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Maersk Appoints New Regional Managing Director for Europe

Jan 14, 2026

Guillaume Sauzedde has assumed the role as Maersk’s Regional Managing Director for the Europe region.The French national with over 25 years’ experience in the logistics industry is no stranger to the employees and customers in Maersk’s largest region…

Evergreen Confirms Fleetwide Rollout of Inmarsat Nexuswave

Jan 07, 2026

Evergreen Marine, a leading container shipping company, has become the first Taiwanese operator to upgrade its fleet to NexusWave bonded connectivity solution from Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company.  Following successful trials, Evergreen is transitioning to NexusWave to enhance crew welfare…

Maersk Names New Regional President for North America

Jan 04, 2026

A.P. Moller - Maersk has appointed Ditlev Blicher as the new Regional President for North America, effective January 1, 2026.Blicher assumes the role after most recently serving as the company’s Regional President for Asia Pacific since 2023…

Container Vessels: Return to Suez Canal Looms Large

Dec 18, 2025

'Assuming a significant increase in recycling of older ships and a reduction in average sailing speeds, we forecast that average market conditions in 2026 will be like those in 2025 but 2027 could see slightly weaker market conditions. We forecast ship demand growth of 2…

Danish Container Traffic Hits Record in Third Quarter

Dec 16, 2025

The third quarter of this year has broken all records when it comes to the most loaded containers transported to or from major Danish ports.Containerized goods equivalent to 137,000 TEU containers arrived at a Danish port in the third quarter…

ICTSI to Operate Durban Container Terminal Pier 2

Dec 14, 2025

Transnet SOC and International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) have signed a 25-year partnership agreement for Durban Container Terminal (DCT) Pier 2 in South Africa.The agreement paves way for the joint partnership between Transnet…

UN Launches Decade of Sustainable Transport

Dec 10, 2025

The United Nations has launched the first ever United Nations Decade of Sustainable Transport (2026–2035).The Implementation Plan, launched in New York, is the result of a participatory consultation process and provides a roadmap to align policies…

US Has Other Options if Supreme Court Rules Against Tariffs

Dec 10, 2025

The United States can use other measures to recreate the roughly $200 billion in revenues it is collecting under tariffs based on a 1977 law if the Supreme Court strikes down use of that law, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Wednesday…

Brazil Court Recommends Auction of Santos Terminal

Dec 08, 2025

Brazil's Federal Audit Court (TCU) on Monday voted six to three to recommend that operators of existing container terminals at the Santos port be barred from participating in the first phase of bidding for a planned mega terminal, citing concerns over market concentration…

China Trade Surplus Tops $1 Trillion on Non-US Growth

Dec 08, 2025

China's trade surplus topped $1 trillion for the first time as manufacturers seeking to avoid President Donald Trump's tariffs shipped more to non-U.S. markets in November, with exports to Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia surging.Shipments…

Red Sea Return Imminent for Container Shipping

Dec 07, 2025

Major carrier CMA CGM has announced its INDAMEX service will transit Suez Canal on fronthaul and backhaul voyages between India/Pakistan and US East Coast in a notable step towards a largescale return of container ships to the Red Sea region…

Liebherr to Supply STS Cranes to Port Tampa Bay

Dec 03, 2025

Liebherr Container Cranes has signed a contract to deliver two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes to Port Tampa Bay, marking Liebherr’s first STS installation on Florida’s Gulf Coast.The cranes will play a central role in the port’s Vision 2030 expansion…

NorthPort Boosts Capacity with Mobile Harbor Cranes

Nov 25, 2025

NorthPort in the Philippines is strengthening its operational capability with the acquisition of two Konecranes Gottwald ESP 5 mobile harbor cranes.Northport handles most of the domestic trade at the Port of Manila. It links the Philippine capital…

International Cooperation Uncovers Major Vape Smuggling Operation

Nov 23, 2025

Australian Border Force (ABF) officers posted overseas in Beijing have prevented over 600,000 illegal vapes from hitting Australia’s streets after information sharing led to the referral of almost 70 high risk containers.The majority of the…

CMA CGM Resumes Food Cargo Trade with Russia

Nov 21, 2025

French-based CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping line, has resumed limited services to Russia, notably to transport food, three years after withdrawing from the country following its invasion of Ukraine, the company said.Like other Western firms…

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