Container Shipping News

CSAV Norasia will expand the coverage of its independently-operated India-Middle East-Europe Express Service, effective in early May.

INTTRA, an electronic booking service for container shippers, launched the first ocean freight invoice transmitted via INTTRA eInvoice, its new electronic invoice presentment and payment platform.

Janet Napolitano, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, watched U.S. and Spanish customs officials screen U.S.-bound containers as she toured the port of Barcelona on April 10.

LONDON-- A senior executive at Maersk Line said Monday the carrier expects the strong shipping growth early this year to slow down in the second half of the year because volume has outpaced gains in r

The recently created Containership Company will launch its inaugural trans-Pacific "Great Dragon" service on Saturday with the first sailing from the Taicang International Gateway in Jiangsu

With the large global shipping lines hesitant to bring capacity back to the trans-Pacific, 2010 could be the year of the niche carrier.

In the heat of the action, few attendees at last month’s Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference may have realized they were witnessing a defining moment in shipper-carrier relationships.

Port privatization hasn’t been easy in France. Frequent strikes, coupled with the global recession, were the sort of one-two punch that could have knocked down many ports for years.

Home Depot, the nation’s largest home improvement retailer, is considering increasing its flow of discretionary cargo through West Coast ports, and the increase could be considerable.

Several Asian carriers have significantly trimmed the number of containerships they own in their fleets over the last 15 months as they sought to reduce exposure to the fragile liner shipping markets,

Heavy lift carrier BigLift Shipping has appointed Coli Shipping as its representative for South East Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos and

Evergreen Line, which has been very cautious about adding vessel capacity to its container fleet during the last few years, confirmed Friday that it will start negotiating orders with shipyards soon t

Pier 1 Imports is happy with its decision last year to pay above-market rates to struggling ocean carriers in exchange for stable rates and reliable service, the retailer’s chief executive offic

Container traffic from Asia to Europe surged by 56 percent in February from a year ago and was close to pre-recession levels, according to the latest figures from ocean carriers.

“K” Line, which operates the all-water AWE-4 service from East Asia to the U.S.

The NOL Group appointed two Singapore business executives with deep international management experience to its board of directors.

Container volume handled by the Port of Savannah jumped to 227,860 20-foot equivalent units in March, an increase of 32.5 percent over the same month last year, making March the fourth consecutive mon

Intermarine, the agent for Industrial Maritime Carriers and West Coast Industrial Express, said those carriers will adjust the bunker surcharges on all their services to or from South America, Mexico

MOL said Thursday it completed the concept for the third ship in its series of next-generation vessels, which it said will be technically feasible in the near future.

Engineering, procurement and construction firm Bechtel Corporation earned $30.9 billion in revenue during 2009, booked new work worth $20.3 billion and had a project revenue backlog of $82.1 billion,

Heavy-load carrier Dockwise has signed seven near-term contracts worth approximately $40 million for the transport of four jack-up rigs, jack-up construction vessels, supply boats and a floating crane

Royal Wagenborg launched the 12th in a series of multi-purpose vessels late last month when Sofia Svartsjo christened the Arubaborg at Hudong -Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai.

Greek bulk shipowner Diana Shipping April 7 completed its $50 million investment in a previously announced project involving a company set up to acquire containerships.

In a sign of burgeoning U.S. trade demand, Evergreen Line plans to reintroduce a pendulum service covering the U.S.

The Department of Transportation is launching a formal marine highway program, announcing plans to fund the marine highway system through dedicated grants.

American Shipping Group, named Frank Peake as vice president Tuesday, and appointed Steve Hastings to succeed him as president of its affiliated company, Sea Star Line.

Cargo volume at major ports in India surged 5.68 percent in fiscal 2009-10 compared with a year earlier, the Indian Ports Association said in a statement on Tuesday.

Pirates attacked two merchant ships in the Gulf of Aden in the last two days, but both ships escaped.

Deliveries of new container ships are set to surge over the next three months, contributing to a near 10 percent growth in the global fleet in 2010.

HHLA, Hamburg's largest stevedore, is set to temporarily shutter one of its container terminals in response to a steep slump in cargo volume at Europe's third largest box hub.

The state-owned investment fund of the nation of Qatar is offering to pump $1 billion into financially-troubled CMA CGM to help bail out the world’s third-largest container ship operator, accord

Imports continue to gain traction at U.S. ports, with the container volume in April projected to increase 8 percent over the same month last year.

Tideworks Technology launched Intermodal Pro, a comprehensive terminal operating system for intermodal terminals.

Container throughput at India’s Port of Jawaharlal Nehru rose by 2.8 percent compared with the previous year in fiscal 2009-10 ended March 31, despite the slowdown in world trade.

MISC Berhad will open its own shipping agency in India as a joint venture with its existing third party agent, Crescent Shipping Agency India Ltd.

Hanjin Shipping introduced a new electronic booking system on Monday that it has been developing for the last two years in cooperation with Cyberlogitec and IBM GBS.

What a difference a year makes.

Container terminal operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach have taken their lumps over the years because of congestion problems, but they have also been innovators in reducing gate delays through the Pier

Container ship charter rates are rebounding from all-time lows as ocean carriers lease more vessels to cope with an unexpected rush of cargo on long-haul trade routes.

The marine highways concept has a number of selling points.