CSCL INDIAN OCEAN stranded in River Elbe
NewsThe 18,982 TEU capacity ULCS CSCL INDIAN OCEAN remains stranded on a mud bank, near Grunendeich, on the river Elbe. The Haveriekommando will...
CSCL GLOBE in Felixstowe
NewsCurrently the world's biggest container ship at 19,100 TEU intake (at ave 9.6t/TEU) is making her European debut at Felixstowe...
Felixstowe South testing begins
NewsThe Port of Felixstowe has begun the testing phase of its new deepwater container terminal at Berths 8&9 at the Felixstowe South development...
Situation normal as old habits die hard
NewsDrewry’s latest Container Forecaster questions carriers’ financial prudence as they go back to their old modus operandi of chasing marke...
Cold comforts of cold ironing
NewsPorts around the world are continuing to watch the progress of “cold ironing” (Alternative Marine Power or AMP) in the United States, es...
CSCL launches new China-Russia intermodal service
NewsChina Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) and the Chinese Ministry of Railways have started a container rail service between China and Russia th...
DIPCO secures loan
NewsDamietta International Port Company (DIPCO) has secured a US$480M loan from Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank (AUB) and Arab Banking Corporation ...
CSCL set to develop intermodal services
NewsChina Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) has formed a strategic alliance with China Railway Container Transportation Company to launch the firs...
…Shanghai block train
NewsShanghai’s port has taken its first step to penetrate deeper inland by starting a weekly container block train service from the city’s L...
China Shipping eyes Malaysian stakes
NewsIn a major expansion drive overseas, China Shipping Terminal Development (CSTD) is holding talks to take an equity stake in Malaysia’s Por...
Dry freight box builders on the rebound
NewsAlthough dry freight container manufacturers have experienced a more productive year in 2006, pricing remains volatile and demand uncertain....
Large boxship operations under scrutiny
NewsIn the latest in a series of articles on large container ships, current concerns about two key operational safety issues, cargo fires and co...
Chinese stowaways cause US concern
NewsMore questions about port and container security have been raised in the US after 22 Chinese stowaways were discovered in Seattle this month...
LA legal settlement
NewsThe Port of Los Angeles has agreed to pay China Shipping Container Line more than US$22 mill in a legal settlement stemming from the port’...