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Mitsui E&S Receives Vietnamese Order for 22 Container Cranes

Aug 04, 2025

Mitsui E&S has received an order from Petro Vietnam Phuoc An Port Investment & Operation Joint Stock Company (PAP), an upcoming port operator funded by the Vietnamese government, for 11 ship to shore gantry cranes (Mitsui-Paceco Portainer) and 11 electric rubber tired gantry cranes (Mitsui-Paceco Transtainer).This is the largest-ever crane procurement and order in Vietnam for both companies.PAP is…

US Container Imports Might See July Peak

Aug 13, 2025

Ocean imports to the United States may have peaked in July after retailers raced to bring in goods from China and elsewhere to avoid potentially hefty tariffs on holiday-related products, the top executive from the busiest U.S. seaport said on Wednesday…

PIL Celebrates Singapore's Independence Anniversary

Aug 06, 2025

Singapore’s Pacific International Lines (PIL) is celebrating the nation’s 60th year of independence with the first SG60 container ship and specially designed containers sponsored for this year’s National Day Parade.Singapore gained independence from Malaysia on August 9…

Britlift Launches New All-In-One Container Lifting System

Jul 21, 2025

A new all-in-one package aims to make it quicker, safer and easier to lift shipping containers.The boxed 10-ton container lifting system from Britlift includes its T13 modular spreader beam, plus all the necessary shackles, CLB container lifting lugs…

Port of Oakland June Container Volume Declines Due to Global Uncertainties

Jul 17, 2025

Port of Oakland container volume declined in June as shippers and carriers adjust to softening demand and ongoing tariff uncertainty. The Port handled 168,460 TEUs (twenty-foot containers), down 10.1% from May, and 12.8% from June 2024, when 193…

DP World Expands Black Sea Operations, Halving Romania-Turkey Shipping Times

Jul 17, 2025

Dubai-owned ports and logistics company DP World has cut shipping times between Romania and Turkey by half, a senior executive said, as it expands its Black Sea operations at the European Union's eastern border.DP World more than doubled its…

Red Sea Bypass Contributed to Containers Lost in 2024

Jun 30, 2025

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has released its annual Containers Lost at Sea report, showing that 576 containers were lost at sea in 2024.While this represents an increase from the record-low 221 containers lost in 2023, it remains well below the 10-year average of 1…

Container Shipping Rates Plunge in Step with U.S. Demand for China Goods

Jun 27, 2025

Rates for shipping cargo containers from China to the U.S. have dropped by more than half since earlier this month, as imports rebounded less than expected after the slump that followed President Donald Trump slapping 145% tariffs on China.Trump quickly reversed course by lowering the rate to 30%…

BIMCO: Stable Demand Outlook For Container Shipping

Jun 25, 2025

BIMCO forecasts a stable demand outlook for the container shipping sector, aligned with previous reports, despite recent uncertainties in US trade policies. 'We expect the supply/demand balance to weaken only slightly in 2025 and 2026, as our…

US Container Imports Decline in May as China Tariffs bite

Jun 09, 2025

U.S. seaborne imports of goods from China dropped 28.5% year-over-year in May, the sharpest decline since the pandemic, as President Donald Trump's 145% tariffs took hold, supply chain technology provider Descartes said on Monday.China is the top U…

Mexican Port Acquires Two Large Quay Cranes

May 20, 2025

Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), ICTSI’s Mexican business unit and operator of the Second Specialized Container Terminal at the Port of Manzanillo, has acquired two quay cranes and four hybrid rubber tired gantry (RTG) cranes.At 60 meters high, the quay cranes are the largest in the Americas…

AAPA Pushes Back on Chinese Crane Tariff Plan

May 19, 2025

In response to a proposed additional 100% tariff on Chinese manufactured ship-to-shore (STS) by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the Trump Administration, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) continues to fiercely advocate against it…

Phase 1 of Gdynia Quay Upgrade Complete

May 13, 2025

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), Gdynia, acting in coordination with the Port of Gdynia Authority, has completed Phase 1 of a two-phase major upgrade of its Helskie Quay.The project, implemented over 400 meters of quay line…

Maersk Reports First Quarter Drop in Revenue Growth

May 11, 2025

For the first quarter of 2025 A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S (Maersk) reports revenue growth of 7.8% to $13.3 billion with EBIT increasing to $1.3 billion from $177 million a year ago.The company states that these results, while sequentially down as expected…

Container Shipping Companies Cut Asia-US Services

May 11, 2025

Major container shipping companies are suspending at least six scheduled weekly routes between China and the United States as President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs on the world's top exporting country collapse trade, maritime consultants said…

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