Yokohama crowned world’s most efficient container port
The Japanese port of Yokohama has been crowned the world's most efficient container facility in a new study by the…
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Ocean freight chaos escalates in summer of sold-out ships
Container shipping rates are on the rise again, driven by relentless consumer demand and corporate replenishment…
Rise in number of containers lost at sea
Containers crammed onto large ships carrying various goods from tires to smartphones are capsizing at an alarming…
Container freight rates trending upward
Container freight rates are back on the rise, but even at their elevated levels they mask the true cost of…
Hapag-Lloyd expands
Hapag-Lloyd has announced that it has invested around €550 million ($657 million) in new containers to address the…
Bangladesh releases containers but still not helping exports
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) in Bangladesh, is empowered to auction containers loaded with goods within 45…
Fourth quarter of 2020 was the most profitable in container shipping history
Ocean carriers enjoyed their best quarter in container shipping history in the last three months of 2020, but are…
Shipping’s dark side is revealed behind high container tariffs
The dark side of Shipping is visible after high container rates based on speculative quotations
Another Maersk ship loses hundreds of containers in the Pacific Ocean
The Maersk Eindhoven lost hundreds of containers in the Pacific Ocean, the accident occurred near Japan as the…
Chinese officials call for cooperation to eliminate container shortages
The crisis that has led to container shortages has moved Chinese officials to take action on the issue