Second phase of Colombo East Container Terminal construction begins
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa have announced the start of construction works for the second phase of the East Container Terminal (ECT) at the Colombo...
ONE’s Madrid Bridge lost at least 30 containers overboard
The 2018-built container ship Madrid Bridge, which suffered a container collapse on 7 January in the North Atlantic Ocean, has lost at least 30 boxes overboard. "It is not currently clear how...
Vietnam to pilot open system around Cai Mep port
From mid-2022, an open system will be pilot tested on the terminals in Vietnam’s Cai Mep port, in a scheme to reduce logistics costs when moving containers across the port....
Fuel prices upward trend continues
The Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) World Bunker Index has continued to grow steadily on the second week of the year, continuing the upward trend that started from the first week...
MSC announces new congestion surcharge from Scotland to Canada and Mexico
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) will apply a congestion surcharge (CGS) for cargo from Scotland to Canada and Mexico due to the congestion in the Scottish ports. The port congestion in...
Covid-19 hits MSC Branka crew
The 17,500 TEU MSC Branka remains at anchorage after its arrival at the Chilean port of San Antonio on 4 January, because at least one of the crew members was found...