Container Ships News


Maersk: Disappointing Q1 Earnings Hit Share Price

May 17, 2018

A.P. Moller-Maersk missed first-quarter profit expectations on Thursday and warned that political and trade tensions clouded the outlook, sending shares in the world's biggest container shipper sharply lower.Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation…

New Hyundai Container Service Serves Hamburg

May 16, 2018

The Korean container shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has started a new, independent Asia-North Europe service in April.  The first vessel of the AEX service to call at Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg on 12 May was ‘Hyundai Forward’ with a capacity of the 4…

AAPA releases State of Freight III report

May 16, 2018

Trade Association Releases Freight Report on Multimodal Funding Needs of U.S. Seaports. In a just-released report, U.S. port authorities identified more than $20 billion in projected multimodal port and rail access needs over the next decade…

China Denounces Trade Unilateralism

May 16, 2018

China's foreign minister on Wednesday took a swipe at the United States' trade policy and defended international free trade on the basis of World Trade Organisation regulations. 'Trade unilateralism goes against the current of history,'…

Association of Average Adjusters Addresses Claims Lacking Clarity

May 16, 2018

‘Who are the crew?’ and ‘what are wages?’ are just some of the areas of marine claims ‘shaded in grey’ says chairman of the Association of Average Adjusters Willum RichardsInsurance market leaders have been urged to apply their policy-reforming…

Mount Vernon Shipments Drive Record Q1 for Indiana Ports

May 16, 2018

The Ports of Indiana set a record for first quarter shipments in 2018, handling 3.2 million tons at all three ports. The Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon drove this success by setting a record for the highest first quarter volume ever recorded at any of the state's three ports…

Indonesian President Widodo Visits CMA CGM in Jakarta

May 16, 2018

CMA CGM welcomed, on Tuesday May 15, the Indonesian President, His Excellency Joko Widodo, on the occasion of his visit to the port of Jakarta (JICT). President Widodo was accompanied by the Minister of Industry, Mr. Airlangga Hartarto, the Minister of Trade…

Kalmar SmartPower for Indonesian Terminal

May 16, 2018

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, concluded a deal with Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper (RAPP) to supply three Kalmar SmartPower rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) for its container yard at the Port of Buatan in Indonesia. The order was booked in Cargotec's…

Container Shipping Line MSC Stops New Iran Bookings

May 16, 2018

The world's No. 2 container shipping line MSC said on Wednesday it would stop taking new bookings for Iran due to the decision by the United States to re-impose sanctions on Tehran after withdrawing from the international nuclear deal. In a note to clients…

Oakland Records Its Best Ever Month of Imports

May 14, 2018

April 2018 was the Port of Oakland’s best month ever for imports in its 90-year history. The 75,369 TEUs loaded imports volume bested the previous record of 75,243 set in April 2006.The port’s total cargo volume is up 2.9 percent over the same period a year ago…

Long Beach Cargo Volumes Ahead of Record Pace

May 14, 2018

The 2.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units moved by the Port of Long Beach in the first four months of 2018 is more than 17 percent above last year’s record pace.In April, Long Beach dockworkers handled 618,438 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs)…

Tough Recovery Ahead for Some Box Trades; More Uncertainty in Others

May 14, 2018

Drewry says that recovering demand recovery in the North America-East Coast South America box trades provides encouragement, but local political conditions bear watching. Elsewhere, reports that Maersk and MSC are reviewing their Iran operations…

600-ton Crane Now Stationed in Port of Hamburg

May 14, 2018

Since the beginning of the year the Port of Hamburg has offered an optimized service portfolio for handling ultra-heavy loads. With an unit load capacity of 600 tons, ‘Enak’ is the most powerful salvage/floating crane in Germany. This heavyweight was formerly stationed in Bremerhaven…

Israeli Seaports Reopen as Workers End Strike

May 14, 2018

Israeli dockworkers on Sunday ended a three-day strike that had shut down the country's two main seaports after a court ordered them back to work.Officials at the Mediterranean ports of Ashdod and Haifa said operations had resumed and that cargo ships were once again being unloaded…

ZIM Names Destriau CFO

May 14, 2018

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. announced that Xavier Destriau will take over as the company’s new CFO, effective June 15, 2018. He will replace Acting CFO, Yohai Benita, who has completed his position at ZIM.Destriau has worked at CMA…

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