Maersk closes deal for Hamburg Süd
NewsOn 30 November 2017, Maersk Line officially completed its transaction with Germany’s Oetker Group and took full control of Hamburg Süd. T...
Europe/Med express service from Asia trio
NewsTwo Taiwanese carriers and one based in mainland China have teamed up to start a weekly liner service that connects Northern Europe (includi...
China pulls the world’s strings
NewsChina is really starting to flex its financial muscles as it extends its global influence in shipping, ports and transport in general. In co...
Controlling the cargo ways
NewsAlready the world’s manufacturing hub, it seems that China is now keen to control a larger slice of the globe’s main container corridors...
Florens adds boxes
NewsThis month, China Cosco Shipping Corporation announced that its leasing arm, Florens Container Investment, is to purchase 154,000 used conta...
Uncertainty in the Middle East
NewsPolitical decisions can have a major bearing on economic development, investment and trade, and events in the Middle East over the past year...
Maintaining positive momentum
NewsBenelux ports have enjoyed a generally good start to the year, and have seen their share of Northern Europe’s container business rise....
Chinese ports on song
NewsChina’s leading 10 container ports handled 5.4% more cargo in the first four months of 2017 than they did in the corresponding period of 2...
OOCL/CCSC start Europe/Turkey link
NewsOOCL and China Cosco Shipping Company (CCSC), which are both members of the recently inaugurated Ocean Alliance, have started a new service ...
Seeking remedies for growing pains
NewsHow might the Year of the Rooster turn out for companies engaged in China’s container shipping, logistics and ports/terminals industries?....
Box order surge
NewsChinese container manufacturing companies have experienced something of a Q4 2016 surge in orders, with many factories likely to be busy unt...
Middle East stays resilient
NewsDespite the slowdown in trade, new port and transport infrastructure projects in the Middle East are generally progressing, even if on revis...
LinerGrid in the cloud
NewsLars Jensen the ex-Maersk Line executive and one of the founders of SeaIntel Maritime Analysis, is one of a number of seasoned maritime/line...
Losses loom large for shipping lines
NewsThe first half of 2016 was a torrid period for liner shipping companies, as slower than expected cargo flows and increasing levels of overca...
Musical chairs on Mediterranean/West Africa trade as lines overhaul services
NewsSix carriers involved in the Mediterranean/ West Africa trade are revamping their operations, in the hope of offering their customers better...