Libya's Misurata Free Zone Signs Development Memorandum with Belgium's Port of Antwerp-Bruges
The Misurata Free Zone and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges have signed a memorandum of understanding cove...
North Sails Opens Larger 700-Square-Meter Service Facility in Fréjus, France
North Sails has completed its business relocation, opening a larger, custom-equipped Mediterranean s...
Switzerland's Sallaum Lines orders 2+2 8,600 CEU car carriers
Sallaum Lines has signed a shipbuilding contract with Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (XSI) f...
Sweden's Stena Line signs deal to maintain rail ferry service to Germany until 2031
Stena Line has signed an agreement with the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) to maint...
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines subsidiary receives 310,026-ton LNG-powered VLCC
Camphor Tree Maritime, an affiliate of Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), has take...
D-Marin acquires 270-berth Olbia Marina in Sardinia, Italy
D-Marin has acquired Olbia Marina, located on the northeastern coast of Sardinia, Italy, in a move a...
Brazil's Port of Santos Signs BRL 620 Million Dredging Contract to Deepen Channel to 16 Meters
The Santos Port Authority (APS) has signed a dredging contract with Jan de Nul do Brasil to signific...
Liverpool Cruise Port Activates LCP South Berth for Dual-Ship Simultaneous Operations
The LCP South Berth at Liverpool Cruise Port has been used for simultaneous cruise operations for th...
Everllence Secures First Order for ME-GI Mk10.7 from Norwegian Shipowner
Everllence has announced the world's first order for its new-generation dual-fuel methane engine, th...
Seven Pacific Island Nations Sign Charter to Jointly Reform Domestic Shipping
Ministers from seven Pacific island nations—Fiji, the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Naur...
Spot freight rates from East Asia to the West Coast of South America hit a 22-month high, reaching $7,800/FEU in June
The global container shipping market is showing strong signals, with spot freight rates rising for t...
Week 48 South America West Coast to Far East Handysize Rate $16,000
In Week 48 of 2025, the Handysize bulk carrier rate on the South America West Coast (Callao) to Far ...
Nippon Express Launches NX Ocean Fast Track Sea Freight Service, Reducing Delivery Time by 40%
NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC. launched the "NX Ocean Fast Track" service on June 5, 2026. This sea f...
Oceania Cruises Unveils 2027 Northern Europe Itineraries
Oceania Cruises has released its 2027 Northern Europe season itineraries, covering multiple ports in...
Port of Tarragona dismantles two STS cranes to support COSCO Shipping's new terminal construction
A team of 25 to 30 people coordinated by Wagenborg Towage Iberica worked for over 30 days at the And...
Switzerland's MSC Reaches 21.5% Global Capacity Share in May, Setting a Liner Company Record
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) set a historical record for a single container liner company in...
Greek Icon Energy ventures into container shipping
Greek dry bulk shipowner Icon Energy (listed on Nasdaq) is expanding into the container ship sector ...
MSC to Impose $32 Bunker Surcharge on North Europe-Mediterranean Routes from July 2026
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced that, effective July 1, 2026, it will increase th...
Argentina preliminarily awards Jan De Nul main waterway concession
The company Jan De Nul-Sermarvins has won the bidding process aimed at modernizing Argentina's main ...
Gabonese President Launches Construction of Kobe Kobe Deep-Sea Port in 2026
On June 8, 2026, the President of the Gabonese Republic, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, launched the ...
Egypt's Suez Canal to Raise Transit Surcharges from July 15, Tanker Surcharge Rises to 37%
The Suez Canal Authority has announced its first transit surcharge increase in three years, with new...
Norway-led FIT-HORIZONS Project Receives Nearly €4 Million in EU Funding to Develop AI-Powered Retrofitting Platform
The FIT-HORIZONS project brings together 19 maritime companies, researchers, universities, software ...
Ocean Alliance to Include Gdansk, Poland in Asia-Europe Route from August
Ocean Alliance carriers CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping Lines, OOCL, and Evergreen Marine will add the Polis...
Port of Barcelona Delivers Two Heavy Trucks and Tank Container to Fire Brigade in June
The Port of Barcelona, in accordance with a cooperation agreement with the Barcelona Civil Protectio...
Japan's Shimizu Port Foreign Trade Container Throughput Drops 6% in May 2026
Japan's Shimizu Port recorded a foreign trade container throughput of 33,808 TEU in May 2026, down 6...
Norway's DNV Joins DCSA+ to Drive Trusted Data Exchange in Container Shipping
DNV has integrated its cloud data platform Veracity into the DCSA+ Partner Program under the Digital...
Panama Canal and Port of Miami Renew Five-Year Cooperation Agreement
Panama Canal and the Port of Miami have renewed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding to further e...
Port of HaminaKotka cargo throughput down 11.5% in first five months of 2026
From January to May 2026, the Port of HaminaKotka handled 5.29 million tons of cargo, down 11.5% yea...
Mexico Announces 190 Billion Peso Investment Plan to Develop Veracruz State
The Mexican federal government has announced an investment plan of 190 billion pesos (approximately ...
Genoa, Italy, and Misurata, Libya, Strengthen Port Logistics Cooperation
The Ports of Genoa hosted a delegation from the Misurata Free Zone to exchange views on strengthenin...