Container Shipping News

The inquiry by India's Director General of Shipping found the MV Khalijia-3 was mainly responsible for the coll

The Containership Co., which began no-frills service from China to Los Angeles in April, reported a $3 million net loss on $21.2 million in revenue during the first half of its first year.

Imports through top U.S.

Reed Smith LLP said it is expanding its shipping practice through the addition of Lars Forsberg as a partner in the firm’s New York office.

Container volume through Hong Kong rose 9.7 percent in July after growing by double digits in each of the year’s first six months, the Hong Kong Port Development Council reported.

A 24-hour general strike by major trade unions severely disrupted operations at several Indian ports Tuesday.

The Panama Canal Authority and the Antwerp Port Authority signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday that is the first of its kind between the Panama Canal and a European port.

Slow steaming by container ships, introduced during the recession to absorb capacity and cut costs, is here to stay, according to Maersk Line, the world's largest ocean carrier.

Hamburg Sud christened the first of two identical container ships, both of which have a slot capacity of 4,600 20-foot equivalent container units, in Mexico on Saturday.

A fledgling market for futures contracts based on container freight rates cleared its initial hurdles but faces a big obstacle: skeptical ocean carriers.

Chris Badger is worried about competition from both coasts of North America.

The recovery for the largest U.S.

The U.S. unemployment rate edged up to 9.6 percent in August from 9.5 percent in July as weak hiring by private employers failed to keep pace with an increase in people looking for work.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. said it will increase freight rates on its services between North America and Europe and the Mediterranean as of Oct. 1.

The congestion at marine terminals in Los Angeles-Long Beach that has plagued harbor truckers for much of the year is beginning to dissipate, thanks to a working group formed by truckers, the ports an

DP World became the world’s third-largest terminal operator, according to the latest rankings of global operators by Drewry Shipping Consultants, which based the rankings on container throughput last

The offshore oil platform Vermillion 380 blew up Thursday morning in the Gulf of Mexico, catching on fire and forcing 13 workers into the water.

A.P. Moller-Maersk appointed Henrik Lund as head of the group’s investor relations function. He replaces Anders Mohr Christensen.

The Port of Los Angeles says it will phase in the requirement for employee drivers in port trucking now that the country's largest port has approval from a federal judge to implement portions of the c

Mediterranean Shipping Co. switched calls by two of its trans-Atlantic services, USA 1 and 2, back to Maher Terminal from the Port Newark Container Terminal as of Sept. 1.

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French ocean carrier CMA CGM swung to a first half net profit of $864 million from a year earlier loss of $518 million on higher traffic volume and freight rates combined with lower costs.

Spot rates on key container shipping routes are weakening as growth in volume is outstripped by a 19 percent year-to-date increase in vessel capacity.

The port of Hamburg lured several container feeder services from Rotterdam, stemming a year-long loss of market share to its north European rivals.

Greek container shipowner Danaos sunk into the red in the second quarter as losses on derivatives outweighed higher revenue and fatter margins.

The British retailer Argos filed suit in the UK against A.P. Moller-Maersk for $13.9 million, claiming breach of contract in rate increases and services.

Network Shipping, an agent for Del Monte, paid $100,000 to settle charges that it transported empty refrigerated containers to Ecuador and charged below tariff rates on northbound shipments, the Feder

Hapag-Lloyd announced the hiring of Jesper Praestensgaard as its new chief commercial officer on Tuesday.

The U.S. Department of Commerce this week began the task of merging two lists of export products subject to government control.

With global container volume forecast to increase by strong single digits annually in the next five years, port congestion could once again become a problem, says an analyst.

The Indian Shipping Ministry said it plans to augment the country's overall port capacity from the current 1 billion tons to 3.5 billion tons over the next 10 years.

Two terminals in the largest Danish port of Aarhus are merging their facilities into one contiguous deepwater berth with one set of truck gates and dedicated rail service.

The active container ship fleet added 2.4 million 20-foot equivalent units since the beginning of the year, putting downward pressure on ocean freight rates, according to a leading industry analyst.

President Obama will sign an executive order to establish a center for coordinating export control enforcement, the White House said Monday.

NYK said Monday it will increase freight rates on containers moving in both directions on its trans-Atlantic services as of Oct. 1.

Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest port, boosted first half container traffic 5.3 percent from a year ago to just over 155,000 20-foot equivalent units.

OOCL plans to raise rates on Oct. 1 on its services in both directions on the trans-Atlantic and on its services from the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia to Australia.

Environmental, community and labor organizations Friday praised the decision by a U.S.

The largest container ship ever to call the Port of Savannah arrived Friday.

The American Trucking Associations plans to appeal the ruling of U.S.