Container Ships News


Long Beach CEO Expects Port Cutbacks This Weekend

Feb 11, 2015

Shipping lines are expected to curtail cargo operations at U.S. West Coast ports again this weekend amid stalled labor talks between the companies and the union representing 20,000 dockworkers, the chief executive of the Port of Long Beach said on Wednesday…

Imports Rising as Threat of West Coast Ports Shutdown Looms

Feb 11, 2015

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to rise 10.1 percent this month over the same time last year even as West Coast ports come closer to a possible shutdown due to the lack of a contract with dockworkers…

Hamburg Süd Receives Panalpina Award

Feb 11, 2015

Hamburg Süd has been recognized for the first time with the “Carrier of the Year” Award by the internationally operating transport and logistics group, Panalpina, based in Basle/Switzerland. Peter Frederiksen, Member of the Executive Board of Hamburg Süd…

U.S. West Coast Port Ops Resume

Feb 10, 2015

U.S. West Coast port operations resumed in full on Monday after shipping companies halted loading and unloading of freighters for the weekend, citing chronic cargo backups that shippers and dockworkers have blamed on each other during months of labor tensions…

US West Coast Port Operations Resume

Feb 09, 2015

U.S. West Coast port operations resumed in full on Monday after shipping companies suspended loading and unloading of freighters for the weekend, citing chronic cargo backups the shippers and dockworkers have blamed on each other during months of labor tensions…

UASC Expands in South America

Feb 09, 2015

United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), a leading container shipping line and emerging global carrier, has today appointed The Ultramar Group as its local liner shipping agency partner in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. This appointment is the…

Hapag-Lloyd Changes Terminal to Long Beach

Feb 07, 2015

Hapag-Lloyd's California Central America Express Service (CCE) will shortly be switched to a new terminal at Los Angeles as follows:SSA Terminal 700 Pier A Plaza 90813 Long Beach USAFirst vessel to call at the new terminal will…

Japan Automakers Impacted by U.S. Port Dispute

Feb 06, 2015

Japanese automakers are being forced to ship some car parts to U.S. plants by expensive air cargo and tweak production processes as a protracted labor dispute at U.S. West Coast ports shows no signs of letting up.Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd's Subaru…

Container Company ECT Under Investigation

Feb 06, 2015

The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is reportedly investigating alleged market manipulation by Europe Container Terminals (ECT), the largest container company in the Rotterdam harbor. According to anonymous sources, ACM raided…

Matson to Announce Q4, 2014 Results

Feb 05, 2015

Matson, Inc. will release its financial results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 on Tuesday, February 24, 2015.Matthew Cox, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Joel Wine, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer…

Kalmar New Reachstacker to Boost Performance

Feb 05, 2015

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has announced the launch of its new Gloria reachstacker specifically designed for empty and semi-laden container handling. With the ability to handle all types of containers, flat racks and single loads of up to 10 tonnes…

DP World's Volume Up 8.9%

Feb 05, 2015

DP World Limited handled 60 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals during 2014, with gross container volumes growing by 8.9% on reported basis and 8.0% on a like-for-like1 basis. New…

US West Coast Port Negotiations Hit Snag

Feb 04, 2015

Shipping companies and terminal operators for 29 U.S. West Coast ports appeared to have hit a snag on Wednesday in protracted labor negotiations with the dockworkers' union, calling a news conference to publicly address the status of the talks…

MOL Car Carrier Rescues Drifting Fishermen

Feb 04, 2015

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that on Sunday, February 1, 2015, the MOL-operated car carrier Astral Ace found drifting castaways near Malay Peninsula in the South China Sea, and was able to safely rescue two Malaysian and three Indonesian fishermen…

Maersk Lead Reliability Rankings

Feb 03, 2015

Maersk Line is ranked as the most reliable container shipping carriers last year, according to new research released this morning by industry analyst SeaIntel. Maersk and Hamburg Sud again topped the liner shipping reliability rankings…

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