2M Alliance’s Eagle/TP1 service returns to Seattle

2M Alliance, comprising Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has announced that it will reinstate Seattle calls on its Eagle/TP1 service, connecting East Asia with America’s West Coast. Hence, after […]

2M Alliance adjusts schedules in Far East – Europe/Med network

2M Alliance has announced schedule changes in its services from Far East to Europe and Mediterranean aiming to mitigate delays and disruptions in its network. 2M Alliance of Maersk and […]

MSC suspends Charleston calls on US to SAEC String 1 service

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced that it will temporarily stop calling at the Port of Charleston on its US to SAEC String 1 service, connecting the United States with […]

Decline in China/US spot freight rates continues

Transpacific container spot rates between China and the US West Coast and US East Coast have been on a steady decline since peaking in early January, says a report by […]

Port Houston to become carbon neutral by 2050

Port Houston has unveiled plans to become carbon neutral and achieve a net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint in the next 30 years, by upgrading technology, improving infrastructure and equipment, and […]

Chittagong, Mongla sea ports get new acts

The authorities of Bangladesh’s two major seaports, Chittagong and Mongla, got new acts, passed on 4 and 5 April in the parliament, empowering the port authorities to take decisions more […]

Carriers field trains to reroute Indian East Coast shipments via Nhava Sheva

Cargo interests in India’s east coast region are pushing container lines to provide more reliable alternative mainline shipping options via Nhava Sheva/Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) or Mundra Port as […]

Shanghai Port Group launches “land-to-water” container service

The Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) has announced a container “land-to-water” service, covering the ports in the Yangshan area and Waigaoqiao area of Shanghai Port to related ports in the […]

COSCO launches electric container ship project

COSCO Shipping has unveiled plans for two 700 TEU electric container vessels, which are expected to operate on the Yangtze River mainline. Earlier in March, the Chinese shipping company held […]

MSC adds new Caribbean container service

  Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) will launch a new Caribbean container service through the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), where it currently operates three other services. The new Florida Gulf Feeder […]

Congestion fears as Shanghai enters two-phase lockdown

Congestion around the world’s busiest container port is expected to intensify as Shanghai will be locked down in two stages for a Covid-19 mass testing exercise. Shanghai’s lockdown began at […]

Pop-up container yards can ease congestion and speed US agri exports

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is on a mission to facilitate agriculture exports this year. Its latest move is a partnership with the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) for a […]

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