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…
Low water level in the Paraná River reduces Argentine agricultural exports
Argentina's Paraná River, the grain superhighway that carries soybeans and corn from the Pampas farm belt to the…
Philippines denounces China’s ‘dangerous’ move
The Philippines has protested China's "dangerous maneuvering" against its coast guard cutters who patrolled and…
Sembcorp Marine, faces COVID-19 headwinds and skilled worker shortage
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine expects losses to continue this year as it faces headwinds from COVID-19 and a…
CMA CGM signs up for 22 boxships at CSSC
French containerline CMA CGM has placed an order for 22 containerships at China State Shipbuilding Corporation…
Negotiations on seafarers’ minimum wage increase break down
Negotiations on the global minimum wage for seafarers have broken down after seafarers' unions and shipowners…
IMO and Germany join forces to reduce shipping emissions in Asia
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Germany have teamed up on a project to identify opportunities and…
Suez Canal Authority allows three crew members to leave the area
The Suez Canal Authority has granted permission for three crew members of the Ever Given to be relieved as their…
Container ship MV President Eisenhower rescued after fire in Santa Barbara Channel
A US-flagged container ship, the MV President Eisenhower, suffered a fire in the Santa Barbara Channel in…
Panama Canal aims to be carbon neutral by 2030
The Panama Canal has begun the process of decarbonizing its operations with the goal of becoming carbon neutral by…