Low Rhine Water Levels Drive Barge Surcharges to €1,350 per TEU
Persistent high temperatures and insufficient rainfall in Europe have lowered water levels on the Rh...
China's Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Secures Order for 8 Container Ships from Wan Hai, Up to $980 Million
On August 12, Wan Hai Lines disclosed through two exchange announcements that it has ordered 8 conta...
CMA CGM to Impose $500/TEU Panama Canal Surcharge from September 10
CMA CGM has announced that it will apply a Panama Canal Adjustment Factor of $500 per TEU (twenty-fo...
India's VOC Port Authority becomes the country's first ISO 50001 certified port
The V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority in India has been awarded the ISO 50001:2018 Energy Management...
UK's First Multi-Berth Shore Power System Operational
The UK's first multi-berth, multi-user, multi-frequency shore power system at Portsmouth Internation...
CONTECON Manzanillo Authorized to Handle 24,000 TEU Megaships in Mexico
Container terminal operator CONTECON Manzanillo has received authorization from the Port Maritime Au...
ABL Partners with Poland's BMB to Provide Marine Warranty Services in the Baltic Sea
ABL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Polish marine shipbroker BMB to jointly provide ma...
Colombia Earthquake Disrupts Maersk Ocean and Land Operations
Following an earthquake on Monday, August 10, Maersk has experienced disruptions to its logistics op...
ABB Secures Propulsion System Order from Guangzhou Shipyard International for Heavy Transport Vessel
ABB announced on August 11 that it has signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International Co., ...
d'Amico International Shipping to Acquire 50,000 DWT Product Tanker for Approximately $15.3 Million
On August 10, d'Amico International Shipping disclosed that its wholly-owned subsidiary d'Amico Tank...
Panama Canal to Gradually Reduce Neopanamax Vessel Draft to 47.5 Feet Starting August 26
On August 5, the Panama Canal Authority announced that it will reduce the maximum allowable draft fo...
Seabourn Unveils 10 New Caribbean Voyages for the 2028-2029 Winter Season
Seabourn's 2028-2029 winter Caribbean season is now open for booking. From December 28, 2028, to Mar...
China's First Double-Decker Semi-Height Container Rail-Sea Intermodal Train Launched
On August 12, China's first double-decker semi-height container train for bulk cargo rail-sea interm...
China's Pinglu Canal completes first full-route inspection of 134.2 kilometers
At 17:00 on August 8, the "Haixun 1003" vessel dispatched by the Guangxi Maritime Safety Administrat...
Yangtze River Economic Belt Multimodal Transport Center Cuts Logistics Costs by Over 20%
Chongqing's "Thousand-Mile Light Boat" connects 20 shipping routes, linking more than 50 ports in th...
China's Hudong-Zhonghua Delivers 13,000-TEU Dual-Fuel Vessel 233 Days Ahead of Schedule
On August 10, Singapore's Pacific International Lines (PIL) took delivery of the 13,000-TEU LNG dual...
MSC and BlackRock Withdraw Spanish Port Acquisition Filing
On August 10, EU regulatory filings showed that Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and BlackRock h...
Germany to Launch Funding Program for Low-Water Navigable Vessels
German Federal Minister of Transport Volker Wissing announced that the transport ministry will advan...
Hanwha Proposes Up to $1.2 Billion Acquisition of Austal's U.S. Business
On August 11, Australian shipbuilder Austal disclosed that Hanwha Defense USA, a subsidiary of South...
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd Adjust AE19 Service to Route via Suez Canal
On August 10, Denmark's Maersk and Germany's Hapag-Lloyd announced a structural adjustment to the AE...
Greek Diana Shipping Signs Another Capesize Charter, Daily Rate Up 18% to $30,500
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has signed a new charter with NYK, raising the daily rate for th...
Castor Maritime Swaps Bulk Carrier for $18.75 Million and 30% Equity Stake
On August 7, Cypriot shipping company Castor Maritime disclosed that it had formed a joint venture w...
Italy's Messina Line launches India-Red Sea express service, maiden voyage on August 27
Despite the escalating risk in the Red Sea conflict zone, the growing volume of cargo transshipped v...
Brazil's Suape Port Secures Five-Year Security Certification Renewal
Brazil's Suape Port Industrial Complex (Complexo Industrial Portuário de Suape) has obtained a renew...
Greece's Goldenport orders two more 63,500 dwt ultramax vessels from Nantong Xiangyu
Greek shipowner Goldenport Shipmanagement has doubled its ultramax newbuilding program at China's Na...
Philippines' PSACC Takes Delivery of First 400TEU Newbuild from Linhai Shipyard
Philippine shipping company Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation (PSACC) has taken delivery of t...
Panama Canal to Lower Neo-Panamax Locks Draft to 14.48 Meters Starting September 3
The Panama Canal Authority announced that it will reduce the maximum vessel draft for the neo-Panama...
Sterling Shipyard Delivers First Z-Tech 30-80 Tug to Gulf LNG
Sterling Shipyard LLC, located in Port Neches, Texas, recently delivered the Z-Tech 30-80 tugboat La...
Azores Mutual Aid Company Deploys 712 TEU New Vessel to Strengthen Azores Supply
Bensaude Group (Grupo Bensaude), a private company in the Azores, recently announced that the genera...
Portugal's Port of Sines Invests €90 Million in New General Cargo Terminal with Rail Connection
The Administration of the Ports of Sines and the Algarve (APS) is advancing the construction of a ne...