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The Israeli shipping line ZIM has launched a new service called Ase, connecting Asia with South America. The new monthly service provides a direct connection between South China and South America with the fo...

Hapag-Lloyd is the second container carrier that announces the suspension in rate increases, following CMA CGM's decision to halt all spot rate increases until 1 February. "We believe that spot rates have pe...

The Swiss shipping company MSC will apply new freight rate increases for shipments travelling from South Africa to Europe, which will be effective from 11 October. In particular, the Geneva-based liner opera...

Belgium and the Netherlands have surpassed Spain as the primary gateways to Europe for cocaine trafficking, according to Europol statistics. The European police agency's assessment shows that criminal organi...

The Port of Long Beach (POLB) marked its strongest August on record and broke monthly cargo records after 13 months, driven by the peak shipping season. Particularly, the second busiest port of the United St...

China’s COSCO group could overtake French carrier CMA CGM as the third-biggest container line if the latter does not acquire more ships. COSCO now has 2.97 million TEU of total operating capacity, compared w...

Container handling by the Chittagong port increased significantly in August compared to July as global trade rebounded. In August the port handled a total of 251,888TEU, while 228,188TEU were moved through t...

The Port of Houston has announced a widening and deepening program for the Houston Ship Channel, recognised with a formal presentation of the Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) between the US Army Corps of Eng...

The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has published its operational results for July, recording a slight increase in container volumes during the previous month, but a significant year-to-date growth. In part...