Long Beach reports box decline in September
Port of Long Beach (POLB) saw its container volumes decrease slightly by 0.9% in September to 741,823 TEUs. The Californian port said diminishing consumer demand, full warehouses and inflation concerns...
Maersk announces port rotation changes on SAECS service
Danish box line Maersk has decided to change the port rotation of the SAECS service aiming to improve efficiency and schedule reliability. The updated rotation of Maersk's SAECS service will...
2M Alliance merges two services, suspends one in Asia to Pacific Northwest trade
As 2M Alliance's TP1/Maple and TP9/Eagle services have been inconsistent in terms of departure frequency and extended transit times, according to 2M Alliance of Maersk and MSC, the two container...
Suspected short circuit behind fire on cargo ship in Surabaya
A general cargo ship caught fire just as it was pulling into Tanjung Perak port in Surabaya, Indonesia, on 13 October. The 2002-built 4,525 dwt LIT Enterprise, which has 274...
Boxship sinks in Red Sea after major fire
Following a major fire incident, the 1,853 TEU vessel TSS Pearl reportedly sunk approximately 300 kilometres southeast of Port Sudan, a port city in eastern Sudan and the capital of...
Maersk and MSC trim Asia-North Europe capacity as bookings founder
OCEAN carriers are suspending more headhaul services from Asia as global demand plummets with Danish shipping giant Maersk announcing it would be taking capacity out of its Asia-North Europe service,...