By sharply reducing its debt and continuing to reduce expenses, container carrier Zim believes it will be able to stay on course, even if the container shipping industry continues […]

   DP World said it has begun using a spreader bar on one of the cranes at its London Gateway terminal that is capable of lifting four 20-foot containers or […]

   The competency of the crews is a major advantage of using the U.S. flag fleet when shipping goods around the world, but cost is a major drawback, according to […]

   In a filing with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and Israel Securities Authority, Zim’s parent company Israel Corp. outlined a “term sheet” for a financial restructuring of the container […]

   Hapag-Lloyd said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chilean container shipping company CSAV about combining the container shipping operations of the two companies.

   Opponents of a fee charged by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on cargo moving through the port are halfway toward their goal of having it […]

   Seago Line will open a direct weekly call from Aarhus, Denmark, to St Petersburg, with the first call scheduled for Jan. 25.    The service will depart on Saturdays […]

Congestion at the Oregon port’s Terminal 6 caused the operator ICTSI to take the unusual step on Tuesday of allowing truckers to only deliver empty containers in the morning and […]

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Wednesday morning advised users to check individual terminal Websites for the latest information on servicing vessels and their hours of […]

“This significantly younger fleet, combined with the fact that the P3 carriers will deploy significant larger vessels than the G6 carriers, means that the P3 alliance will have substantial lower […]

   Maersk announced it will add a new direct service from the East Coast of South America to West Africa on Jan. 28.    Maersk’s WAFEX (West Africa Express) will […]

Israel’s Globes newspaper said last week Zim and its creditors have signed a debt settlement that includes a 50 percent write-off of Zim’s $3 billion debt, mostly to foreign banks. It said the […]

Car Carriers Investment AS, a 50/50 joint venture between a subsidiary of Klaveness Marine Holding and a subsidiary of J.P Morgan Global Maritime Investment Fund, intends to start a voluntary […]

    Canada’s St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. (SLSMC) said the waterway saw a surge in ships carrying grain in December, but volumes were lower on the waterway in 2013 than […]

   The ports of Seattle and Tacoma said last week that they have filed a discussion agreement with the Federal Maritime Commission that will allow them “to gather and share […]

   The Global Shippers Forum, which includes the U.S. National Industrial Transportation League as one of its members, wants the block exemption for the liner shipping industry in Europe, which […]

   The first of the ships is scheduled to be handed over by November. The remaining four containerships are slated to be delivered by the end of the first quarter […]

FMC says it will carefully review the proposed P3 Network and G6’s expansion.    Last month the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission requested additional information about the proposed expansion of the […]

With U.S. infrastructure headed south, heavy equipment shipper sends 40 percent of cargo north.    Stu Levenick, president of Caterpillar, said aging U.S. transportation infrastructure and related shipping inefficiencies raise […]

   Allegations of a plot cooked up by at least one member of the administration of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and an executive at the Port Authority of New […]

Swayed by changing market conditions and trends, retailers continue to drive logistics services.     In the wake of the 2009 financial crisis, U.S. liner imports fell 16 percent, exports […]

As China develops interior and urbanizes, its need to improve transport grows.    Look for an increase in investment in and acquisitions of logistics companies by the Chinese in coming […]

   Should the owner of a vessel be awarded damages for economic loss due to negligence in the absence of physical damage to its property?    That issue was addressed […]

   “K” Line said Friday it had recorded a loss of 5.7 billion yen ($54.8 million) as a loss provision related to the Japan’s Anti-Monopoly Act during the consolidated third […]

   Drewry Maritime is forecasting that the majority of container shipping lines “will finish in the red for last year” and that freight rates remain historically weak.    In a […]

   The report found “supply chain analysis increasingly important for businesses. For the second year in succession, (business interruption) and supply chain risk ranks as the top peril in the […]

   London Thamesport has welcomed the announcement of a new short sea container shipping service by A2B-online, a Dutch transport company specializing in full load, part load, and pallet consignments […]

   NYK said it has increased its ownership of a car terminal company in Kazakhstan from 25 percent to 100 percent.    NYK Holding Europe B.V., an NYK Group company, […]

   The 20 largest container shipping companies lost an aggregate of $1.3 billion between 2008 and 2012 according to Dynamar, which attributes this increased volatility to the creation of the […]

   The Japanese shipping company said the alliance will “organically connect TraPac’s expertise in top-level terminal operation with Toronto-based Brookfield’s knowledge of the infrastructure business in North/South America, Australia and […]

   The Greenbrier Companies said Thursday that its Gunderson Marine division has received an order from Kirby Offshore Marine to build an articulated ocean-going oil and chemical tank barge, with […]

   The Federal Maritime Commission wants more information on the proposed expansion of the G6 vessel-sharing agreement (VSA).    Commissioners voted to ask for additional information from the G6 container […]

   Pacific International Lines (PIL) will begin calling the Port of Seattle next month.    Singapore-based PIL’s new Asia Pacific Northwest Service (ANW) will call Terminal 30 in partnership with […]

   MOL is planning to sell a 49-percent interest in its TraPac terminal subsidiary to a Canadian company, Brookfield Asset Management.

   Evergreen has taken delivery of an additional 8,508-TEU containership built at CSBC Corp.’s shipyard in Kaohsiung. The ship, Ever Lucid, will join one of the Taiwanese carrier’s Far East […]

   INTTRA said the Chilean container shipping company CSAV will make INTTRA a preferred e-shipping platform for its shippers and freight forwarders.       “By making INTTRA’s e-commerce capabilities and network […]

   A bill that seeks to halt shipping fees charged by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been passed by New Jersey’s Assembly and Senate.    […]

   The Maritime Administration kicked off a three-day “National Maritime Strategy Symposium” in Washington on Tuesday with calls to expand the U.S. flag fleet serving international trade.    Secretary of […]

   ILA members approved a national master contract that covers containerized cargo last April. But negotiations over local issues and handling of breakbulk cargo continued in some ports, including Baltimore.

   The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Monday evening favorably reported President Obama’s nominees for several positions including: Paul Jaenichen, Sr., to be administrator of the […]

   CMA CGM, Maersk, APL, OOCL, Emirates Shipping, Hamburg Süd and Regional Container Lines will cooperate on services between the Far East and Indian subcontinent starting next month.

   Reederei NSB, the owner of the containership MSC Monterey, said repairs on its cracked deck and hull have been completed.

   Members of the G6 Alliance today announced the cancellation of two Asia-Europe sailings in response to seasonal changes in market demand.

   The Taiwanese carrier said it had signed charter agreements with both Costamare and Shoei Kisen Kaisha for each to provide, on charter, five 14,000-TEU containerships to be delivered during […]

   The Rotterdam-based law firm AKD said shipping and international trade and logistics operators may benefit from a recent decision by European Justice Ministers, which will improve their chances of […]

   Man Diesel & Turbo engines will power the new combination container/roll-on, roll-off ships being built by Crowley Maritime Corp. for its Florida-Puerto Rico service, the manufacturer said.     Each […]

   Strikes have stopped operations at some ports in Chile near the beginning of the country’s winter fruit export season.

   Container Trade Statistics said that “in line with market expectations, the global containerized output contracted in November, reflecting the cyclical trough associated with the final quarter of the year.” […]

   Hanjin told customers on Thursday that it will end its New Trans Atlantic (NTA) service between the U.S. East Coast and North Europe.    “This decision comes in light […]

   Gold Star Line (GSL) is ending its Australia China Express Line service known as ACX on Jan. 26 after more than four decades of service.    GSL said it […]

   APL said it will reorganize along functional instead of geographic lines “to drive its business forward.”    “The container shipping industry is undergoing profound changes, characterized by low growth […]

The carrier said Thursday it has received a draft cease and desist order and a draft surcharge order from the Japanese Fair Trade Commission indicating it, as one of several […]

   Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Inuvik in the Northwest Territories Wednesday to mark the start of construction of the country’s first all-weather highway to the Arctic Ocean. […]

   The Suez Canal Authority has announced the names of 14 consortia that have qualified to draw up master plans to develop an industrial and logistics hub for the canal. […]

   The new affiliate will have a structure similar to Maersk’s other regional carriers, which include MCC Transport on intra-Asia trades and Seago on intra-Europe routes.

   Ownership of the parent company of SSA Marine, which describes itself as the world’s largest independent, privately-held marine terminal operator, has changed hands.    Carrix, Inc. and its parent […]

   A BBC report over the weekend found that construction on a canal that runs through Nicaragua would probably not begin until next year, but the AP reported Monday reported […]

   A.P. Moller-Maersk said it is divesting its shares in a Danish supermarket chain, receiving net proceeds of $3 billion and an accounting gain of about $2.5 billion through the deal.

   Yasumi Kudo, NYK Line’s president, said he has created an executive committee to oversee antitrust law compliance; he called on employees to “redouble our efforts to ensure antitrust law […]

   The vessels, which have an average age of four years, will be delivered individually to Euronav over the coming months, once Maersk Tankers has fulfilled all existing contractual commitments.       

   Reederei NSB, the owner of the containership MSC Monterey, which sought protection in St. Mary’s Bay, Newfoundland, last week after developing a crack in its deck and hull, said […]

   CMA CGM said one of its ships, the 5,770-TEU Rossini, lost 14 containers overboard off Ushant at the southern entrance to the western English Channel on the night of […]

Truck gates into the major container terminals of the Port of New York and New Jersey are closed today. Maher Terminals, the port’s largest, said it shut down its truck […]

   The Shanghai Container Freight Index was set at 1,176.12 on Friday, Jan. 3, 62.39 points higher than a week earlier.    The index is a weighted average of estimated […]

   Kirby Corp., the nation’s largest tank barge operator and diesel engine services provider, said David W. Grzebinski has been elected president and chief operating officer, and that it plans […]

The liner carrier said its weekly service to Cuba will begin by using the country’s new shipping terminal in Mariel, instead of Havana. The service will start with the sailing of […]

   Malcom Purcell McLean Jr., son of containerization pioneer Malcom McLean Sr., died at his home in Orange Beach, Ala., on Sunday, Dec. 29, after a prolonged illness.    He […]

   A Florida-based management consultant who previously was a port executive suggested that because Florida ports are receiving more assistance from the state they should “engage in an exchange of […]

   COSCO Group said it held a ceremony in Ocean Plaza Dec. 30 for the signing of a shipbuilding contract with China State Shipbuilding Corporation for four 64,000 DWT dry […]

   The first stage of a container terminal in Cuba at the Mariel Special Development Zone west of Havana will be opened this month by President Raul Castro and Dilma […]

   Holt Logistics Corp. said it has completed a $2 million renovation to its 60,000 square-foot cold storage facility at Gloucester Terminal in Gloucester City, New Jersey.

   Owner Reederei NSB said that due to adverse weather conditions in the area, surveyors were unable to go onboard the 4,549-TEU containership MSC Monterey, which developed a crack in […]

   A car carrier collided with a chemical tanker off South Korea’s southeast coast on Sunday, causing the tanker to catch fire, but press reports say 91 crew members on […]

   The Panama Canal Authority says its expansion program to add a third set of locks is 70.7 percent complete. Several components are finished, while the construction of the new […]

   A bulk carrier that had loaded grain in Duluth and went aground in New York State at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, just days before the St. Lawrence […]

   The amount of capacity on idle, unemployed containerships reached reached 718,000 TEU in mid-December, according to Alphaliner, and “is expected to continue to rise until the end of March, […]

   The containership chartering company Seaspan Corp. announced Monday it has entered into an agreement to extend and refinance its $1 billion credit facility.    “The refinancing provides multiple benefits […]

   Canada Coast Guard said that four people were removed by helicopter from MSC Monterey, a containership chartered by Mediterranean Shipping Company, on Sunday after the ship reported hull problems.

The ruling had its origins in a dispute between cargo interests and carriers involving the 2007 theft of four consignments of Canon cameras during road transport under CMR terms from […]

A spokeswoman from Hanjin Shipping said the liner has no plans to reduce its allocation on CKYH alliance services or sell terminals in the United States as a result of […]

   The chairman of Hapag-Lloyd has suggested in an interview published in the German newspaper Hamburger Abendblatt that his company’s merger talks with the Chilean container shipping company CSAV could […]

Maersk said the Bay Bridge service will call both the Ports America terminal and SSA’s Oakland International Container terminal in Oakland, starting in mid-January, for eastbound and westbound service rotations.

   The president of the International Longshoremen’s Association says a joint lawsuit by his union and two employer groups against the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor will continue despite […]

   Press outlets have reported the Hyundai Group has announced a major restructuring plan, that will include selling financial assets and support for its shipping company, Hyundai Merchant Marine.

   Hanjin Shipping said it will raise 300 billion Korean won (KRW) ($283 million) by spinning off its dedicated bulk business into a joint venture.

“K” Line Next Generation Car Carriers    The Japanese shipping company “K” Line said it has decided to double the number of next-generation car carrier vessels it is ordering.    […]

   The Federal Maritime Commission announced it reached compromise agreements with two Japanese companies for alleged violations of the Shipping Act by their roll-on, roll-off cargo operations.     Under separate […]

   ‘Tis the day after Christmas, but no matter how carefully they hung their stockings, for many port executives funding for dredging and port infrastructure remains just a vision dancing […]

   Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., said Monday it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire American Petroleum Tankers (APT) and State Class Tankers (SCT) from affiliates of The […]

   Maersk, in its Dec. 17 “Weekly Highlights” newsletter, has laid out contingency plans in connection with the upcoming Chinese New Year period.    “We have endeavored to balance our […]

   Canada’s Port of Sept-Îles on the Saint Lawrence Seaway said it set a new record earlier this month when it loaded 302,264 tons of iron ore on a ship, […]

   A document on the Korean shipping company’s website said the plan involves repayment of debt; financial aid by shareholders and creditors; and a plan for improvement in operations.

   The Danish foundation that controls the A.P. Møller-Maersk conglomerate, A.P. Møller og Hustru Chastine Mc-Kinney Møllers Fond til almene Formaal, has restructured.    A.P. Møller-Maersk said the foundation, which […]

   United Arab Shipping Co., which has nearly doubled U.S. cargo volumes this year, plans to consolidate most jobs, including employees from its U.S. headquarters of United Arab Agencies in […]

   China has issued a new document to clarify value-added tax measures that went into effect in Aug. 1, which have caused concern in the shipping and logistics industry both […]

   A report on large container ship safety, growing out of the loss of the container ship MOL Comfort, which broke in half June 17, has been released, setting visual […]

   In a new analysis, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors has found that “carriers continue to be spooked by the specter of imminent big ship deliveries and so are fighting to […]

   This case arose out of a disagreement between Radiant Global Logistics’ Airgroup and fashion apparel shipper Donna Karan over a stolen shipment.    The parties did not dispute any […]

Express carrier’s “turn data into insight” initiative is topped by ORION rollout.    Anyone who has received a parcel delivery from UPS knows its drivers carry small handheld computers that […]

If the liner industry consolidates will that benefit or hurt shippers?    Shippers and liner carriers enter 2014 amid potentially great change in container shipping.    Last June, Maersk Line, Mediterranean […]