Eimskip signs agreement for two new container vessels
Eimskip’s board has approved contracts for two new 2,280 TEU container vessels, along with a ten-year time charter through its...
K Line advances Seawing Kite System
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line) has completed the first phase of development for its Seawing automated kite system, designed to...
More than one in 10 shipments flagged for deficiencies in new cargo safety report
Despite misdeclared cargoes making more and more headlines, leading to deaths and vessel losses, new data published today shows more...
BNSF opens new Oklahoma City intermodal facility
BNSF Railway has opened a new 42-acre intermodal facility in Oklahoma City. The project was developed in partnership with Hobby...
WCI slips 1% as Asia-Europe rates drop
As Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA) reported, Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) edged down 1% in Week 36 to...
Dutch ship grounds in Canadian Arctic
The Thamesborg, a 12-year-old, 21,359 dwt Dutch general cargo ship, ran aground in the Canadian Arctic over the weekend. The...
Ammonia-Fueled LPG carrier wins ClassNK approval
Mitsui E&S has secured Approval in Principle (AiP) from ClassNK for an ammonia-fueled LPG/ammonia carrier. The project is a collaboration...
HSBC warns COSCO and OOCL face $2.1bn hit from looming US port fees
The looming US port fee regime aimed squarely at Chinese-linked tonnage could saddle COSCO and its Hong Kong-listed subsidiary OOCL...
Asiatic Lloyd orders two boxships in Dalian
Asiatic Lloyd has returned to its favoured Chinese shipyard for a pair of boxship newbuilds. Brokers are reporting the privately...
The winners and losers among European ports from this year’s liner alliance reshuffle
At the start of the year, there was the largest alliance reshuffle among global liners in more than a decade....
