More disruptions could arise from US ocean shipping reform
THERE's little doubt 2022 will be full of disruptions that will frustrate and set back efforts to relieve the US container shipping system, according to a year-end commentary by Newark's...
US 53-foot box ocean carrier makes sense: John McCown
THE founder of Blue Alpha Capital, John McCown, who worked with container shipping pioneer Malcom McLean for 20 years, is calling for the creation of a dedicated American carrier shifting...
Suez Canal sounds emergency alarm as Ever Given returns
EGYPTIAN authorities have declared a state of emergency as the 20,388-TEU Ever Given re-transits the Suez Canal it blocked for six days in March having run aground, reports Abu Dhabi's...
Maersk soothes forwarders while moving in on their turf
MAERSK has reassured forwarders fearful their business will no longer be welcome following speculation that the Danish shipping giant plans to drop them and deal directly with shippers, reports IHS...
Rotterdam first European port to top 15 million TEU
THE Port of Rotterdam increased throughput 7.8 per cent year on year in the first nine months to 15 million TEU, reports London's Port Technology. It was the first European...
TS Lines-operated ship suffers wrecked bow in port mishap
A container ship operated by TS Lines sustained severe damage to its bow after an accident in Taichung port, Taiwan. The Maritime Port Bureau stated that the 1,049 TEU feeder...