Container Ships News


La Spezia Terminal Team to Tour Asian Cargo Hubs

Oct 11, 2017

Italy’s gateway container terminal in La Spezia, operated by the Contship Italia Group is set to embark upon on a tour of strategic supply-chain hubs in Asia.Contship’s senior management will visit key cities in China – Shanghai, Dalian…

A Business Park Made of Shipping Containers

Oct 10, 2017

Container King of Dallas has recently signed a deal with local developer Ron Sturgeon to build 38 innovative, eco-friendly, state-of-the-art commercial spaces made from shipping containers. Box Office Warehouse Suites is due to open in the Alliance commercial real estate area in Texas…

CMA CGM Adds Port Call in Tripoli

Oct 10, 2017

CMA CGM said it will expand its service offering to and from Lebanon by serving the port of Tripoli, Lebanon's second largest commercial port after Beirut, on a weekly basis. With its WEMED service linking the eastern Mediterranean countries with those in the west…

US Retail Imports ‘Unusually High’

Oct 10, 2017

This summer’s imports set a second all-time monthly record high as U.S. retailers brought in merchandise for the busy holiday season, and are continuing at unusually high levels this month, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report…

APL Adds Port Calls to Asia-Europe Services

Oct 10, 2017

APL has added Durres, Albania and Thessaloniki, Greece as new ports of call to its Mediterranean Express 1 (MX1) service; as well as Novorossiysk, Russia Black Sea and Poti, Georgia to the seaports which its Mediterranean Express 2 (MX2) service is calling…

Better Times for Box Carriers Ahead?

Oct 10, 2017

In the choppy wake of the liner alliance reshuffle, industry consolidation and the (long awaited) boost from expanded Panama Canal traffic, a glimmer of hope appears.  The situation for the liner carriers has clearly improved since the doldrums of 2016…

Port Manatee Breaks Container, Tonnage Records

Oct 10, 2017

Port Manatee has shattered prior annual records for container volume while also reporting its top year ever for total cargo tons moved in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30.           The Central Florida Gulf port’s count of 39,726 twenty…

Poelma Promoted to President of CCM

Oct 09, 2017

Consolidated Chassis Management, LLC (CCM) has announced that effective October 1, Jon Poelma has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Poelma joined CCM in early 2012 as Senior Vice President of Operations, with over 20 years in the intermodal and port drayage industry…

Record-breaking Month for Montrose Port Authority

Oct 09, 2017

Montrose Port Authority has celebrated a record-breaking month due to increased commercial vessel activity.  The leading support and service hub for the energy industry, announced 337,000 tonnes of shipping activity during August 2017; beating its previous record by an additional 100…

Unifeeder Rolls out First Retrofitted LNG-Powered Shortsea Box Ship

Oct 06, 2017

The world first shortsea container vessel with LNG is operated by Unifeeder. Unifeeder offer multimodal shipment by the world’s first LNG container vessel.  The environment has always been a major factor when the European industry choses partners…

FMC's Doyle Weighs in on U.S. Merchant Marine, 2017 Hurricane Relief Efforts

Oct 06, 2017

Today's address by FMC commissioner William P.Doyle brought transparency to the massive U.S.-based efforts expended during this hurricane season at the 17th Annual Port Industry Day conference in Jersey City, NJ. Good Morning New York and New Jersey…

APM Terminals Tacoma Ends Lease

Oct 05, 2017

APM Terminals Tacoma concluded its operations on September 30, 2017, ahead of the December 31, 2017 lease expiration date, transferring the lease to Seattle-based SSA Marine who formed a new joint venture with Matson Lines, called SSAT, starting operations October 2…

Concordia Maritime Supports Mercy Ships Cargo Day

Oct 05, 2017

Mercy Ships Cargo Day is being held for the second year and Concordia Maritime is one of the companies supporting the activities on board Mercy Ships’ hospital ship. Participants can either donate part of their commission this day or choose a sum of money they want to donate…

Hapag Lloyd Receives Innovation in Safety Award

Oct 05, 2017

The TT Club Innovation in Safety Award is now in its second year and the winner was announced at ICHCA’s 65th Anniversary Conference in Las Palmas this week.   The Award is aimed at identifying innovative developments that engender greater safety and efficiency in the intermodal supply chain…

World Direct Shipping to Double Port Manatee Service

Oct 05, 2017

Ocean carrier World Direct Shipping is doubling its service across the Gulf of Mexico between the state of Veracruz and Central Florida’s Port Manatee.           World Direct Shipping has announced plans to add a weekly sailing to Port Manatee from the Port of Tuxpan…

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