flaminia was being towed toward the U.K. on Monday for an inspection that may clear the way for the container ship to enter German waters, the vessel’s owner said.

India has issued guidelines for deployment of armed security guards on board Indian-flag merchant ships, cl

Norway’s Wilh.

On a recent Saturday, longshoremen at the SSA Marine terminal in Oakland averaged an astounding 58 container lifts per crane per hour.

Frustrated Indian shippers can take solace in the government’s effort to speed up shipments and bring greater shipping competition.

Retailers and other beneficial cargo owners encountering a shortage of container space this peak season need not look far when they point the fingers of blame.

Gibson Guitar’s agreement to pay a $300,000 fine to settle allegations that the company imported illegally harvested ebony and rosewood has amplified debate over the Lacey Act.

Although Hong Kong and the mainland ports of southern China aren’t going anywhere at the top of the global rankings, the country’s slowing economic growth and shifting manufacturing strate

Hong Kong’s stunning natural harbor has made it a natural center of trade for centuries.

Leasing companies are picking up some of the slack from financially strapped ocean carriers that have cut back their container purchases.

China trade was definitely hopping in the Year of the Hare.

Tropical Shipping plans to implement a general rate increase for shipments between the continental U.S., Canada, the U.S.

Cargo tonnage at the Port of Hueneme, California, increased 8.2 percent to 1.3 million metric tons in the fiscal year ending June 30.

Hapag-Lloyd today named the “Hamburg Express,” the first of 10 13,200 20-foot-equivalent units container ships, the largest in the German ocean carrier’s fleet, which will deployed o

German container carrier Hamburg Sud will raise its rates on trades from the Indian subcontinent and the M

Led by sharp increases in shipments to Mexico, Russia, and other key markets, U.S.

Boskalis Westminster’s first half profit dipped 10 percent from a year ago to 102.5 million euros ($126 million), but the world’s largest marine services and dredging group said revenue an

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union prepared to file suit Thursday against the Port of Portland and its executive director, charging the port violated federal and state law by agreeing to

Hamburg Sud this week christened the Santa Barbara, the l

Volumes were down in the first half of 2012 at the German seaport of Rostock.

Maersk Line, the container line that moves more refrigerated cargo than any other carrier, has decided not to purchase any new reefer containers next year.

Hamburg’s container traffic declined in the second quarter as sharply lower Asian shipments outweighed growth on Baltic Sea and Russian routes.

Spot rates in the Asia-Europe trade dropped this week, for the second week in a row, more than eroding the effect of the peak-season surcharge that some carriers put into effect at the beginning of th

CEVA Logistics is boosting its footprint in the Midwest to speed delivery by up to four days by better connecting its ocean services to its surface network.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. plans to raise rates in two stages on the eastbound trade from the U.S. to the ports of Poti and Batumi in Georgia on the Black Sea.