SHIPYARDS hace 7 días

KMTC breaks Korean yard habit with $180m China boxship order

South Korean carrier KMTC places first-ever order at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong for six 3,100 TEU feeders

SHIPWRECKS hace 17 días

Rescuer Drowned as Burning Boxship Crew Saved 1,700 km off Brazil

Chief officer of Portuguese bulker Aeolian Arrow lost during rescue of 28 crew from stricken 11,800-TEU Espirito Santo.

PORTS hace 20 días

UK ports slam EU carbon rules as threat to £1.3bn expansion

British Ports Association rejects Brussels claims that UK container growth is driven by ETS avoidance.

BUSINESS hace 21 días

Icon Energy bets $12m on boxships: why a dry bulk owner is switching lanes

Greek owner takes 2.8% stake in 1,800 teu feeder chartered at $24,750 per day until 2028.

CONTAINERS hace 23 días

3,000 TEU on a deck the size of two football pitches: meet the ship

The 2024-built Fan Zhou 8 carried 3,116 TEU on an open deck measuring 256m by 51m.

SHIPPING hace 23 días

Suez Canal hits 166-boxship surge as carriers defy Red Sea risks

Container transits jumped tenfold in Q3 2026 as Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM returned despite Houthi threats.

CONFLICTS hace 23 días

Iran Sinks Containership in Hormuz—But Who Laid the Mine?

Singapore confirms the 39,446 dwt GFS Pride sank after striking an unidentified explosive in the world’s busiest.

PORTS hace 25 días

Port of Los Angeles smashes 118-year record with 1m+ TEUs in a month

The Western Hemisphere’s busiest hub handled 1,042,652 TEUs in September, 20,000 more than its previous best.

SHIPPING hace 27 días

Hapag-Lloyd exit reshapes Asia–South America shipping lanes

MSC and ONE to jointly operate weekly Asia–South America service from April 2027 after Hapag-Lloyd withdraws

SHIPPING hace 31 días

13,000-TEU Ship Ditches Manual Lashing—Here’s What Changes

HD Hyundai delivers a 13,000-TEU vessel that eliminates manual container securing, boosting deck capacity by over 10%.