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Two ultra-large containerships were floated by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group, MSC’s Chinese shipbuilder, on October 29th, as MSC continues its aggressive expansion. The vessels, the MSC Irina and the MSC Loreto have been reported as the largest deadweight and container-weight vessels ...

MSC opened up a new direct container service connecting a major port in Florida with the far East for the first time since 2011. A 4,675 TEU Container vessel, the MSC Rochelle called the port Everglades on September 30th as ...

The Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) from Hong Kong, completed the trial use of a biofuel provided by Chevron. The fueling was carried out on June 24th aboard the container vessel MV Yokohama. The 4,578 TEU vessel was fueled ...

The Port of Gothenburg saw 430,000 TEU pass through from January to June 2022. This represents a 5% increase in container traffic compared to last year's levels. There have been many components that have contributed to this increase in container ...

The vessel MERETE MAERSK made the first transshipment of box containers from the port of Shanghai’s Yangshan terminal to Tianjin. China’s state council has recently allowed foreign carriers to deliver cargo shipments between two Chinese ports on a trial basis ...

The German retailing giant Lidl, part of the Schwarz Group, has started its own shipping line, “Tailwind Shipping Line,” for greater consistency and flexibility in managing its supply chain. Lidl is the fifth-largest retailer globally, operating around 11,200 stores in ...

International Container Terminal Services Inc. is set to construct a berth in the Manila International Container Terminal to increase its capacity in anticipation of increased demand. The new berth, “Berth 8”, will serve Megamax ships with a maximum capacity of ...

Better known for port operations and offshore support, P&O Maritime is launching its container service. DP World’s subsidiary, P&O Maritime logistics, has recently retrofitted one of its Multi Carry Vessels (MCV), the TOPAZ LENA, to become capable of transporting 20, ...

The Australian mining giant BHP has accepted the delivery of Mt. Tourmaline; an LNG fueled bulk carrier, the first of its kind. This 290,000 DWT vessel is one of the 5 Newcastlemax LNG fueled bulk carriers BHP has chartered from ...

The X PRESS MEKONG, a 2756 TEU container ship, has been chartered for a staggering $175,000 a day by the Pasha group, as confirmed by the liner data provider Linerytica. This $10.5 mn for a charter of 50 days is ...

Container ship SONGA CHEETAH arrived at Chittagong, Bangladesh, on Feb 5, from Civitavecchia, Italy, her call being the official launch of a new, direct container service between Bangladesh and Italy. RifLine Worldwide Logistics, a freight forwarder based in Rome, Italy, ...

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has stated that MV MIKAGE, a coastal container vessel operated by Imoto Lines, has completed its first unmanned port-to-port voyage of 161 nautical miles. Automatic flight drones carried even the line from the vessel ...

MSC mega container ship CAPE KORTIA is the latest trophy in Chilean medical authorities game bag, making company to 4 other ships, seized and put under quarantine earlier, among them MSC LAUREN, GUAYAQUIL EXPRESS, and MSC BRANKA. Operation went off ...

Nigerian Customs in the Seme region intercepted a Maersk container with adult nappies, but upon inspection, 100 cartons of the powerful painkiller Tramadol were found hidden. In mid-November, Bello Jibo, Customs Area Controller, said that the container was passed to ...

Dec 16 NUC alert: 12700 TEU container ship, off southern Kuril islands, destination Vancouver, ETA Jan 10. Dec 17: Still adrift: considering ETA she’s most probably, waiting, but area isn’t safe from storms, and there’s little hope the ship will ...

According to Master of one of the ships serving Trans-Pacific container loop, situation in Los-Angeles Long Beach waters remains tense, with no end in sight. Authorities made a right decision to push container ships from anchorage out to sea every ...

German container giant Hapag-Lloyd has said that they diverted their vessel, MV Rome Express to Ensenada, Mexico to evacuate three crew members infected with the coronavirus. It was reported that a total of 5 crew members are affected with coronavirus ...

Even from a layperson's standpoint, it is evident that Amazon is doing great when it comes to customer package deliveries while its competitors are struggling. The reason behind it, in a nutshell, is simply amazon seeing itself as more of ...

Dec 3: Container ship SAN DIEGO BRIDGE (IMO 9560376, dwt 72300, capacity 6400 TEU) Okhotsk sea: changed route on Nov 30, sailed from Pacific to Okhotsk sea, looped back and forth off northern Hokkaido, resumed sailing on Dec 2 at ...

On October 25, the DUSS terminal in Hamburg received “Shanghai Express”, the first container block train of the new service between Shanghai and Hamburg. The new service was inaugurated by deputy Mayors of Shanghai, Zong Ming, and Zhang Wei. Operated ...