Container rates dip: Why shippers face a $2bn weekly shift
Drewry’s World Container Index falls 1% to $4,473 per forty-foot box as trans-Pacific spot rates slide.
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China’s VLCCs Reroute: $110,000 Daily Profit as Hormuz Shuts
Chinese state tankers avoid two key chokepoints, boosting earnings to $140,000 per day on Oman-China route.
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CMA CGM Group to acquire a 20% stake in EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg (CTH)
A leading player in Northern Europe’s container shipping market, CMA CGM Group further strengthens its port terminal network with this strategic investment in Hamburg
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Lloyd’s List 2025: Port Said, Alexandria in top 100
Maritimafrica reports that the ports of Port Said and Alexandria are included in Lloyd’s List’s 2025 classification of the world’s top 100 container ports;…
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Gothenburg Port Adds Second Direct Asia Container Service
Following July route changes by the Gemini Alliance of Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, Sweden’s largest port is now integrated into an Asia–Europe loop, expanding direct…
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Gulftainer Opens UAE’s First Bonded Inland Depot
Sharjah’s new bonded ICD, situated 20 km from Sharjah Port and 140 km from Khorfakkan Port, links seaports to inland markets, aiming to simplify…
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Port Houston Posts 21% July Container Surge
The port handled 392,829 TEUs in July, a 21% year-over-year increase versus July 2024, ranking among its strongest single-month showings and underscoring sustained momentum…
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The Race for Green Supremacy at Sea: CMA CGM’s Seine Marks a New Phase of Maritime One-Upmanship
As global shipping giants embrace alternative fuels, China touts record-breaking dual-fuel vessels amid rising scrutiny of true sustainability claims
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HMM takes delivery of its first methanol-powered containership
HMM takes delivery of ‘HMM GREEN’, a 9,000 TEU methanol-powered containership. This vessel is the first of nine sister ships ordered in February 2023…
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Hapag-Lloyd’s $4 Billion Gamble on New Container Ships Amid Overcapacity Concerns
As the shipping industry braces for an uncertain future, Hapag-Lloyd makes a massive investment in new container ships equipped with alternative fuel technology.
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Turning Islamabad into ‘Containeristan’: A City Under Siege by Steel Blockades
Shipping containers line the streets of Pakistan’s capital, transforming Islamabad into a barricaded landscape as government struggles to curb opposition.
