24,000-TEU HMM Algeciras biggest afloat to dock at Southampton

THE docking of the 24,000-TEU HMM Algeciras signals the arrival in the UK of the biggest containership built so far, reported London's Riviera...

Alliance makes raft of September changes, and cancellations

THE Alliance, made up of ocean carriers Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming, Ocean Express Network (ONE) and HMM, have announced a raft of service changes for...

RCL, Gold Star Lines launch Malaysia, S'pore, Vietnam service

MALAYSIA's Regional Container Lines (RCL) and Hong Kong's Gold Star Line are launching a new service connecting Port Klang, Singapore and Ho...

5,600-TEU Cap Jackson's engine room catches fire in Panama

FIRE broke out in the engine room of the 5,600-TEU Cap Jackson while anchoring at Balboa, Panama, according to Kiev's Maritime Bulletin, which...

ONE posts second quarter profit despite revenue, volume declines

JAPANESE owned but Singapore based Ocean Network Express (ONE) suffered a decline in revenue of 11

Engine room fire breaks out aboard 5,600-TEU Cap Jackson in Panama

FIRE broke out in the engine room of the 5,600-TEU Cap Jackson while anchoring at Balboa, Panama, according to Kiev's Maritime Bulletin, which...

Increased tonnage afloat will result in rate slide, says Alphaliner

SOME 313 containerships, or 1,555,959 TEU, remained laid-up as of July 20, representing 6

Japanese firm offers consultancy to Bangladeshi Matarbari port project

BANGLADESH's cabinet committee has recently appointed Japanese firm Nippon Koei Company to provide consulting services for the construction of a...

Djibouti's new African shipping line launches first feeder service

EAST Africa-based Djibouti Shipping Company, a subsidiary of the Djibouti Port and Free Zone Authority, has launched its first container service in...

ICTSI Pakistan plays hosts to new UIG pendulum service

PAKISTAN International Container Terminal Services (PICT) has welcomed the newly launched UAE-Indian Subcontinent-Gulf service (UIG), with an...

Sinokor turns to Chinese shipyard for four more box ships

SOUTH Korean owner Sinokor has returned to China State Shipbuilding Corporation's (CSSC) subsidiary Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding in Guangzhou to...

Wilhelmsen acquires 50pc stake in MPC Capital ship management company

NORWAY's Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) is taking a 50 per cent stake in MPC Capital's technical ship management unit Ahrenkiel Steamship...

Chennai reduces port charges to rival Kattupalli and Krishnapatnam

CHENNAI Port Trust (ChPT) has offered increased concessions to feeders that containers that transship at Chennai to and from bigger ships from...

GAC to takeover Ahlers Singapore's logistics operations

UNITED Arab Emirates-based Gulf Agency Company (GAC) is set to acquire Ahlers' Singapore logistics business following the signing of a Memorandum...

Yang Ming to boost fleet with three new 11,500 TEU vessels

TAIWAN-BASED Yang Ming is to expand its fleet with three 11,500 TEU ships being built by Japan's largest shipyard

Marine fuels & IMO 2020: So much for all the hype

We are now well into the IMO 2020 shipping regulations, and it is clear that all the hype leading up to implementation was exaggerated. Covid-19 has...

Hapag Lloyd's addition to its Africa service portfolio, the China Kenya Express

GERMAN shipping giant Hapag Lloyd will offer weekly direct sailings between Chinese Key (CKX) Ports and Mombasa (Kenya) from August 19, reports the...

MSC adds new service and updates four strings on its intra-Asia network

MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company (MSC) has announced an upgrade to its intra-Asia network, adding a new service and updating four of its existing...

OOCL cancels raft of Asia-Europe sailings during height of peak season

HONG KONG's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), in response to low demand in the market, has announced a number of blank sailings on the...

Cosco and Alibaba join forces in bid to transform shipping via Blockchain

COSCO has entered into an agreement with e-commence conglomerate Alibaba and its fintech affiliate Ant Group to collaborate on blockchain...