Record number of container ship calls at world ports
A number of container terminals around the world have reported record ship calls or other "firsts" in the recent…
Container ship orders slow but negotiations continue
Orders for container ships are slowing down but negotiations continue, meaning that the talks will continue until…
Alphaliner: MSC and Maersk add call to Mobile on USG-Brazil service
MSC and Maersk will add a call at the US Gulf port of Mobile to their joint 'Gulf to SAEC String 1/ UCLA' service,…
OurWorldData: World fisheries and aquaculture production
OurWorldData: World fish production, that is, total fish production plus aquaculture that feeds the world's…
Alphaliner: ConRo ships disappear from transatlantic services
ConRo ships, meaning containers and RoRo (rolling cargo) disappear from deep-water transatlantic services, says…
Panama Canal: Drought threatens one of the most important maritime routes in the…
Drought threatens the world's most important shipping lane. The lack of rain has forced the Panama Canal to reduce…
Alphaliner: Long Beach Terminal expands its pier and receives two STS cranes
The Long Beach Container Terminal in California receives its dock expansion complete and receives two STS cranes,…
Alphaliner: Maersk would order ten 8,000 TEU methanol-powered containerships
Denmark's Maersk will order a new series of methanol-powered containerships in the size of 7,000 to 8,000 teu,…
New shipbuilds exhaust IMO ship identification numbers
The world of shipping has seen a major milestone pass, when the highest possible seven-digit IMO Number was…
Alphaliner: Containership demolition sales slowly rising in 2023
Container ship demolition sales are increasing at a slower-than-expected rate in the first few months of 2023,…