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Ports of Indiana Opens Ireland Trade Office

Mar 17, 2026

Ports of Indiana has opened its first international trade office in Ireland to grow cargo shipments and support the launch of a direct Europe-Indiana container service. Maritime trade veteran, Brian Dooley, will lead the new European Trade Office…

MacGregor Launches Balanced Lashing System

Mar 12, 2026

MacGregor has launched its new Balanced Lashing System, a solution designed to solve the long-standing industry challenge of uneven load distribution in container ship lashings.On conventional container ships, lashings often share loads unevenly…

MSC Secures 45‑Year Lagos Port Concession

Mar 11, 2026

Shipping company MSC has signed a 45-year concession agreement with Nigerian maritime company Nigerdock to develop, operate and maintain a new container terminal at Snake Island Port in Lagos, the Switzerland-based company said.The dedicated…

ZIM Navigates Cooling Container Markets, Hapag-Lloyd Deal Looms

Mar 09, 2026

The container shipping sector continued its gradual normalization in 2025, and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services’ latest financial results offer a clear snapshot of the industry’s transition away from the extraordinary profits generated during the pandemic-era freight surge…

MSC to Offload All Cargo Bound for Gulf

Mar 03, 2026

MSC, the world's largest carrier of ocean container cargo, said on Tuesday all cargo bound for ports in the Gulf will be offloaded at the nearest safe seaport due to ongoing hostilities in the Middle East following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran…

About 10% of Global Container Fleet Caught in Hormuz Backup

Mar 02, 2026

Container ships account for roughly 100 of the 750 ships ensnared in the Strait of Hormuz backups following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, Jeremy Nixon, CEO of container carrier Ocean Network Express (ONE), said on Monday.'About 10% of the container ship global fleet is caught up in this…

Vessels Diverted Around Cape of Good Hope

Mar 01, 2026

Shipping companies Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM are rerouting vessels around Africa, away from the Suez Canal and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.'Due to the deteriorating…

Xeneta: Weekly Ocean Container Shipping Market Update

Feb 20, 2026

“Average spot rates are down this week across all main fronthaul trades out of the Far East. From Far East to US West Coast and US East Coast, it is a textbook market development with falling spot rates coinciding with a slight uptick in offered capacity…

Samskip to Sell UK and Ireland Freight Business

Feb 17, 2026

Samskip has announced an agreement with short sea shipping and multimodal operator CLdN to sell its UK and Ireland (UKI-trade) door-to-door and quay-to-quay cargo business.The transaction will enable Samskip to focus even more on the company’s…

CMA CGM to Launch Electric River Barge Service

Feb 10, 2026

CMA CGM is preparing to launch an electric inland barge on France’s Fos-Lyon corridor, with an annual potential of nearly 12,000 TEUs.The initiative aims to promote a regular, reliable, competitive and decarbonized logistics solution between the Port of Marseille-Fos…

Victoria International Container Terminal Extends Contract to 2066

Feb 08, 2026

International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI)’s wholly owned subsidiary Victoria International Container Terminal Ltd. (VICT) has signed a 26-year extension of its contract to operate and manage the Webb Dock East terminal at the Port of Melbourne…

Maersk’s 2025 Report: Some Records and Some Lay Offs

Feb 05, 2026

A.P. Møller - Mærsk has released its 2025 annual report with CEO Vincent Clerc, stating: “We delivered a strong performance and high value for our customers in a year where supply chains and global trade continued to be reshaped by evolving geopolitics…

ONE Posts $88M Loss - Newbuild Deliveries Pressure Rates; Fleet Continues to Grow

Jan 30, 2026

Ocean Network Express (ONE) reported a net loss of $88 million for the third quarter of FY2025, as persistent fleet growth and slower cargo movement weighed on short-term freight rates, particularly in the Asia–North America tradeThe result…

Teamwork Required to Thwart Illegal Wildlife Trade

Jan 29, 2026

Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California had disrupted several major wildlife trafficking operations, including seizing hundreds of illegal products made from ivory, rhino horn, walrus tusks, suspected bear gall bladders, saiga antelope…

CMA CGM to Form Port JV with Stonepeak

Jan 28, 2026

French shipping group CMA CGM and U.S. investment firm Stonepeak have agreed to create a joint venture valued at nearly $10 billion to operate and invest in port terminals, including in the United States, the companies said on Wednesday.CMA CGM…

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