HMM is diversifying into bulk carriers as container shipping profits decline, with significant growth in bulk transport volume reported.

US IMPORT volume major retail container ports is expected to set record in October as Christmas approaches, according to the Global Port Tracker from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

OVERSTAYING containers have been identified as a leading cause for the persistent port congestion in Nigeria, reports Fort Lauderdale's Maritime Executive

THE Port of Houston's container activity increased 25 per cent in April year on year, accounting for 275,840 TEU for the month, reports the American Journal of Transportation

TAIWAN's Evergreen Marine has been blocked from offloading cargo from its 20,124-TEU Ever Given, which has been arrested in Great Bitter Lake in the canal zone, reports London's Lloyd's Loading List

CONTAINER traffic through the Port of Antwerp was up 0

LEASING companies are yet to take back under their charge an estimated 30 to 40 per cent of the 500,000 containers leased by bankrupt Hanjin Shipping, sparking fears that container inventories may drop as lessors stop ordering new containers until their outstanding boxes are returned.

New South Wales Roads and Maritime Services have advised anyone boating off the north coast to be on alert for debris' after 83 containers toppled from the 'YM Efficiency' off Stockton, about 30 kilometres off the NSW Central Coast in Commonwealth waters, in the night of May 31, 2018

THE Port of Hamburg's first quarter inland vessel data from shows a 20 per cent year-on-year increase to 34,640 TEU

SOURCES tell marine underwriters of the TT Club that shipboard container fires break out weekly and that major blazes engulfing ships occur every two months at sea

STRANDED Hanjin containers are clogging supply chains and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach with thousands of box-mounted chassis taking up space and getting in the way of the flow of other cargo, reports American Shipper.

THE Halifax Port Authority's second quarter container throughput was up 12.5 per cent year on year to 121,000 TEU, reported the Halifax Chronicle Herald.

New South Wales Roads and Maritime Services have advised anyone boating off the north coast to be on alert for debris' after 83 containers toppled from the 'YM Efficiency' off Stockton, about 30 kilometres off the NSW Central Coast in Commonwealth waters, in the night of May 31, 2018

THE Port of Hamburg has become Russia's second largest trading partner following its WTO accession in relation to container traffic.