Medcon Lines enhances Mediterranean operations with a $34 million acquisition of three container ships, increasing fleet capacity significantly.

SHARES of top container shipping lines slumped as markets feared what Donald Trump's presidency would mean declining trade volumes, reported Bloomberg

SPOT rates have surged as carriers impose surcharges to cover the costs of rerouting vessels via the Cape route to avoid Red Sea Yemeni missile attacks, reports New York's Journal of Commerce

JAPANESE shipping lines are reshuffling their intra-Asia services, being with NYK scrapping its Japan-Southeast Asia PHX2 string and revising the port rotation of its PHX1 service.

OCEAN carrier voyage results could soon start appearing in red ink as freight rates flirt with breakeven levels on major east-west tradelanes

AS shipping lines grapple with the challenges of overcapacity, new regulations and tanking demand, one forwarder executive believes carriers are in danger of losing ground to NVOs

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Container lines are expecting a very strong rebound in global trade as the Chinese Lunar New year comes to an end, as evidenced by their hesitation to pull capacity out of the market, despite the previous three monts’ slowdown said BIMCO in a relative report.

Shippers should expect fluctuating rates in 2011 as shipping lines are once again focusing on marketshare at the expense of profitability.

Shipping lines are warning of delays to cargo as another round of strike action brings container handling to a standstill.

CONTAINER shipping lines worldwide are estimated to have collectively earned US$7 billion last year, and Drewry forecasts 2018's results may be even better

HAPAG-LLOYD, Ocean Network Express (ONE), and Yang Ming have announced the strategic cooperation with CMA-CGM, Cosco, and OOCL to enhance their Mediterranean-US East Coast service AL6 (Atlantic 6) with the aim to deliver a more efficient and comprehensive service quality

SHIPPING lines must be ready for Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) regulations governing ships arriving at North American ports this summer

THE top three containerlines in Taiwan - Evergreen, Yang Ming and Wan Hai - are close to contracting for up to 50 feeder vessels, according to Alphaliner and Braemar ACM

Even though China's first-half export performance was stable, the vast shipping sector will remain vulnerable as limited cashflows, lower freight rates and tight liquidity squeeze the industry.

While the 'Bintang Ocean 3' was towing the Singapore flagged barge 'Winbuild 2313' (1468 gt, built 2008) 3

THE world's four largest container lines are using their enormous buying power to keep charter rates at depressed levels, despite a tightening of supply.