Containerships News


HMM's New Mega Ships Each Sailed Fully Loaded on Maiden Voyages

Oct 08, 2020

South Korean shipping company HMM said all 12 of its new 24,000 TEU containerships—the world's largest—have each made their maiden voyages fully laden with containers.On September 31, HMM St. Petersburg, the last of the 24K-class series, departed for Europe from the Port of Yantian…

Thai Exports May Drop 8-10% This Year

Oct 06, 2020

Thailand’s exports may fall by 8%-10% this year, slightly better than the 10% fall predicted earlier, due to a gradual recovery in global demand, the Thai shipping association said on Tuesday.Exports, a key driver of Thai growth, should have bottomed out…

Protesters Block Port Sudan Container Terminal

Oct 04, 2020

Protesters blocked Port Sudan's container terminal and a road between the eastern city and the capital Khartoum on Sunday to protest against a peace deal signed by the government and groups from across the country, a union official and residents said…

CMA CGM Suspects Data Breach from Cyber Attack

Sep 30, 2020

CMA CGM suspects a cyber attack affecting its servers led to a data breach, the global shipping line said on Wednesday as it continued to restore online services.'We suspect a data breach and are doing everything possible to assess its potential volume and nature…

CMA CGM Says Operations Functioning Normally After Cyber Attack

Sep 29, 2020

French container shipping company CMA CGM Group said Tuesday that its maritime and port operations were functioning normally after a cyber attack hit its servers on Monday.'All communications to and from the CMA CGM Group are secure, including emails…

Charleston Will be the Deepest Harbor on the US East Coast

Sep 25, 2020

This September, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District awarded the final two dredging contracts on its harbor deepening project, which will make Charleston’s harbor the deepest on the East Coast.The contract awards also coincided with the arrival September 20 of the CMA CGM Brazil…

US Imports Surge as Pandemic Worries Have Retailers Stockpiling

Sep 25, 2020

The Los Angeles-based maker of Exploding Kittens and Throw Throw Burrito board games ordered 1 million extra units from its factory in China with the hope of preventing coronavirus from ruining its Christmas sales.The move from the company, which sells product through Target…

US-China Trade War Shifts Asia’s Manufacturing Landscape -BIMCO

Sep 23, 2020

The peak season for containerized exports from Asia to the U.S. is now underway with the COVID-19 pandemic and astoundingly high freight rates making it easy to forget the trade war which has now entered its third year. However, despite the disruption this year…

World's First LNG-powered Very Large Containership Delivered

Sep 16, 2020

Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries has delivered the world's first very large containership powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Singapore's Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), the South Korean shipbuilder announced Wednesday.The LNG-powered, 14…

Port of Long Beach Reports Best August on Record

Sep 09, 2020

A strong start to the peak shipping season led the U.S.' second busiest container port to record its best August in its 109-year history.Dockworkers and terminal operators at the Port of Long Beach moved 725,610 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of container cargo last month…

CMA CGM Sees Strong Shipping Rebound After Coronavirus Storm

Sep 04, 2020

Container shipping group CMA CGM on Friday reported higher second-quarter profits and said it expects results to improve again in the current quarter as the shipping sector recovers quickly from disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic…

Container Shipping & Perfecting on-time Performance

Aug 25, 2020

Recent reports show that on-time performance in the containership sector continues to deteriorate, causing tension between the carriers and retailers. In general, non-ocean carriers – trucks and trains – are achieving reliability rates well…

Samskip Reinstates Amsterdam-Hull Service

Aug 24, 2020

Multimodal transport operator Samskip said it is reintroducing direct links between Amsterdam and Hull in response to recovering North Continent-UK unitized traffic, in a service renewal that reinforces containerized short sea options ahead of finalized Brexit trade negotiations…

Zim Exploring IPO on Foreign Exchange

Aug 24, 2020

Israeli shipping company Zim is considering an initial public offering on a foreign exchange, Israeli news website Globes reported on Monday.A Zim spokesman said the company was not commenting.Two options being examined are to hold the offering in London or New York…

Mahajan Named Managing Director of CMA CGM India

Aug 20, 2020

French container shipping company CMA CGM Group said it has appointed Atit Mahajan as managing director for CMA CGM India, effective August 1.A qualified chartered accountant with 18 years' experience in strategy, finance and cost management roles…

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